Photos of the Day for October 14, 2015

Photo expedition to Ljel’chytski district:  Tonjezh and Bukcha.  Фотавандроўка па Лельчыцкім раёне:  Тонеж і Букча.

Village scenes, Bukcha 2015.  Вясковыя краявіды, Букча 2015 г.

Traditional crane well.

A standard feature in front of Belarusian village houses, the bench becomes a perfect mini-agora for the neighbors in early evening.  Here a house owner has ingeniously re-cycled old movie theater seats.

Since Belarusians are not allowed to own more than plots too small to permit efficient use of tractors, the horse remains key to productive farming.