Matviy Andreyev

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Matviy Andreyev

Kamyana Mohyla

13 January 2020

A visit of the well-known pile of rocks on a day of autumn-like winter.

general view of Kamyana Mohyla rocks. Melitopol raion, Ukraine

A less normal, much wider view from a hill nearby. This pic was made through the fence:

Kamyana Mohyla, view from a hill. Melitopol raion, Ukraine

An even less normal view with the fence itself:

the fence of Kamyana Mohyla reserved area. Melitopol raion, Ukraine

And a nicer view. As you can see, there were sheep here, too. It is not known to me, why there was such a boom of sheep numbers around Melitopol.

Kamyana Mohyla pile of rocks view with a round stone with a hole, some sheep and a dog. Melitopol raion, Ukraine
A sizeable herd of sheep. Melitopol raion, Ukraine

(I came here from Melitopol, where there also were Ovis aries.)

Sheep using Kamyana Mohyla reserve for grazing. Melitopol raion, Ukraine

I did go up on the rocks.

Rocks of the Kamyana Mohyla pile. Melitopol raion, Ukraine

Saw the Molochna river from the pile.

Rocks of the Kamyana Mohyla reserve and a bit of Molochna river. Melitopol raion, Ukraine

There were no other visitors on that day. Only the sheep, the shepherd and his two dogs. The snakes must have been sleeping — because, despite looking like it was autumn, it actually was the very middle of winter.

Beware of snakes! warning in Kamyana Mohyla. Melitopol raion, Ukraine

There were many warning and information signs all over the place. One of them had missed a nuance in its English part, using «poisonous» instead of «venomous» when talking about snakes.

A mistake on a warning sign about venomous snakes in Kamyana Mohyla reserve. Melitopol raion, Ukraine
A sign reading «Заповідна зона» (reserved area). Kamyana Mohyla, Ukraine
A sign with rules of behaviour at Kamyana Mohyla, Ukraine
A sign warning against touching the statues at Kamyana Mohyla, Ukraine
Warning! Danger! sign between the rocks of Kamyana Mohyla, Ukraine
A sign saying «No way». Kamyana Mohyla, Ukraine

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On my way to the bus stop, I diverged a bit to walk along the Molochna river.

Molochna river. Sosnivka, Melitopol raion, Ukraine
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