Tag: Gardens

Photos of the Day for May 12, 2020

In search of a human scale:  Mjensk 2019. У шуканьні чалавечага вымярэньня: Менск 2019 г.   One can still find country-like yards and gardens in some Mjensk neighborhoods of private houses (what Belarusians call “private sectors”)… У менскіх прыватных сектарах яшчэ можна патрапіць на куты, падобныя на казачныя вясковыя сады…         …but… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 12, 2020

Photos of the Day for February 14, 2020

Photo expedition to Valozhyn District 2019:  Padbjarez’, Dzjasjatniki (Dzjesjatniki), Al’shanka, Vishnjeva, Kiby, Adamova, Zhomajdz’, Ts’viroushchyna, Filipinjaty. Фотавандроўка па Валожынскім раёне 2019 г.: Падбярэзь, Дзясятнікі (Дзесятнікі), Альшанка, Вішнева, Кібы, Адамова, Жомайдзь, Цьвіроўшчына, Філіпіняты.     Crosses of Belarus (part CXVIII). Крыжы Беларусі (частка CXVIII).         Abandoned house with exuberant garden. Закінутая хата з… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 14, 2020

Photos of the Day for July 25, 2019

Pentecost:  Papshychy 2019 (IV/XIV). Long ago the residents of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus were miraculously spared death from a plague which ravaged the surrounding area.  To commemorate their forefathers’ deliverance, villagers observe the feast of Pentecost by carrying a cloth, onto which people place offerings, in a procession from a roadside… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 25, 2019