Photos of the Day for October 19, 2015

Portraits of Tsjerablichy 2015:  siblings Tats’tsjana, Kos’tsja and Krys’tsina. Партрэты з Церабліч 2015 г.:  родныя брат і сёстры Тацьцяна, Косьця й Крысьціна. At the feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast) in Azdamichy 2009.  На Яблычны Спас ў Аздамічах 2009 г.

Photo of the Day for October 17, 2015

Portraits of Tsjerablichy 2015:  Virka and her grandmother Natasha.  Партрэты з Церабліч 2015 г.:  Вірка са сваёй бабулькай Наташай.

Photos of the Day for October 16, 2015

Photo expedition to Ljel’chytski district:  Tonjezh and Bukcha).  Фотавандроўка па Лельчыцкім раёне: Тонеж і Букча. Churches of Belarus (part CXX):  Orthodox church of the Resurrection, Bukcha 2015.  Цэрквы Беларусі (частка СХХ):  Сьвята-Уваскрасенская царква, Букча 2015 г. This church, built from 2001 onward, was funded by Father Uladzimir Dorash, a native of Bukcha who serves in… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 16, 2015

Photos of the Day for October 15, 2015

Photo expedition to Ljel’chytski district:  Tonjezh and Bukcha.  Фотавандроўка па Лельчыцкім раёне:  Тонеж і Букча. Decorative window cornices, Bukcha 2015.  Ліштвы, Букча 2015 г.

Photos of the Day for October 14, 2015

Photo expedition to Ljel’chytski district:  Tonjezh and Bukcha.  Фотавандроўка па Лельчыцкім раёне:  Тонеж і Букча. Village scenes, Bukcha 2015.  Вясковыя краявіды, Букча 2015 г. Traditional crane well. A standard feature in front of Belarusian village houses, the bench becomes a perfect mini-agora for the neighbors in early evening.  Here a house owner has ingeniously re-cycled… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 14, 2015

Photos of the Day for October 13, 2015

Photo expedition to Ljel’chytski district:  Tonjezh and Bukcha.  Фотавандроўка па Лельчыцкім раёне:  Тонеж і Букча. Decorative window cornices (lishtvy – ліштвы), Tonjezh 2015.  Ліштвы, Тонеж 2015 г. Churches of Belarus (part CXIX):  Orthodox church of St. Nicholas (2014) and memorial to 284 villagers murdered by immolation in a German-led reprisal operation in January 1943.  Tonjezh… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 13, 2015

Photos of the Day for October 12, 2015

Photo expedition to Ljel’chytski district (Tonjezh and Bukcha).  Фотавандроўка па Лельчыцкім раёне (Тонеж і Букча). Polesian oak, Tonjezh 2015. The oak tree is sacred to Belarusians.  Regrettably, the Soviet and post-Soviet policy of “ameliorating” the Polesian (Pripet Marsh) wetlands has led to the loss of many free-standing oaks and oak groves. Polesians have traditionally used… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 12, 2015