Photo excursion to Bahushevichy (Bjerazino District) 2018. Фотавандроўка па Багушэвічах 2018 г. IV/IV. Ornamental window lintels (lishtvy – ліштвы). As with embroidered patterns and symbols on traditional national costumes, the motifs and styles of ornamental window lintels (lishtvy) differ from region to region. In Bahushevichy, in addition to stylized snakes and dragons similar to… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 25, 2018
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Photos of the Day for June 24, 2017
Evening light in late spring, Tsjerablichy 2017. From mid-May the Polesian evening sky rises and the light gives a lingering caress to wooden fences and the sides of wooden houses. Вячэрнае асьвятленьне познай вясной, Цераблічы 2017 г.
Photo of the Day for November 30, 2016
Sakuny Villages 2015 (I/VI): Shchytkavichy, Ljauki, Drazhna. The Sakuny were a sub-group of the Dryhavichy — one of the principal Slavic tribes who from the early Middle Ages inhabited lands which are now part of Belarus. The Sakuny lived principally along or near the River Ptsich (Пціч) and its tributary Aresa (Арэса, Раса) in central/south-central… Continue reading Photo of the Day for November 30, 2016
Photos of the Day for November 10, 2016
Ashmjany 2015 (part III/X): Wooden houses along Savjetskaja Street. Ашмяны 2015 г. (частка III/X): Драўляныя хаты, вул. Савецкая. Pre-war house. Даваенная хата. Rear (formerly the front side?) of what appears to be a pre-war house and shop. Задні (былая пярэдні?) фасад даваеннай хаты-крамы (?). Main facade (former rear entrance with carriage… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 10, 2016