Month: July 2014

Road to Polesia. Дарога на Палесьсе. Village wedding, Azdamichy 2014.  Вясельле, Аздамічы 2014 г. I always drive slowly along Azdamichy’s streets in order to be able to greet acquaintances and to make way for people going about their business and kids playing in the street.  This time, the sight of a large crowd at the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 31, 2014

Road to Polesia. Дарога на Палесьсе. Like so many other villages in eastern Stolin District, Vjalikaje Maljeshava is booming, with row after row of hothouses producing cucumbers for export and the streets full of farmers moving back and forth from field to garden plot.  The resulting prosperity has had its effect on the village’s youth,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 30, 2014

Road to Polesia.  Дарога на Палесьсе. Storks’ Nest and Mrs. Paraskjeva’s Farmyard, Vjalikaje Maljeshava 2014.  Кубло над дваром спадарыні Параскевы, Вялікае Малешава 2014 г. For as many years as I’ve travelled through Vjalikaje Maljeshava, this farmyard has hosted a large storks’ nest (e.g., photo of the day for January 5, 2013).  The winter of 2013-2013… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 29, 2014

I extend a warm invitation to all to attend the opening of the photo exhibition “Неруш” / “Revelation” at 1:00 p.m. August 3, 2014 in the exhibition hall of the Belarusian Orthodox church of St. Cyril of Turau, 401 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.  The exhibition will run until September 2.  Nearest subway stations:  Hoyt… Continue reading Photo Exhibition in Brooklyn, New York, August 3-September 2

Road to Polesia. Дарога на Палесьсе. As one drives through Malishau from the east and approaches the sharp curve in the road, one’s eye looks naturally straight toward a welcoming,  long-standing storks’ nest.  This time what enlivened the scene was the group of pals fishing with home-made poles in the small pond between the road… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 28, 2014

Road to Polesia. Дарога на Палесьсе. Crosses of Belarus (part XX):  Varonina 2014.  This roadside cross always radiates an aura in the late afternoon sun. Крыжы Беларусі (частка ХХ):  Вароніна 2014 г.

Road to Polesia. Дарога на Палесьсе. A favorite Polesian oak.  Любімы палескі дуб. It’s impossible not to stop every time in passing to greet this noble tree. Varonina 2014.  Вароніна 2014 г.

Road to Polesia. Дарога на Палесьсе. How many times had I passed by this scene without stopping to take in all the shapes in this cluster of trees? Near Dubrova 2014.  Ля в. Дуброва 2014 г.

Road to Polesia. Дарога на Палесьсе. Belarus in Faces (part CXL).  Беларусь у тварах (частка СХL). Six years ago I had noticed two neat-as-a-pin houses and barnyards side-by-side in Chyrvonaje.  I stopped to chat with the owners, sisters Maryja and Nina.  After some gentle persuasion they agreed to having their portraits taken, and I subsequently… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 24, 2014

Road to Polesia.  Дарога на Палесьсе. Eight years ago on a photo expedition to Polesia we had stopped to ask this granny about the road ahead. Chyrvonaje 2006.  Чырвонае 2006 г. On a subsequent journey I  stopped to give her an enlargement of one of the photos I had taken, and every time thereafter I… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 23, 2014