Photos of the Day for December 11, 2018

Oak grove, Borki (Zhytkavichy District) 2018. A beautiful open grove on the old flood plain of the Pripet (Prypjats’) River.  Much of the grove remains intact today, although regional authorities scandalously cut down half-a-dozen or more oaks on the edge of the grove in 2012. Дуброўка, Боркі (Жыткавіцкі раён) 2018 г.   II/II    … Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 11, 2018

Photos of the Day for December 10, 2018

Oak grove, Borki (Zhytkavichy District) 2018. A beautiful open grove on the old flood plain of the Pripet (Prypjats’) River.  Much of the grove remains intact today, although regional authorities scandalously cut down half-a-dozen or more oaks on the edge of the grove in 2012. Дуброўка, Боркі (Жыткавтцкі раён) 2018 г.   I/II    … Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 10, 2018

Photos of the Day for May 12, 2018

Spring flood on the Pripet (Prypjats’) River 2018. After several years of near drought, the Pripet basin of Polesia was once again blessed with a healthy spring flood, one whose volume recalled the ample floods of 2013 and 2008.  These views give a hint of what the region looked forward to in spring for eons… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 12, 2018

Photo of the Day for May 11, 2018

Crosses of Belarus (part LXXXI):  roadside cross, Borki (Zhytkavichy District) 2018. Крыжы Беларусі (частка LXXXI): прыдарожны крыж, Боркі (Жыткавіцкі раён) 2018 г.