Month: October 2018

Photo of the Day for October 11, 2018

Homage to the Fence.  Tsjerablichy 2018.  “Good fences make good neighbors,” as Robert Frost noted in his laconic, ironic New England voice.  Fences in Belarus show  homeowners’ pride in order — a prized general value in a village — but also their individuality.  Even when tired after years of faithful service, the Belarusan wooden fence… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 11, 2018

Photos of the Day for October 10, 2018

Portraits of Polesia:  Prosja, Tsjerablichy 2018. In her 101st year, granny Prosja has hardly slowed down, and no visit to Tsjerablichy is complete without greeting her as she works in her garden or, here, in her potato patch some distance from her house. Партрэты Палесься:  бабуля Прося, Цераблічы 2018 г. Заўсёды прыемна пабачыцца ды пагутарыць… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 10, 2018

Photos of the Day for October 9, 2018

Ivan’s beehives.  Tsjerablichy 2018. Nestled in a small orchard along a quiet lane, Ivan’s hives are surrounded by fallen apples, which crunch underfoot and release their heady aroma as one approaches. Пчальнік дзеда Івана.  Цераблічы 2018 г.           Ivan next to his 100-year-old tree-trunk hive (kaloda – калода), a traditional way… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 9, 2018

Photos of the Day for October 8, 2018

Portraits of Polesia.  Tsjerablichy 2018. Партрэты Палесься.  Цераблічы 2018 г.     Mats’vjej. Мацьвей.           Mats’vjej’s older sister Chesa and their younger brother Jelisjej. Мацьвеява старшая сястра Чэса з іх малодшым брацікам Елісеем.  

Photo of the Day for October 7, 2018

Homage to the Fence.  Tsjerablichy 2018.  “Good fences make good neighbors,” as Robert Frost noted in his laconic, ironic New England voice.  Fences in Belarus show  homeowners’ pride in order — a prized general value in a village — but also their individuality.  Even when tired after years of faithful service, the Belarusan wooden fence… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 7, 2018

Photo of the Day for October 4, 2018

Hollowed-out tree-trunk beehive (kaloda – карода) ready for repair of its baseplate.  Tsjerablichy 2018. Калода на рамонт.  Цераблічы 2018 г.  

Photos of the Day for October 2, 2018

A bumper apple crop.  Tsjerablichy 2018. This year brought an unusually abundant apple crop throughout Belarus. “Яблыкаў богато.“  Цераблічы 2018 г.           The crop was so large that the weight of apples on the trees caused many older boughs to break. У шматлікіх выпадах вага яблыкаў зламала старшыя галіны.    … Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 2, 2018