Month: March 2010

Vjeras’nitsa in Winter 2010/Верасьніца ўзімку 2010 год Annual Spring Flood, Veras’nitsa 2008/Паводка, Верасьніца 2008 год

Summertime, Mats’koutsy 2008/Мацькоўцы ўлетку 2008 год

Vjapraty 2010/Вяпраты 2010 год

Vjapraty 2010/Вяпраты 2010 год

Happy St. Patrick’s Day:  Éirinn go brách! Са сьвятам:  жыве Сьв. Патрык! Mjensk 2001/Менск 2001 год

Azdamichy (Orthodox Epiphany, January 19) 2010/Вадохрышча, Аздамічы, 2010 год

Azdamichy (Orthodox Epiphany, January 19) 2010/Вадохрышча, Аздамічы, 2010 год

Azdamichy (Orthodox Epiphany, January 19) 2010/Вадохрышча, Аздамічы 2010 год

The Extraordinary in the “Ordinary”/Надзвычайнае ў “звычайным“ The Fence II/Плот (частка ІI) “Good fences make good neighbors,” as Robert Frost noted in his laconic, ironic New England voice.  Fences in Belarus show the homeowners’ pride in neatness and order — prized general values in a village — but also their individuality.  Fences are to lean… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 13, 2010: Homage to the Fence II

In honor of author Jan Barshcheuski (1794 (?)-March 12, 1851)/ У гонар Яна Баршчэўскага (1794 (?) – 12.03.1851) A writer in Belarusan and Polish, Jan Barshcheuski was one of the founders of modern Belarusan literature.  His works reflect his strong appreciation for the historical richness of the Polatsak region and the mystical character of that… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 12, 2010