Photo of the Day for February 9, 2011: The Bench VI

The Bench VI.  Лаўка (частка VI). 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, the gathering place of generations on a summer’s eve, the village agora, the permanent observation post.  The bench is the… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 9, 2011: The Bench VI

Photo of the Day for February 8, 2011: Interior Light V

Interior Light V.  Інтэр’ернае асьвятленьне (частка V). There is something deeply comforting in the natural light that suffuses a Belarusian home.  This is a light as ineffable and timeless as it is bound to place and season. Сонечнае сьвятло напаўняе беларускі дом і робіць яго невымоўна ўтульным.   Гэтае сьвятло й няўлоўнае, і вечнае, і… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 8, 2011: Interior Light V