Photo of the Day for May 14, 2017

Spring flood in Polesia, Veras’nitsa 2017. The 2017 spring flood in the Pripet (Prypjats’ – Прыпяць) watershed has been ample in contrast to the much drier springs of the past three years. Палеская паводка, Верасьніца 2017 г. Нягледзячы на “меліярацыйныя“ праекты апошных гадоў  — у тым ліку новыя дамбы — прыемна было бачыць досіць высокую… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 14, 2017

Photo of the Day for May 7, 2017

Apricot blossoms, Tsjerablichy 2017. Despite repeated cold waves throughout April, some apricot trees in Tsjerablichy resisted the rain and frosts and kept their blossoms. Абрыкос у росквіту, Цераблічы 2017 г.    

Photo of the Day for May 4, 2017

The bench (part XVI):  spring evening conversation.  Azdamichy 2014. What can seem more prosaic than the plain wooden bench in front of almost every village house in Belarus?  And yet the bench is the pivot of social life, the gathering place of generations on a summer’s eve, the village agora, the permanent observation post.  The… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 4, 2017

Photo of the Day for May 2, 2017

Polesian spring:  new plastic sheeting for the cucumber hothouse.  Tsjerablichy 2016. Палеская вясна:  новая плёнка для парніку.  Цераблічы 2016 г.