Photos of the Day for September 29, 2017

Potato harvest from the family allotment, Tsjerablichy 2017. First cultivated in the Belarusian lands in the mid-18th century, the potato is now one of the most important elements in the Belarusian diet.  Families anxiously await the harvest, the quantity and quality of which to a huge degree will determine both how well a homestead makes… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 29, 2017

Photos of the Day for September 9, 2017

Light in August – after the children’s party.  Tsjerablichy 2017. Сьвятло ў жніўні – дадому пасьля дзіцячага сьвята.  Цераблічы 2017 г.    

Photos of the Day for June 5, 2017

Tsjerablichy-Machul’ Road.  Дарога Цераблічы-Мачуль. The cobblestone road between Tsjerablichy- and Machul’ was laid down in 1988, using stone from Volhynia (Ukraine) which villagers from Tsjerablichy broke up and laid themselves.  The rougher texture of the surface differed from the more closely-fitted surfaces of Polish-era cobblestone roads…    Tsjerablichy-Machul’ road in 2007. Дарога у 2007 г.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 5, 2017

Photo of the Day for May 17, 2017

Spring treat: opening a jar of home-collected birch juice, Tsjerablichy 2017. Owing to the timing of this spring’s thaw and succeeding frosts, the 2017 birch juice harvest was especially tasty and bountiful in Tsjerablichy. Веснавая смакатааа:  цэлая банка сёлеташняга бярозавага соку, Цераблічы 2017 г.