Tag: grandmothers

Photo of the Day for August 22, 2018

Portraits of Polesia:  Granny Prosja, who celebrated her 100th birthday in January (see photos of the day for February 9, 2018), working in the garden on a spring evening.  Tsjerablichy 2018. Партрэты Палесься: бабуля Прося, якая сьвяткавала свой 100-ы дзень народзінаў у студзені (гл. фотаздымкі дня 09.02.2018 г.), у агародзе травеньскім вечарам перад заходам сонца.… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 22, 2018

Photo of the Day for August 2, 2018

Portraits of Polesia:  grannies at the Orthodox spring feast of St. Nicholas (May 22), Rukhcha 2018. Партрэты Палесься: гаспадынькі, прастольнае сьвята Міколы летняга, Рухча 2018 г.  

Photo of the Day for June 28, 2018

Polesia in faces:  Vjera with her granddaughters.  Azdamichy 2018. Палесьсе ў тварах: спадарыня Вера (з Церабліч) з унучкамі (з Кароціч).  Аздамічы 2018 г.  

Photo of the Day for May 17, 2018

Faces of Polesia, Tsjerablichy 2018. Палесьсе ў тварах, Цераблічы 2018 г.     Granny Prosja at 100 and three months. Бабуля Прося (у 100 гадоў і 3 месяцы).  

Photos of the Day for August 24, 2017

Trinity Monday photo expedition through Pinsk and Stolin Districts:  Polkhava, Mjasjatsichy, Vujvichy, Tyrvovichy, Sitsitsk, Plotnitsa, Rukhcha, Radchytsk, Stolin, Davyd-Haradok. Фотавандроўка ў дзень Сьвятога Духа па Пінскім і Столінскім раёнах:  Полхава, Мясяцічы, Вуйвічы, Тырвовічы, Сіціцк, Плотніца, Рухча, Радчыцк, Столін, Давыд-Гарадок.   A little way east from Vujvichy and the River Styr one crosses into Stolin District… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 24, 2017

Photo of the Day for May 28, 2017

Belarus in Faces (part CCXX):  grannies during Marian Month (May), Prudy 2013. These grannies were chatting on a bench after praying at a village Marian shrine — villagers in the Naliboki Wilderness (Nalibotskaja pushcha – Налібоцкая пушча) scrupulously observe the tradition of daily communal prayer to the Virgin Mary at roadside shrines.  They are holding… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 28, 2017

Photos of the Day for May 5, 2017

Belarus in Faces (part CCXVII):  Granny Anastasia, Ordzjevichy 2017. On one of the few warmish, sunny days in April, I made a return photo-expedition to the border between Ashmjany and Smarhon’ Districts northwest of Mjensk.  Stopping to re-photograph houses in the small village of Ordzjevichy (see photo of the day for October 30, 2016), I… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 5, 2017

Photo of the Day for February 7, 2017

Granny Prosja’s 99th birthday (IV/IV), Tsjerablichy, January 14, 2017.  Two Eufrasin’njas:  nine-year-old Chesa and ninety-nine-year-old Prosja. 99-ы дзень народзінаў бабулі Просі (IV/IV), Цераблічы, 14-га студзеня 2017 г.  Двое Эўфрасіньняў:  9-гадовай Чэсы й 99-гадовай Просі.