Month: November 2010

To mark St. Martin’s Day.  З нагоды Сьв. Марціна. Al’homjel’ 2010.  Альгомель 2010 год.

Zakharychy 2010/Захарычы 2010 год

Orthodox feast of Pakrou, Azdamichy, October 14, 2010.  Пакроў, Аздамічы 2010 год

Women of Polesia VIII/Паляшучкі (частка VIII) Tsjerablichy 2010/Цераблічы 2010 год

Abandoned Pioneer Camp, Sokal, August 2010/Піянерскі лагер, Сокал, жнівень 2010 года

Enduring Faces IV/Выветраныя твары (частка ІV) Pras’tsi 2010/Прасьці 2010 год

Preparing for winter, Azdamichy 2010/Аздамічы 2010 год

The Extraordinary in the “Ordinary”/Надзвычайнае ў “звычайным“ Hands II/Рукі (частка ІI) Hard-working but ever graceful.  Alert even in repose, when they rest — as always — in their proper place.  I think Belarusan hands reveal most eloquently Belarusans’ distinctive and instinctive traditions and attachment to place. Працавітыя, але абавязкова зграбныя, дбайныя нават у спакоі, і,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for November 4, 2010: The Extraordinary in the “Ordinary”: Hands II

The Fence IV/Плот (частка ІV) “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 against as one observes the world and… Continue reading Photo of the Day for November 3, 2010: Homage to the Fence IV

Vjeras’nitsa 2010.  Верасьніца 2010 год