today i came across original painting that was used as a cover to 1980's Den Za Den S/T infuential/representative yugoslav jazz rock scene

we had this album at home. i don't know how much i listened to it as very young but as i'm listening now it feels like it is quite familiar -- actually just spoted a part that i'm 100% myself and Miklavž Pirnat aka Trypno Nu Psylocybe sampled circa 97'

the album is pretty amazing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u07PSHe3V1U

it was a weird dejavu/image-spotting. of course also because the painting is futuro/sci-fi/gothic in content,... it is called CRUCIFIXION XX and is by Slobodan Zhivkovski and is dated 1976. digging around about Zhivkovski gets his behance and instagram as best sources, albeit poor and not resembling that painting much. he must have been very young when paiting it.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/23245149/Drawings
https://www.instagram.com/techno_neolith/

oh, and if you want to locate the paiting, it is in Restaurant Pelister right in the center of Skopje, on top of stairs otherwise leading to toilets, but well visible from the terace too.

#JazzRock #JazzFusion #yugoslavia #ExYu #macedonia #music #jazz #skopje @altbot

Pestani, North Macedonia
Children plunge into the waters of Lake Ohrid to cool off on a warm day.

Photograph: Robert Atanasovski/AFP/Getty Images

#photography
#Macedonia
#children
#summer
#lake

"Nice country. I think I'll take it."

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2127750/nice-country-i-think-i-ll-take-it

Image of the day: 7-6-2026

Seasonal crop cycles mark the fields of Central Macedonia, Greece

Location: Greece
Credit: EU, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

Observed on 7 June each year, World Food Safety Day highlights the importance of secure, resilient food systems, from farm production to supply chains, and the careful management of agricultural land.

This multitemporal Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows the cultivated plain…

↗ https://eu-space.europa.eu/node/3346

#copernicus #macedonia #greece #seasonal

Dam, That’s Cool

[Read on Ethical Revolution]

Removing river barriers no longer in use (which often entail safety issues when left unmaintained) can have positive effects on climate change.

Last year a record 603 dams were removed across Europe, reconnecting 2300 miles of waterways, according to Dam Removal Europe. In total they’ve overseen almost 10,000 barriers removed across the region.

All wins for nature, Sweden removed the most (173) in 2025, followed by Finland (143) and Spain (109). Meanwhile Iceland and Macedonia made their river-barrier-removal debuts!

Biodiversity gains have already been reported from last year’s dam removals.

Visit https://damremoval.eu to learn more.