Photos of the Day for November 8, 2012

Valjantsina’s Hands, Narach 2012.  Рукі, Нарач (Вілейшчына) 2012 год. Passing by as I was considering how to photograph a heavy-laden apple tree, 85-year-old Granny Valjantsina spiritedly asked what I was photographing.  We talked about this year’s abundant apple and potato harvest, the new birth of faith, the revival of her local Orthodox church after decades… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 8, 2012

Photo of the Day for November 3, 2012

Post-Storm Sky near Novyja Navasjolki 2012.  Ля в. Новыя Навасёлкі 2012 год. After a rainy start to the day of the Feast of the Assumption, the storm blew through, followed by high clouds and blinding late-afternoon sunshine in central Belarus.

Photo of the Day for November 2, 2012

Sorting Potatoes, Tsjerablichy 2012.  Дзед Іван перабівае бульбу, Цераблічы 2012 год. Granddad Ivan is 86 and despite waning strength in his hands and arms he insisted on working long hours every day to help dig up and sort the ample potato harvest in 2012.