Photo of the Day for December 28, 2017

The Extraordinary in the “Ordinary”:  Hands (part XV).   Tsjerablichy 2011. Hard-working but ever graceful.  Alert even in repose, when they rest — as always — in their proper place.  I think Belarusan hands reveal most eloquently Belarusans’ distinctive and instinctive traditions and attachment to place. Надзвычайнае ў “звычайным“: Рукі (частка XV).  Цераблічы 2011 г. Працавітыя,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for December 28, 2017

Photo of the Day for December 27, 2017

Winter in Polesia:  view from the Ramjel’-Al’shany road 2014. Палесьсе ўзімку: выгляд з дарогі Рамель-Альшаны 2014 г.  

Photo of the Day for November 12, 2017

Today marks RadzimaPhoto.com’s eighth anniversary.  Heartfelt thanks to all who visit. Сёньня RadzimaPhoto.com сьвяткуе сваю восьмай гадавіну.  Шчыра дзякую ўсім, хто наведвае гэты сайт.     Lunch after an autumn day’s work in the Pripet Marshes.  Tsjerablichy 2010. Палескі абед пасьля восеньскай працы на балоце.  Цераблічы 2010 г.  

Photo of the Day for October 28, 2017

Home from berry-picking in the Pripet Marshes.  Tsjerablichy 2017. It’s been a long, hard day:  berry-pickers travel as much as 25 miles (40 kilometers) through the marshes to the best picking areas. Дахаты са збору журавіны на балоце.  Цераблічы 2017 г.        

Photo of the Day for October 27, 2017

Last grazing before winter.  Vjeljamichy 2017. The number of privately-owned horses continues to decline slowly in Stolin District as more and more villagers switch to small-scale mechanization. Восеньскія пашы.  Велямічы 2017 г.    

Photos of the Day for October 25, 2017

Last harvest days before Pakrou (feast of the Intercession of the Blessed Mother of God).  It is still a strongly-observed tradition in Belarus to clear the harvest from garden plots and field allotments before the feast of Pakrou on October 14 in order to ensure the the Mother of God’s protection of the land during… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 25, 2017

Photo of the Day for October 24, 2017

Last harvest days before Pakrou (feast of the Intercession of the Blessed Mother of God).  It is still a strongly-observed tradition in Belarus to clear the harvest from garden plots and field allotments before the feast of Pakrou on October 14 in order to ensure the the Mother of God’s protection of the land during… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 24, 2017

Photos of the Day for October 23, 2017

Autumn in Polesia:  harvest-time in Tsjerablichy 2017. Палесьсе ўвосень:  ураджай у Цераблічах 2017 г.