Jane, Storks build their nests in tall trees, on chimney tops and at the top of electric poles. You can imagine how bad an idea it is to build on the last two. Often people will build a platform at the top of a barn, dead tree or something else that is high-up to encourage storks to build a nest there. The Ustron~ stork web site was originally installed to teach Polish school children about storks and to give them a better understanding of their national bird. Between now and August when they leave, it can get pretty entertaining. Now that both adults are in the nest there will be lots of clacking (that's how they identify each other and this is passed along to the babies), mating (oops you just missed an attempt), egg laying (2-4 eggs), eggs hatching and hopefully the storklets growing up to learn to fly and leave the nest. http://www.bociany.edu.pl/ Click on "STREAM - GNIAZDO W USTRONIU" for live web cam. BTW Gniazdo is nest, Bociany is stork. Can't help you with the cucumber (ogórek) patch. Debbie Jane Simmons wrote: > Thanks for the insight Sophie. Where did they build their nests? Also, why > shouldn't you walk through the cucumber patch? > > Jane > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sophie Gottemoller" <gottemollers@gmail.com> > To: <poland-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:52 PM > Subject: Re: [POLAND] Polish Roots or Stork Watching > > > Storks in Poland are an old custom and very important. My Dad, born > in Poland and lived there until he was 25 years old said there were > two sacred laws. The first was that they are NEVER to walk through > the cucumber patch and the second was to enjoy watching the storks and > realizing that they bring good luck......but do not touch or in any > way throw things at the nest or the storks. So it is important, I > think of my Dad every stork season time and can't figure out how he or > his brothers could possibly throw anything at the nest. Every culture > has its own customs and for me it is an important one. Sophie > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 3:19 AM, Remick <ralph.remick@gmail.com> wrote: >> Will someone please explain to me what STORK WATCHING has to do with >> researching Polish roots? >> >> Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as >> long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic researching our Polish >> roots. >> -
Cucumber patch: if you ever had a good sized garden you know that the leafs are of varied sizes and the veggies hide under the leaves. My grandmother loved fresh cucumber, fried, pickeled and some were stored in their under ground "refrigerator" and used for a short time. My Dad's favorite was cucumbers with chopped green onions and sour cream dressing. Still make and my grown up kids are keeping up the family favorite. It is true....my kids were never allowed near the cucumbers.......Sophie On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Debbie Greenlee <daveg@airmail.net> wrote: > Jane, > > Storks build their nests in tall trees, on chimney tops and at the top > of electric poles. You can imagine how bad an idea it is to build on > the last two. > > Often people will build a platform at the top of a barn, dead tree or > something else that is high-up to encourage storks to build a nest there. > > The Ustron~ stork web site was originally installed to teach Polish > school children about storks and to give them a better understanding > of their national bird. Between now and August when they leave, it can > get pretty entertaining. Now that both adults are in the nest there > will be lots of clacking (that's how they identify each other and this > is passed along to the babies), mating (oops you just missed an > attempt), egg laying (2-4 eggs), eggs hatching and hopefully the > storklets growing up to learn to fly and leave the nest. > http://www.bociany.edu.pl/ > Click on "STREAM - GNIAZDO W USTRONIU" for live web cam. > > BTW Gniazdo is nest, Bociany is stork. > > Can't help you with the cucumber (ogórek) patch. > > Debbie > > Jane Simmons wrote: >> Thanks for the insight Sophie. Where did they build their nests? Also, why >> shouldn't you walk through the cucumber patch? >> >> Jane >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sophie Gottemoller" <gottemollers@gmail.com> >> To: <poland-roots@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:52 PM >> Subject: Re: [POLAND] Polish Roots or Stork Watching >> >> >> Storks in Poland are an old custom and very important. My Dad, born >> in Poland and lived there until he was 25 years old said there were >> two sacred laws. The first was that they are NEVER to walk through >> the cucumber patch and the second was to enjoy watching the storks and >> realizing that they bring good luck......but do not touch or in any >> way throw things at the nest or the storks. So it is important, I >> think of my Dad every stork season time and can't figure out how he or >> his brothers could possibly throw anything at the nest. Every culture >> has its own customs and for me it is an important one. Sophie >> >> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 3:19 AM, Remick <ralph.remick@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Will someone please explain to me what STORK WATCHING has to do with >>> researching Polish roots? >>> >>> Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as >>> long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic researching our Polish >>> roots. >>> - > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message