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Belarus in Faces (part LXI).  Беларусь у тварах (частка LXI). Granddad Ryhor and his grandsons, Tsjerablichy 2012.  I took this portrait at the request of Granddad Ryhor’s daughter, the boys’ mother, just before Granddad Ryhor set off with friends to run a combine harvester for two months in the next province. Спадар Рыгор з унукамі,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 9, 2012: Belarus in Faces LXI / Беларусь у тварах LXI

Approaching Storm, Sosny 2012.  Перад навальніцай, Сосны 2012 год.

Evening Light in the Pripet Marshes.  Вечарнае асьвятленьне ў сярэднай Прыпяці. Tsjerablichy 2012.  Цераблічы 2012 год.

First Haying in Belarus, Tsjerablichy Meadows 2012.  Сенакос на сярэдняй Палесьсі, Цераблічы 2012 год. A cow needs three tons of hay for the winter.  Today’s gathering of hay forms a haystack of more than two tons.    

Haying in Polesia, Tsjerablichy Meadows 2012.  Сенакос на Палесьсі, церабліцкія лугі 2012 год. With consummate teamwork and steady rhythm members of this extended family form neat rows for the men to load on the hay wagons.    

Summer Evening, Vjeljamichy 2012.  Летні вечар, Велямічы 2012 год.

First Haying, Tsjerablichy Meadows 2012.  Першы сенакос, церабліцкія лугі 2012 год. Agility, energy, and teamwork.

First Haying, Tsjerablichy Meadows 2012.  Жнівеньскі сенакос, Церабліцкія лугі 2012 год. It is an ages-old race to gather the hay before it rains.  Amidst other urgent chores this extended family works in the heat of the day to collect the first cutting.  Their acreage is a patch of marshland meadows which the local collective farm… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 2, 2012

Congratulations to Pjatro and Valjantsina on their second wedding anniversary!  Fondest wishes for continued happiness together. See photo for August 27, 2010. Пятро й Валянціна:  два гады разам.  Яшчэ сто гадоў! Гл. таксама фотаздымак з 27.08.2010 года.

Waiting for the Wedding Party, Hlybokaje District 2007.  У чаканьні вясельнай дружыны, Глыбоччына 2007 год. Members of a wedding party often set up a “toll gate” to intercept the bride and groom after the marriage ceremony.