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RE: Entry for Pay it Forward Curation Contest (Week 49)
Thank you, @roleerob! Speaking of languages and different countries, I am curious do you know where your ancestors came from? Of course, feel free to skip this question if you feel that it's invading into your privacy :)
Have a great and sunny weekend! (Хубав и слънчев уикенд! (in Bulgarian) I suppose you are going to be in the backyard (as you mentioned in one of your posts) :)
Good morning (here) @insight-out.
Yes, well, I do definitely protect my privacy "in here," but I don't mind giving you the general idea. As an American, we are "mutts" (translation: mixed-breed dogs) ... 😉 … so my “pedrigree” (from DNA tests) includes about 50% the various British Isle countries, about 25% western European, of which half is German, and 25% a little bit of lots of others – like Norway, etc.
That said, as I wrote in my introductory post, both my wife and I are about as American as you can get. Both of our most recent “immigrant ancestors” arrived here in the mid 1850s. From Germany (Prussian military officer, in my case). All the rest of our ancestry goes back into 1700s of Colonial America, and many back into the 1600s …
How about you? Have you ever taken these DNA tests, which are now fairly common, at least “over here?”
As far as being in the backyard, our weather is quite volatile. So … Sadly spring has been put back on hold and we are supposed to get some more snow in the next few days … Booo! 😉
Everything is blossoming here :) It's smells fantastic :)
I haven't done a DNA test, although I am really curious and I should definitely consider doing one :) However, my cousin did. It turned out that our grandfather's ancestors lived here for the past 5000 years! It's amazing! We are the locals :D We carry the genes of the people who lived here before even the Slavs and the Ancient Bulgarians arrived in these lands. Just imagine how our bodies and way of life adapted to the area! :)
Very interesting @insight-out ...
... as this is consistent with what I imagine is true for many of the people in our world today. Specifically, DNA evidence supporting they are "nationals" in every sense of the word.
As Americans, we have a different DNA "story." The many reasons people "uprooted" from their ancient homelands to come here ... Into the "melting pot" ... As one of them, always interesting to me how that is perceived by others around the world ...
That is exciting. Can't wait for that to be true in our area, as Spring is my favorite. At higher elevations, the weather can be quite volatile. So, Spring one day and back (briefly ...) into Winter the next. We are expecting more snow within the next few days. But ... It will melt quickly then back to Spring ... 😊
It is typically not until mid to late May that we feel "safe" that what is planted will not subsequently be subject to freezing ... 😉