Month: July 2013

A May evening in Polesia:  Machul’ 2013.  Вечарнае асьвятленьне ў траўні:  Мачуль 2013 год. No matter how rushed one is, even a few minutes in tranquil Machul’ in Polesia’s Central Pripet area is a timeless balsam for the soul.  

A favorite corner of Polesia.  Адзін з маіх любіміх куткоў Палесься. Moustva River, Machul’ 2013.  Рака Моўства, Мачуль 2013 год.

Machul’ 2013.  Мачуль 2013 год. From May through August the Pripet Marshes embrace and enchant the lingering evening light.

Mr. Vasil’, Machul’ 2013.  Спадар Васіль, Мачуль 2013 год. Perhaps the most pleasant aspect of wandering slowly through Belarusian villages is that one invariably meets people who are the salt of the earth. Mr. Vasil’ saw us looking in vain for a towering stork’s nest which had been a point of reference during each visit… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 8, 2013

Churches of Belarus (part XXXVI):  Church of St. Joseph (1836), Baradzinichy (Baradzjenichy) 2011.  Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка XXXVI):  касьцёл Сьв. Юзафа (1836), Барадзінічы (Барадзенічы) 2011 год. This stone church is a fine example of neo-classical village churches of the mid-19th century.  The Soviet authorities closed the church in 1951 and used the building as a warehouse… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 7, 2013

Evening light in May, Lakhouka 2013.  Адметнае беларускае вечарнае асьвятленьне, травень 2013 года. From the beginning of May until late August the evening light in Belarus lingers intimately, ineffably.

Fishing by traditional Polesian net, Vjeras’nitsa 2009.  Традыцыйная палеская рыбалка, Верасьніца 2009 год. The construction of a dyke in 2012 has blocked the open flow of water seen in this 2009 photo of a Pripet (Prypjats’) River side channel which flowed along the edge of the village of Vjeras’nitsa.

Monument to Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Marachoushchyna 2012.  Помнік Тадэвушу Касьцюшку, Марачоўшчына 2012 год. The Kosciuszko family seat and birthplace of Tadeusz Kosciuszko was rebuilt from long-neglected ruins with the support of a regional official and through the financial assistance of the U.S. Embassy in Mjensk.  The plaque reads: February 4, 1746-October 15, 1817 Here on the… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 4, 2013

Women of Polesia (part XLIII), Azdamichy 2012.  Паляшучкі (частка XLIII), Аздамічы 2012 год.

Evangelical Baptism (part II), Al’shany 2010.  Эвангеліцкае хрышчэньне (частка ІI), Альшаны 2010 год. A small fraction of those attending the 2010 communal baptism.  Малая частка ўсех сяброў альшанскага эвангеліцкага брацтва, якія прысутнічалі на хрышчэньні 2010 год.