Month: September 2011

Belarus in Faces, part IV.  Беларусь у тварах (частка IV). Properly dressed, Granny Valjantsina was waiting for her cow on a quiet mid-August evening.  Her radiance illuminated the whole yard and drew one to her.  Iody 2011. Спадарыня Валянціна.  Іоды (Ёды) 2011 год.

A bow and thanks to the members of the Photo Club of Pastavy who attended the opening in Braslau of my joint exhibition with Aljena Shalima “Light as a Measure of Faith”.  Паклон і падзяка сябрам з Пастаўскага Фотаклубу, якія прысутнічалі на адкрыцьці супольнай выставы “Сьвятло як мера веры“, якую зробіў з Аленай Шаліма у… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 19, 2011

Autumn Fog, Ashmjany District 2001.  Ашмяншчына ўвосень 2001 год.

Pilsudski Legacy School.  Школа на запавет Маршала Пілсудзкага. Józef Piłsudski’s bold military attack in August 1920, known as the Miracle on the Vistula, was key to the rout of the Soviet army advancing on Warsaw.  He later engineered a political-military move instrumental in the controversial inclusion of Vilnius and the surrounding territory, including his birthplace,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 17, 2011

Annual Feast of the Hodegetria (part II), Dzisna 2011.  Адзігітрыя (частка ІІ), Дзісна 2011 год. The Hodegetria of Dzisna, based on an original Byzantine icon, is an image of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child and pointing to Him as the savior of mankind.  Dzisna, a small city on the Dzvina River northwest of… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 16, 2011: Feast of the Hodegetria II / Адзігітрыя ІІ

Annual Feast of the Hodegetria (part I), Dzisna 2011.  Адзігітрыя (частка І), Дзісна 2011 год. The Feast of the Hodegetria (She who shows the way) is held annually on August 10 in the northern Belarusian city of Dzisna, the only place in Belarus to celebrate this feast.  The feast begins with a liturgy of veneration… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 15, 2011: Feast of the Hodegetria I / Адзігітрыя І

Late summer flowers, Tsjerablichy 2011.  Жнівеньскія кветкі, Цераблічы 2011 год. Late summer and autumn colors in Belarusian gardens impel me to shoot one or two rolls of color film a year.  Many thanks and appreciation as well to Ms. Julie Ardery and her Human Flower Project: http://humanflowerproject.com/

Churches of Belarus, part VIII.  Цэрквы Беларусі (частка VIII). Orthodox church of the Raising of the Holy Cross, Tsvjetsina 2011.  Царква Ўзвышэньня Сьвятога Крыжа, Цвеціна 2011 год.

September harvest.  Верасеньская праца. The potato plays a key role in the Belarusian diet.  Harvesting potatoes on private plots (allotted by the local collective farm) is thus a vital family activity in Belarusian villages at the end of summer. Trashchychy 2009.  Трашчычы 2009 год.