Photos of the Day for February 19, 2016

Winter photo expedition to northwestern Baranavichy District (III/VI):  Vjalikaja Svarotva, Stramilaushchyna, Malaja Svarotva, Mouchadz’, Ljushnjeva.  Баранавіцкі раён узімку (III/VI):  фотавандроўка па вёсках Вялікая Сваротва, Страмілаўшчына, Малая Сваротва, Моўчадзь, Люшнева. Malaja Svarotva 2016.  Малая Сваротва 2016 г.

Photo of the Day for February 18, 2016

Winter photo expedition to northwestern Baranavichy District (II/VI):  Vjalikaja Svarotva, Stramilaushchyna, Malaja Svarotva, Mouchadz’, Ljushnjeva.  Баранавіцкі раён узімку (II/VI):  фотавандроўка па вёсках Вялікая Сваротва, Страмілаўшчына, Малая Сваротва, Моўчадзь, Люшнева. Crosses of Belarus (part XLI):  roadside cross, Stramilaushchyna 2016.  Крыжы Беларусі (частка XLI):  Прыдарожны крыж, Страмілаўшчына 2016 г.

Photos of the Day for February 17, 2016

Winter photo expedition to northwestern Baranavichy District (I/VI):  Vjalikaja Svarotva, Stramilaushchyna, Malaja Svarotva, Mouchadz’, Ljushnjeva.  Баранавіцкі раён узімку (I/VI):  фотавандроўка па вёсках Вялікая Сваротва, Страмілаўшчына, Малая Сваротва, Моўчадзь, Люшнева.   Farm building from former Nezabytouski estate, Vjalikaja Svarotva 2016.  Гаспадарчы двор, былая сядзіба Незабытоўскіх, Вялікая Сваротва 2016 г.   Ruins of ice-house, former Nezabytouski estate,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 17, 2016

Photos of the Day for February 16, 2016

Belarus in winter:  Stalovichy 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  Сталовічы 2016 г.   Stalovichy, now a village of about 640 people, lies eight miles (12 kilometers) north of the district center Baranavichy in western Belarus. Before the Russian empire seized the western Belarusian lands in the third partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1795), Stalovichy was the seat… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 16, 2016

Photo of the Day for February 15, 2016

Belarus in Winter:  Paruchyn (VII/VII) 2016.  View toward the north. Беларусь узімку:  Паручын (VII/VII) 2016 г.  Від на поўнач.

Photos of the Day for February 14, 2016

Belarus in Winter: Paruchyn (VI/VII) 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  Паручын (VI/VII) 2016 г. View along main street.  Галоўная вуліца вёскі.   Decorative window lintels (lishtvy – ліштвы).  Ліштвы.   It is always regrettable to see decayed and collapsing houses, especially, as in this case, when the builder took extra care with the decorative elements (note the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 14, 2016

Photos of the Day for February 13, 2016

Belarus in Winter: Paruchyn (V/VII) 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  Паручын (V/VII) 2016 г. Woods by the River Servach.  Лес ля ракі Сэрвач. The main part of Paruchyn from the bottom-lands of the River Servach.  Паручын праз балотца ля ракі Сэрвач.

Photos of the Day for February 12, 2016

Belarus in Winter: Paruchyn (IV/VII) 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  Паручын (IV/VII) 2016 г. Churches of Belarus (part CXXXIII):  Orthodox church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God (1783). The church,  splendidly placed on a hill at the eastern edge of the village, was built apparently at the initiative of a Roman Catholic priest, and… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 12, 2016

Photo of the Day for February 10, 2016

Belarus in Winter: Paruchyn (II/VII) 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  Паручын (II/VII) 2016 г. Crosses of Belarus (part XL).  Народныя крыжы Беларусі (частка XL).