Month: August 2012

Belarus in Faces (part LXIII).  Беларусь у тварах (частка LXIII). Tsjerablichy 2012.  Цераблічы 2012 год.

Churches of Belarus (part XV).  Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка XV). Church of the Transfiguration, Vavjorka 2012.  Касьцёл Перамяненьня Пана, Вавёрка 2012 год.

Patronal feast of the icon of the Savior Not-Made-by-Human-Hands, Church of the icon of the Savior Not-Made-by-Human-Hands, Rubel’ 2011. Arrival of Archbishop Stefan.  Прастольнае сьвята, царква абраза Спаса Нерукатворнага, Рубэль (Рубель) 2011 г. Прыбыцьцё архіепіскапа Пінскага й Лунінецкага Стэфана.         During the Liturgy.  Пры літургіі.  

Patronal feast of the Icon of the Savior Not-Made-by-Human-Hands, Rubel’ (Rubjel’) 2011. Rubjel’, whose other Orthodox church is an architectural masterpiece from 1796, is one of a series of Pripet villages which stoutly resisted the Soviets’ attempt to close churches, wipe out the Christian faith, and impose atheism. The church choir, shown here, is one… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 28, 2012: Feast of the Icon of the Savior Not-Made-by-Human-Hands

Summer Storm Clouds, Ljuban’ District 2012.  Летныя хмары, Любаньшчына 2012 год.

Kuradava 2012.  Курадава 2012 год. Patterns and rhythms in village architecture are a photographer’s great friends.

Evening Treat for the Family Horse, Tsjerablichy 2012.  Вячэрняя перакуска, Цераблічы 2012 год.

Machul’ 2012.  Мачуль 2012 год. As in the photo for August 23, here we see how storks prefer to nest on a thatched roof, even a roof in disrepair.  What is also interesting is the juxtaposition of the traditional, now-uninhabited log cabin and, reflecting growing prosperity in this area of the Pripet Marshes, the hothouses… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 24, 2012

Tsjerablichy 2012.  Цераблічы 2012 год. Storks, revered by Belarusians, prefer to nest on thatched roofs, even roofs which have fallen into disrepair as here.  The danger is that this roof will decay to the point where there is no will to repair it (endangering these nests) or no expert thatcher available — most Belarusian thatchers… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 23, 2012

Farewell to the Storks.  Да пабачэньне ўвесну. In mid-August, wheeling higher and higher in the sky, storks come together in large flocks to begin their annual autumn migration to Egypt.  The storks normally depart around the time of the feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing Feast), August 19.  This is a poignant moment:  one knows these… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 22, 2012