In Transnistria I went for a walk from the capital city Tiraspol to Kitskany to visit the monastery there. Along the river Dnestr, which is pretty much the border between Transnistria and Moldova, I walked on paths between the fields, most of the time fully exposed to the relentless sun. Particularly now in summer, one can easily see why the Soviet Union swallowed up the territory of Moldova in the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: good soil, enough water, no steep slopes, perfect for agriculture and to feed a country which is frozen over for half the year in other parts.
Until then, I had never seen such large sunflower fields. A few days later, I did however spot even larger ones in Moldova.
Even the wheat fields have been overrun by the yellow peril.
Some of the sunflowers were taller than me, although I measure 6 feet.
The Happy Hermit 
That’s a whole lot of yellow; great shots!
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Thank you very much!!
The combination of travel writing and exploring and explaining the historical, political and social background is indeed exactly what I am interested in. I am happy to see that there are at least a few people who share that interest!
Lovely photos indeed.
Thank you!
Hey are you back in Europe? Lovely photographs- I’m about 5 feet tall so I’d just be totally lost in those sunflower gardens.
No, I am in Bolivia. I just post old articles and photos from time to time to confuse those who are chasing me. :-)
At your height, it would be even more fun to run into these fields and get totally lost.
I’d probably never make it out!
Haha! I think you can eat the seeds. :-)
Hi.have u been Philippines? 😉
Not yet.
Here is a list of all my travels so far.
Is this an invitation? ;-)
I just did a post about a sunflower field too in New Jersey! Isn’t it crazy to be in two completely different places, but there’s that common link ?! Love the post!
Sunflowers are really beautiful everywhere.