Month: July 2016

Cutting reeds for Trinity, Tsjerablichy 2016.  In Belarus it is an Orthodox Christian tradition, with deep pre-Christian roots, to scatter reeds in church, in the yard and in the home on the eve of Trinity Sunday.  Reeds are used as a reminder that Christ’s first disciples were fishermen. Косьба лепехы (аеру) на Тройцу (Сёмуху), Цераблічы… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 31, 2016

Summer evening with strawberry moon, Tsjerablichy 2016.  Летні вечар з поўняй, Цераблічы 2016 г.

Summer evening, Tsjerablichy 2016.  Летні вечар, Цераблічы 2016 г.

The Bench (part XV):  after a summer day’s work in the garden, Tsjerablichy 2016.  Лаўка (частка XV):  вячэрняя гутарка пасьля працы ў агародзе, Цераблічы 2016 г. What can seem more prosaic than the plain wooden bench in front of almost every village house in Belarus?  And yet the bench is the pivot of social life,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 28, 2016

Summer evening, Tsjerablichy 2016.  Летні вечар, Цераблічы 2016 г.

Summer days, Azdamichy 2016.  Летняя свабода, Аздамічы 2016 г.

Portraits of Polesia:  Granny Prosja (98), Tsjerablichy 2016.  It is an inspiration to stop by and greet Granny Prosja, but difficult to find her sitting still as she tends the chickens and works diligently in the garden every day. Партрэты Палесься:  бабуля Прося (98), Цераблічы 2016 г.  Заўсёды дае натхненьне зайсьці да бабулі Просі, але… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 25, 2016

To Tsjerablichy in Polesia via Stoubtsy (R11 road to Njas’vizh), Njas’vizh (Vuzhanka), Kljetsk (Ruda), Hantsavichy (Kukava, Raz’dzjalavichy, Khatynichy), Pinsk (Dabraslauka, Mokraja Dubrava, Lahishyn, Akhova, Kaladzjejevichy, Bjarozavichy (Parshavichy), Sadovy, Pinsk, Mjestkavichy) and Stolin (Fjadory, Bjelavusha, Davyd-Haradok) Districts, spring 2016. Twice during the spring of 2016 I followed a roundabout route to Tsjerablichy in order to photograph… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 24, 2016

To Tsjerablichy in Polesia via Stoubtsy (R11 road to Njas’vizh), Njas’vizh (Vuzhanka), Kljetsk (Ruda), Hantsavichy (Kukava, Raz’dzjalavichy, Khatynichy), Pinsk (Dabraslauka, Mokraja Dubrava, Lahishyn, Akhova, Kaladzjejevichy, Bjarozavichy (Parshavichy), Sadovy, Pinsk, Mjestkavichy) and Stolin (Fjadory, Bjelavusha, Davyd-Haradok) Districts, spring 2016. Twice during the spring of 2016 I followed a roundabout route to Tsjerablichy in order to photograph… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 23, 2016

To Tsjerablichy in Polesia via Stoubtsy (R11 road to Njas’vizh), Njas’vizh (Vuzhanka), Kljetsk (Ruda), Hantsavichy (Kukava, Raz’dzjalavichy, Khatynichy), Pinsk (Dabraslauka, Mokraja Dubrava, Lahishyn, Akhova, Kaladzjejevichy, Bjarozavichy (Parshavichy), Sadovy, Pinsk, Mjestkavichy) and Stolin (Fjadory, Bjelavusha, Davyd-Haradok) Districts, spring 2016. Twice during the spring of 2016 I followed a roundabout route to Tsjerablichy in order to photograph… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 22, 2016