Deep Breath

Hovering over the waters, the Breath saw a shapeless void and a dark deep. From this, the One of Ones formed the Whole. In breathing, the One of Ones filled it with Light. Eyeing the Light, the One of Ones knew purpose. And the first cycle began. Forever turning. Forever breathing. Raf Uzar

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Words of Love – Transexual TNT

I was out and about on the internet the other day looking for new Polish words which might inspire me to new heights of bilingual bliss and was mildly amused by the graphical interpretation that tag frequency clouds often provide. You often get useless alphabetical combinations of words that mean nothing, but every now andContinue reading “Words of Love – Transexual TNT”

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Adventures in Lemko Land

Inspired by what I had read and researched for a recent post, I decided to grab my bike and head down south to deepest, darkest Lemko Land. I decided to pick a place (or places) that were close to water. My destinations were the villages of Łosie and Klimkówka (the latter being created after theContinue reading “Adventures in Lemko Land”

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Lemko Land

History is all about ifs and buts and one particular region seems indicative of this statement. This region is Lemko Land, better known as Łemkowszczyzna or Lemkivshchyna. Sadly, the population of this region was decimated by Operation Wisła which forcibly repatriated and/or deported thousands of Lemkos changing the character of the region forever. It’s oddContinue reading “Lemko Land”

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