Photos of the Day for May 21, 2016

Photo expedition in Hlybokaje and Sharkaushchyna Districts.  Фотаэкспедыцыя па Глыбоцкім і Шаркаўшчынскім раёнах. Bushiki 2016.  Бушікі 2016 г.   Churches of Belarus (part CLVIII):  Orthodox church of the Intercession (Pakrou) from Dvor Zaljes’sje.  Цэрквы Беларусі (частка CLVIII):  від на царкву Пакрова з сядзібнага парку “Двор Залесьсе“.   Sometime before 2009 the parish lamentably exchanged the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 21, 2016

Photos of the Day for May 20, 2016

Photo expedition in Hlybokaje and Sharkaushchyna Districts.  Фотаэкспедыцыя па Глыбоцкім і Шаркаўшчынскім раёнах.   Former estate of the Mol’li family “Dvor Zales’sje” 2016.  Былая сядзіба Мольляў “Двор Залесьсе“ 2016 г.     Horse stable:  a fine example of late 19th-century/early 20th-century brick construction.  Стаўня.       Estate building.  Note the woodwork around the second-floor… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 20, 2016

Photo of the Day for May 19, 2016

Photo expedition in Hlybokaje and Sharkaushchyna Districts.  Фотаэкспедыцыя па Глыбоцкім і Шаркаўшчынскім раёнах.   Near Pjatrouskija 2016.  Ля в. Пятроўскія 2016 г.

Photo of the Day for May 18, 2016

Photo expedition in Hlybokaje and Sharkaushchyna Districts.  Фотаэкспедыцыя па Глыбоцкім і Шаркаўшчынскім раёнах. Churches of Belarus (part CLVII):  Roman Catholic church of the Holy Trinity (1764-1782, 1902-1908), Hlybokaje 2016.  It is very difficult not to stop and admire the church of the Holy Trinity (and the originally Roman Catholic (Carmelite) church of the Assumption, now… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 18, 2016

Photos of the Day for May 17, 2016

For the third time the Feast of the Ascension took me to the Roman Catholic parish of the Ascension in Dzjerkaushchyna in Hlybokaje District of the northern Belarusian region of Vitsjebsk.  Трэці раз паехаў сьвяткаваць Унебаўзяцьце ў парафіі Ўнебаўзяцьця Пана ў Дзеркаўшчыне. Churches of Belarus (part CLV):  Roman Catholic church of the Ascension (1822), Dzjerkaushchyna… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 17, 2016

Photos of the Day for May 16, 2016

Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday:  Charkjesy 2016.  An ethno-toponym shared with several other places in Belarus and reflecting the Grand Duchy of Lithuania’s (GDL) invitation to Circassian and other Caucasian mercenaries to settle as soldiers in the service of the GDL. Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны:  Чаркесы 2016… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 16, 2016

Photo of the Day for May 15, 2016

Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday:  Jatautovichy 2016. Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны:  Ятаўтовічы 2016 г.   Roman Catholic chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (early 19th century).  Рыма-каталіцкая капліца Найсьвяцейшага Сэрца Езуса (пачатак 19-га ст.)

Photo of the Day for May 14, 2016

Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday:  Urtsishki 2016 (V/V). Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны:  Урцішкі 2016 г.  (V/V)   View along main street.  Уздоўж галоўнай вуліцы.         A fine example of an extended house-barns (pahonny dvor).  Узор пагоннага двару.  

Photos of the Day for May 13, 2016

Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday:  Urtsishki 2016 (IV/V). Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны:  Урцішкі 2016 г.  (IV/V) Local-type shed-barns with porches.  Urtsishki has many examples of well-kept, still-in-use barns of this type (see also photos of the day for May 8 for neighboring Tsiunavichy). Свіраны мясцовага тыпу (гл.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 13, 2016

Photos of the Day for May 12, 2016

Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday:  Urtsishki 2016 (III/V). Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны:  Урцішкі 2016 г.  (III/V) House decorations.  Упрыгожаньне хат.   Wooden window-frame decorations.  Ліштвы.   Decoration of corner pilasters.  Упрыгожаньне рагоў.   An outstanding example of decoration of the apex of a pediment (vil’chyk).  Узорны вільчык.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 12, 2016