Wetliny, Poland: 1965 Photo Captures Traditional Shepherding in Bieszczady

A photograph taken in the spring of 1965 near Wetliny in the Bieszczady region shows a flock of sheep being guided by shepherds (juhas) along a rural road, with two motorcycles parked nearby. The image documents the seasonal redyk migrations that were a regular feature of life in the area, illustrating the landscape, weather conditions and the everyday interaction between locals and passing travelers.

A separate reflective piece from Romania evokes memories of past summers when fields were lined with tall straw stacks, barns rang with the sound of grain threshing, and children played barefoot in the hay. The author laments the disappearance of these rural scenes, noting how the scent of straw and the sounds of the countryside remain vivid in memory despite the loss of the physical structures.