Photo of the Day for April 30, 2013

Early Spring, Azdamichy 2012.  Ранняя вясна, Аздамічы 2012 год. Fixing or replacing a fence is one of the first tasks villagers undertake in early spring.  It’s always a pleasure to see the pride and care homeowners take in keeping their wooden fences in good order.

Photo of the Day for April 29, 2013

Delicious cakes for an April wedding.  Смачныя торты для красавіковага вясельля. Tsjerablichy 2012.  Цераблічы 2012.

Photo of the Day for April 28, 2013

Churches of Belarus (part XXIX):  cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mjensk 2013.  Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка ХХІХ):  архікатэдра Імя Найсьвяцейшай Панны Марыі, Менск 2013 год.

Photo of the Day for April 27, 2013

Portraits of Polesia, Kudrychy 2007.  Партрэты з Палесься, Кудрычы 2007 год. These men were taking a short break from chopping wood during an early spring afternoon.  

Photos of the Day for April 24, 2013

Belarus in Faces (part LXXVII):  Mrs. Maryja, Kuranjets 2012 and 2013.  Беларусь у тварах (частка LXXVII):  спадарыня Марыя, Куранец 2012 і 2013 гг. Kuranjets is now classified a village but retains a large central square, lined with solid masonry buildings, from when it was a bustling market town.  Today its curved, tree-lined streets are peaceful,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 24, 2013

Photo of the Day for April 23, 2013

Crosses of Belarus (part XIII), Roadside Cross in Kichyna, March 2013.  Крыжы Беларусі (частка ХІІІ), Кічына, сакавік 2013 г. Roadside crosses comfort the wanderer.

Photo of the Day for April 22, 2013

Lenin sent properly to the corner.  Столькі сонца й столькі тугі. Primary school (former szkoła powszechna built while western Belarus was incorporated into the interwar Polish Republic), Kamjenka 2013.  Базавая школа (былая школа повшэхна), Каменка 2013 год.

Photo of the Day for April 21, 2013

Polish-Era Primary School, Kamjenka 2013.  Базавая школа (былая школа повшэхна), Каменка 2013 год. This building is an example — rarely found in such a well-preserved state in Belarus — of the harmonious Zakopane style used in the 1920s and 1930s, when western Belarus lay in the inter-war Polish Republic.  Рэдкі захаваўся ў так добрым стане… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 21, 2013