Tag: Polesia

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 May 14, 2018

Spring flood, Vjeras’nitsa 2018. Веснавая паводка, Верасьніца 2018 г.   This was a favorite springtime view until a new spasm of “amelioration” led to the construction of a dyke along the northern edge of Vjeras’nitsa (visible in the center of the first photo along the right-hand edge) and the annual flood seemed to be terminally… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 14, 2018

Photo of the Day for May 13, 2018

A favorite Polesian oak tree, with much of the field under water from 2018’s healthy spring flood in the Pripet (Prypjats’) Basin.  Varonina 2018. Любімы палескі дуб пры веснавой паводцы.  Вароніна 2018 г.  

Photos of the Day for May 12, 2018

Spring flood on the Pripet (Prypjats’) River 2018. After several years of near drought, the Pripet basin of Polesia was once again blessed with a healthy spring flood, one whose volume recalled the ample floods of 2013 and 2008.  These views give a hint of what the region looked forward to in spring for eons… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 12, 2018

Photo of the Day for May 11, 2018

Crosses of Belarus (part LXXXI):  roadside cross, Borki (Zhytkavichy District) 2018. Крыжы Беларусі (частка LXXXI): прыдарожны крыж, Боркі (Жыткавіцкі раён) 2018 г.