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 June 3, 2017

Traditional backpack (noshka – ношка), Tsjerablichy 2014. It is ever rarer to see women carrying things in the traditional way by forming a large cloth into a backpack. Ношка, Цераблічы 2014 г.    

Photos of the Day for May 30, 2017

May is the month for peonies and early lilies in Tsjerablichy. У траўні Цераблічы вітае ўсіх марнатраўнасьцю півоній і ранішніх лілій.    

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.  

Photo of the Day for May 16, 2017

Spring light in Polesia:  Tsjerablichy-Machul’ road 2017. Веснавое асьвятленьне на Палесьсі:  дарога Цераблічы-Мачуль 2017 г.