Month: August 2013

Churches of Belarus (part XL):  Church of the Ascension (1822), Dzjerkaushchyna 2013.  Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка XL): касьцёл Унебаўшэсьця (1822), Дзеркаўшчына 2013 год. This church is a harmonious and well-preserved example of neo-classical Roman-Catholic church architecture in Belarus.  The leading Belarusian architectural patrimony and preservation web sites  — Radzima.org (www.radzima.org) and Globus Belarusi (Глобус Беларуси, in… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 11, 2013

Busy beavers, Nalibaki Wilderness 2013.  Працавітасьць беларускіх баброў, Налібоцкая пушча 2013 год. All of the estimated 90,000 beavers in Belarus seem to be working extra assiduously this year.

Assembling for the procession, feast of the Ascension, Dzjerkaushchyna 2013.  Перад працэсіяй, сьвята Унебаўшэсьця, касьцёл Унебаўшэсьця ў в. Дзеркаўшчына 2013 год.

Waiting for Communion, feast of the Ascension (May 9 in 2013), Church of the Ascension, Dzjerkaushchyna 2013.  У чаканьні Сьвятой Камуніі, сьвята Унебаўшэсьця, касьцёл Унебаўшэсьця ў Дзеркаўшчыне 2013 год. “You are the salt of the earth…You are the light of the word.”  “Вы – соль зямлі…Вы – сьвятло сьвету.“

Feast of the Ascension (May 9 in 2013), Church of the Ascension, Dzjerkaushchyna 2013.  Унебаўшэсьця, касьцёл Унебаўшэсьця, Дзеркаўшчына 2013 год. The 1822 neo-classical church of the Ascension in Dzjerkaushchyna is the only Roman Catholic church bearing this name in Belarus. Sometimes one sees a wondrous and timeless juxtaposition of faces — as between the girl… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 7, 2013

Spider web in early morning, Mjensk-Bjahoml’ road 2013.  Павуціньне ў ранішнім асьвятленьні, дарога Менск-Бягомль 2013 год.

Belarus in Faces (part LXXX).  Беларусь у тварах (частка LXXX). In Varatsevichy we visited the museum dedicated to the outstanding 19th-century Belarusian artist Napoleon Orda and then drove out to the site of his family’s manor, now being restored.  Retracing our steps back through Varatsevichy, we came upon Dasha, who was taking great delight in… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 5, 2013

Churches of Belarus (part XXXIX):  Orthodox Church of St. George, Vardamichy 2013.  Цэрквы Беларусі (частка ХХХІХ):  царква сьвятога Юр’я, Вардамічы 2013 год. Vardamichy lies in a historically sparsely populated area of east-central Belarus.  From 1921 until 1939 the village lay in the Belarusian lands incorporated into the interwar Polish Republic on the border with the… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 4, 2013

Approaching Storm, Mil’cha-Dauhinava Road 2013.  Надыходзячая навальніца, дарога Мільча-Даўгінава 2013 год.

Feast of the Resurrection, Al’homjel’ 2013.  Сьвята Уваскрашэньня, Альгомель 2013 год. The traditional church procession thrice circles both the new church and here, the historic 1817 wooden church of the Resurrection.  Хросны ход каля гістарычнай (1817) драўлянай царквы Уваскрашэньня. Al’homjel’ has a splendid choir, singing here at the end of the procession.  Альгомельскі хор сьпявае… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 2, 2013