Tag: вёскі

Photos of the Day for October 3, 2016

Polesian roads:  from the Sporava Marsh Preserve to Pinsk 2016, part I/V. Wandering Belarus’ back roads is a pleasure for a photographer.  One needs to forget sticking rigidly to a schedule, for in the slow passage through village and forest, past pastures and fields, one absorbs the deep history and even deeper rhythms of the nation… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 3, 2016

Photos of the Day for September 6, 2016

Braslau Lakes Region:  Villages on the Shores of Lakes Vojsa and Njedrava 2016. Браслаўскія азёры:  вёскі на беразе азёраў Войса й Недрава 2016 г.   Near Zarechcha.  Ля в. Зарэчча.   The offspring of the woman who owns this homestead in Kreunja return often to help her keep the house, the orchard and garden, and… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 6, 2016

Photos of the Day for February 6, 2016

Belarus in winter:  Mastytychy 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  Мастытычы 2016 г. Photographic expeditions in January took me several times to the rolling hills of northern Baranavichy District.  Although in decline for the same reasons afflicting so many other villages in Belarus, Mastytychy, along the road to Pachapava, draws the eye with what the hands of earlier… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 6, 2016

Photos of the Day for June 1, 2014

Belarus in Faces (part CXXXIV). Depending on the character of a village and the mix of kids, parents and grandparents, some village streets form themselves naturally into an extended agora.  Azdamichy’s main street is one such lively place, especially on a Sunday evening or after a major church feast, when kids gather to talk shop… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 1, 2014