Life was divided into "before" and "after" the beginning of the war in the hearts of all Ukrainians. But in my heart these changes are also connected with the death of my dear parents, which happened a few years before the war... #SaturdayMemories... They say: time heals pain... It really is. Now these pictures evoke warm sweet memories in my heart, but still with a taste of pain. It feels like I'm living on another planet now... Has it happened to you?
Sometimes a person's life changes rapidly, but for the last twenty years my life was stable and the same... It was beautiful and reliable. There is a saying: people are so used to the idea that someday they will die, that they live as if they are eternal!
That's how it was... Every spring, my children and I came to my village of Rokytne, where my parents lived. I called it: the place of my strength...
I remember all these sweet moments of my life on another planet, where it smells of raspberries and poppies... Where I drank tea from calendula and St. John's wort, which I collected in the Ukrainian forests...
These painfully familiar fields of my dad's potatoes blooming every year, and my mom's hands bringing fresh cucumbers from the garden...
At first, for a few days there was joy from meeting, because we rarely saw each other during the winter. But then weekdays came... Do you know how it happens?... When people live next to each other, but they don't appreciate each other. They choose to watch TV instead of socializing... People don't live as if there is no tomorrow... People live as if tomorrow everything can be fixed, tomorrow ...
One day tomorrow mom and dad were gone...
Cherries are born in a deserted garden, apples useless to no one fall to the ground... mother's flowers bloom...
We're speeding along on #TheLongestTrip on planet Earth, here where olives, almonds and oranges grow...
Time heals pain... But I will always remember the aroma of my forest and the taste of blackberries...
I'm nostalgic for mushroom hunting trips...
My soul remembers the natural smell of my village and the colors of the peaceful evening sky...
One day I will return to the place where my children were creative against the background of the old father house... Wearing grandma's fox collar :)
Maybe I'll even get on my old bike and ride past the trails of my thyme paradise...
When my soul is completely healed from the pain caused by the death of loved ones and the war, I will return to my village and enjoy the change of seasons on the mountain opposite my garden...
The Little Carpathians of my Lviv region - the village of Rokytne.
I believe that the last country of my journey will be my peaceful new blooming Ukraine!!!
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your smile is as bright now as it was then, but my oh my, haven't your girls grown up quickly. they will learn so much about life and the world on your current travels.
stay safe
Thank you for your compliment. So nice to hear the kind words :) Yes, my girls are growing up fast in our journey. My 12-year-old Daryna will return to Ukraine completely different :)
Yes, in a good way for Daryna, travel is good for the mind and soul, sometimes you learn more about life and the world being away from regimented school study.
Stay safe x
Memories those happy memories with our love ones.
I know time will come that my parents will left us for good but just thought gives me pain already. How much to those who experienced it already?
Your country was beautiful, praying that the war will soon to end and you can go back in your homeland. As indeed there is no place like home.
Thank you for the words of sympathy. Cherish every moment spent with your parents!
Right, time heals the pain after losing our beloved ones. However, nothing remains the same as before. The way you consider life has also been changed.
May they RIP...
First of all, I have changed so much, it seems that not three years have passed since the death of my mother, but a hundred years!
Нема гарнішої країни, ніж наша Україна!!! Мені дуже подотається #SaturdayMemories! Наступної суботи напишу теж пост!)))
Так, ви праві! Україна є надзвичайно красива! Чекаю наступної суботи, щоб прочитати ваші спогади :)
Ohw ,such a beautiful flowers and a beautiful family as well🥰
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Great shots here!!! I hope things will get to normal
Thank you for your visit!
Beautiful weekends, this place really promises great natural beauty
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To be frank, I am so fascinated seeing your beautiful photography. The places are beautiful and your family as well.
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