Month: March 2012

Photo of the Day for March 20, 2012: Churches of Belarus XIII / Касьцёлы й цэрквы Беларусі ХІII

Churches of Belarus (part XIII).  Касьцёлы й цэрквы Беларусі (частка ХІII). S’vjerzhan’ Novy’s churches stand on two sides of the town square.  In the foreground is the Roman Catholic church of Peter and Paul, built in Renaissance style at the end of the 16th century.  In the background is the Orthodox (formerly Greek-Catholic) church of… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 20, 2012: Churches of Belarus XIII / Касьцёлы й цэрквы Беларусі ХІII

Photo of the Day for March 17, 2012: Winter Landscapes XII / Зімовыя краявіды XII

Winter Landscapes of 2012 (part XII).  Зімовыя краявіды 2012 года (частка XII). Slow to make itself felt at the end of 2011, winter now continues to hold Belarus in an icy grip. Ruins of water mill, former Drutski-Ljubjetski estate, Man’kavichy (Pastavy District) 2012.  Руіны млына, былы сядзібна-паркавы комплекс Друцкіх-Любецкіх, Манькавічы (Пастаўскі раён) 2012 год.

Photo of the Day for March 15, 2012: Interior Light XIV / Інтэр’ернае асьвятленьне XIV

Interior Light (part XIV).  Інтэр’ернае асьвятленьне (частка XIV). A selection of Granny Eufrasin’nja’s embroidery illuminates her living room.  It is traditional to display one’s embroidery as a sign of order and of pride in one’s homemaking. Tsjerablichy 2012.  Цераблічы 2012 год.

Photo of the Day for March 12, 2012

Granny Vul’ljana knitting while warming herself by the stove.  Бабуля Вульляна пляце панчохы ля грубкі. Tsjerablichy, Winter 2012.  Цераблічы 2012 год.