I took the photo of the Bald Eagle near Teulon, Manitoba. Some say, it looks like a Robert Bateman. I have added my abstract image of a colourful eagle on the right-hand side. I used a combination of mixed media using coloured ink wells with traditional pens and also coloured pens. I combined both of my elements in the computer.
The eagle is a symbol of freedom and indpendence for many nations including the USA, Russia and Poland, among others.
As a note, I uploaded this image many years ago but accidentally deleted it.
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The Polish name for Aunt or Aunty is Ciocia. I have had a number of Aunts on both sides of the family and the thing that I have to say about them is that they are very strong women – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. They had to be. They lived in Poland during World War II which you can imagine was not an easy time.
I have such a profound respect for my Ciotki. They were very hard-working as many Polish people of that generation had to be out of necessity. They had it drilled into them because there were hard times on the farm and it was part of your ethic – essentially your personality – to work hard. You had to do everything yourself and be efficient and effective at it.
There wasn’t room to be slack and idle. You did what you could to help out.
I had one Aunt, Ciocia Angie, who was already married with a number of children. The story goes that she was helping a mother cow calve her baby. She was successful but came into the farm house, sat down in an arm chair, had a heart attack and died. That is how hard-working the women were. They did many things that the men would do.
Now to talk about my Uncles or Wujki would be another story in and of themselves. They were extremely brave, hard-working and courageous. What they endured, no person should have to go through. Have I mentioned being imprisoned, being sent to work camps and being sent to a gulag in Siberia?
Anyways, I honour my Cioci for teaching me to stand up for myself and help out where I can. It is through their example that I have learned to be hard-working in my life too in whatever I face or do. Thanks Cioci!
Biały I Czerwony – Photography by Mary MIkawoz Click on image or link to see entire image.
Bialy i Czerwony
This photograph, that I took, is named “ Biały I Czerwony” which translated into Polish, as “White and Red.” It reminds me of the Polish flag which is two horizontal stripes with white on top of the red. It is opposite of the flag of Monaco.
I like the white rose flowers which dominate the imagery but that there is just a hint or speck of red flower popping up.
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I was inspired to write this poem because of the inspiration that George D. Mestral received in developing Velcro from the concept of thistles in how they work and how they cling to you by observing how burdock and bur seeds attached themselves to his dog’s furs and to his clothing. He examined them under a microscope discovering all the little hooks and then put it into action.
This Swiss electrical engineer thought of the idea in 1941 and invented the idea of Vclcro in 1948. Did you also know that Velcro fasteners made of Teflon loops, polyester hooks, and glass backing are used in Space Stations in outer space?
From a personal point of view, my family went to Poland when I was 6 years old. That summer we visited a relative’s farm. I remember running through some normal fields and then realizing that I had beautiful little flowers stuck all over and on my skirt when my sister pointed them out to me. I thought they were pretty until I tried to take them off and they stuck firmly to my clothing and pierced my fingers. Then I thought they were nasty but now I just see them for the beauty that they are in this photograph that I took.
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