Month: May 2016

Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday:  Tsiunavichy 2016 (V/V). Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны:  Ціўнавічы 2016 г.  (V/V)   Three examples of master-craftsmanship:  wooden mortar, wooden spinning wheel, artisanal basket. Тры прыклады майстар-штукарства:  драўляная ступа, калаўрот, кош.   Local-style gable decoration.  As I heard from a proud owner of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 9, 2016

Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday:  Tsiunavichy 2016 (IV/V). Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны:  Ціўнавічы 2016 г.  (IV/V)   Regional-style barns.  Shed-barns with a porch are found throughout the villages of Iuje and neighboring districts.  This first example has an unusual curved eave-line. Тыповыя малыя сьвіраны ў Іўеўскім і… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 8, 2016

Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday:  Tsiunavichy 2016 (III/V). Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны:  Ціўнавічы 2016 г.  (III/V)   View along main street.  Уздоўж галоўнай вуліцы.   Old house with stone foundation.  Хата з падмуркам.   Favored local styles of porch and gable decoration.  The gable decorations are similar… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 7, 2016

Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday:  Tsiunavichy 2016 (II/V).  Most Belarusian villages suffer from the same depopulation trend affecting villages elsewhere in the world.  However, many of the traditional, solidly-built wooden houses remain an inviting sight. Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны:  Ціўнавічы 2016 г.  (II/V)

Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday:  Tsiunavichy 2016 (I/V). Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны:  Ціўнавічы 2016 г.  (I/V)   Roadside Roman Catholic shrine at east end of the village.  Прыдарожная капліца на ўсходнім ускрайку вёскі.   Crosses of Belarus (part XLVII):  wrought-iron cross.  Крыжы Беларусі (частка XLVII):  кованы крыж.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 5, 2016

Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday:  Dajlidy 2016.  As is the case with many other villages in the northwestern districts of Belarus, Dajlidy is a Baltic toponym and the village has remained strongly Roman Catholic. Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны:  Дайліды 2016 г.   Crosses of Belarus (part XLVI). … Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 4, 2016

Easter portrait, Azdamichy 2015.  Велікодны партрэт, Аздамічы 2015 г.