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Belarus in Faces (part LXVIII).  Беларусь у тварах (частка LXVIII). Waiting for Mass to begin, Slabodka 2011.  На чаканьні імшы, Слабодка 2011 год.

To commemorate Advent III.  З нагоды трэцяй нядзелі Адвэнту. Churches of Belarus (part XIX):  church of the Holy Trinity, Ishkal’dz’ 2012.  Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка XIX):  касьцёл Сьвятой Тройцы, Ішкальдзь 2012 год. Tucked away in the hard-to-reach village of Ishkal’dz’, Holy Trinity, dating from 1472, is the oldest unreconstructed church in Belarus.

Lunch at the Sawmill, Azdamichy 2012.  Абед у лесапільні, Аздамічы 2012 год. After hours of steady, hard work the men take a short but relished lunch break.

Sawmill (part IV), Azdamichy 2012.  Лесапільня (частка ІV), Аздамічы 2012 год.

Sawmill (part III), Azdamichy 2012.  Лесапільня (частка ІII), Аздамічы 2012 год. Maneuvering the log into place for cutting.

Sawmill (part II), Azdamichy 2012.  Лесапільня (частка ІI), Аздамічы 2012 год.

Sawmill (part I), Azdamichy 2012.  Лесапільня (частка І), Аздамічы 2012 год. Members of an extended family plus friends have come together at the local sawmill to cut beams, planks and struts for a new house.  The men maneuver the logs at an unhurried but steady and productive pace.

The oak tree is sacred to many Belarusians.  One sometimes comes across a solitary oak, noble in its solitude. Varonina 2011.  Вароніна 2011 год.

To commemorate Advent II.  З нагоды другай нядзелі Адвэнту. Churches of Belarus (part XVIII):  Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Dabraslauka 2012.  Цэрквы Беларусі (частка XVIII):  царква Сьвятой Тройцы, Дабраслаўка 2012 год. The wooden church of the Holy Trinity in Dabraslauka (1758) is the narrowest church in Belarus, with a nave only 22.5 feet (6.9… Continue reading Photo of the Day for December 9, 2012

In honor of the Immaculate Conception.  З нагоды Беззаганнага Зачацьця Найсьвяцейшай Панны Марыі.   Church of St. George, Kramjanitsa 2012.  Касьцёл Сьвятога Юр’я, Крамяніца 2012 год.