Photo of the Day for October 30, 2018

Autumnal colors of 2018:  view westward toward Losk and the Orthodox church of St. George. Восеньскія колеры: від з усходу на Лоск і царкву Сьвятога Георгія.  

Photo of the Day for September 2, 2018

Photo survey of Iuje District:  Hudzishki, Barutsishki, Zubavichy, Hudzjenjaty (Hudzinjenta), Lazduny, Bacheshniki, Lazduny 2. Фотавандроўка па Іўеўскім раёне: Гудзішкі, Баруцішкі, Зубавічы, Гудзеняты (Гудзінента), Лаздуны, Бачэшнікі, Лаздуны 2.   Lazduny 2, 2018. Лаздуны 2, 2018 г.   View northward from Lazduny 2 toward the Roman Catholic church of Sts. Simon and Thaddeus, three miles/five kilometers away… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 2, 2018

Photo of the Day for August 27, 2018

Photo survey of Iuje District:  Hudzishki, Barutsishki, Zubavichy, Hudzjenjaty (Hudzinjenta), Lazduny, Bacheshniki, Lazduny 2. Фотавандроўка па Іўеўскім раёне: Гудзішкі, Баруцішкі, Зубавічы, Гудзеняты (Гудзінента), Лаздуны, Бачэшнікі, Лаздуны 2.   Hudzjenjaty (Hudzinjenta) 2018. Like Hudzishki (photos of the day for August 23), a toponym of Baltic origin:  Hud is the colloquial Lithuanian term for Belarusian.  The village… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 27, 2018

Photos of the Day for May 8, 2018

April 2017 photo expedition to Vjaljejka, Mjadzjel and Pastavy Districts.  Part IV/IV:  Baradzino, Varen’ki, River Narachanka, Brusy, Svatki, Pashkoushchyna, Vjaljejka Reservoir. Фотавандроўка ў красавіку 2017 г. па спадчыне Вялейскага, Мядзедьскага й Пастаўскага раёнаў. Частка IV/IV: Барадзіно, Варэнькі, рака Нарачанка, Брусы, Сваткі, Пашкоўшчына, Вялейскае вадасховішча.   Sky on a spring evening, Pashkoushchyna. Вячэрняе неба ўвесну, Пашкоўшчына.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 8, 2018

Photo of the Day for April 27, 2018

April 2017 photo expedition to Vjaljejka, Mjadzjel and Pastavy Districts with Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian Association for the Preservation of Historic and Cultural Monuments (БДТАПГК) and regional historian and conservationist Andrej Matsur.  Part III/IV:  along the trace of the Eastern Front in Pastavy District (Jareva, Sviljeli, Norkavichy, Dvarchany). Фотавандроўка ў красавіку 2017 г.… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 27, 2018

Photos of the Day for February 27, 2018

Photo expedition in January 2018 to western Braslau District with Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian Association for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments (БДТАПГК): Kazjany, Vidzy, Vidzy-Lauchynskija, Vajnjuny, Ashkarahi, Staradvoryshcha, Sipavichy, Bohina, Uhora, Daljokija, Opsa, Bjal’monty (Akhremautsy), Pahoshcha, Miljuntsy (Pjelikany), Drys’vjaty. Фотаэкспедыцыя ў студзені 2018 г. па заходняй частцы Браслаўскага раёна з Антонам… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 27, 2018