Crosses of Belarus (part LXX): rare cemetery cross hewn from a single bough-section, Bizharavichy 2007-2017. This cross was still in good shape when I first saw it in 2007. However, the country-wide mania of cutting down cemetery trees hit Bizharavichy in 2014, and by late spring 2017 the last three years’ exposure to the elements… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 13, 2017
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Photo of the Day for June 11, 2017
Rye field, Buda (Zhytkavichy District) 2012. Жытнёвае поле, Буда (Жыткавіцкі раён) 2012 г.
Photos of the Day for June 6, 2017
Patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2015. Whereas Western churches now celebrate Trinity Sunday one week after Pentecost, the Orthodox church continues to celebrate Pentecost and Holy Trinity on the same day, seven Sundays after Easter. In addition to the Pentecost/Trinity Sunday service, the Orthodox parish of the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 6, 2017
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.
Photo of the Day for June 2, 2017
Goslings under close escort, Tsjerablichy 2014. Гусяняткі пад пыльным канвоем, Цераблічы 2014 г.
Photo of the Day for June 1, 2017
Eight storks’ nests in a single oak tree, Abrova 2016. Палескі цуд: восемь буслянак на адным дубе, Аброва 2016 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 29, 2017
Rain cloud, late-May evening, Tsjerablichy 2014. Дождж на гарызонце ўвечары ў позным траўні, Цераблічы 2014 г.
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.