Meeting with President, Paintings and CHRISTMAS

Dear blog readers,

 I see that you not sleeping and regular visit my page. I think this is great. Sorry for all who comment on my blogs, but don't get answers. I try to write them (I can say that one answer I wrote 12 times/not lie/ and when I push a button to confirm it, it will show me that here is a problem and try again), but I read them all and keep them in heart.
And now back to the topic. In December 10 I went in capital of Lithuania, to big event for International contest winners, where President of Lithuania and Minister of Education congratulate us, shake hand and gift a bag and amazing greeting. Here is some photos (photographer Jonas Karolis):

The breathtaking President speech.

What a nice feeling in White hall with decorated Christmas tree and gift for us.

I love the photographer who take a photo of how I shake hand for President

and for Minister of Education

And we all, the team of European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) 2013 who come from Lithuania to Prague.

 

A great visit in capital and meeting with President make me very proud. But that is not the end. I think this is just a beginning of new journey to bigger works. For Christmas I wish for microscope. I hope Santa will hear my wish and I can explore something more. But I think that Santa will hear other my wish about the phone, because that which I have now have some problems, which can't be fixed for low price. I was good this year, reached a lot, so maybe one of those wish will come true.

 Now you maybe start to think why I wrote the paintings, while I talk only about President and Christmas. Well yes, that is important. But I can happily say, that I done this year in university, now I have a vacations, so that mean I have some free time and when I have it, I let my hands relax with brush and canvas. I add just two photos of my new works:



As you may see they both are blue. That is the color which associate with winter. Blue always mean cold for me, so this painting is frost on canvas. My dad loves it, he take a look on this for about a 15 minutes and try to see something unusual. I did that too.

 

This is great painting, which I done yesterday. This one I paint for my sister, who loves blue color. I just love to see the clouds and this is first serious try to paint them. And I think that I am succeed. The town in this painting is not just my imagination. This is my town from the view, when we go home from grandparents and first view from highway is just like this.

 

I hope these painting going better and better. And now, for the end, I want to say big thank you for keeping in touch all the year and read my posts. I also thank for all who share information which I need, teach me something new, gift me seeds, or even ordered daylilies for me. For all who buy my silk works and comment all my posts here or in Facebook.

 

Big hugs for all,
Edvinas



Non garden thing, but about the gardener

 Hello for all,

This time is nothing to do in garden. Even I have no snow here, but rain and strong wind doesn't make outdoors attract me to go in garden. And I have nothing to do now. So I can post something about person who work in that garden - me. Today I mention just recently news, what I do. So begin with last weekend when we light our city Christmas tree with fireworks. In this photo you see our unique Christmas tree, which make from plastic bags only, in back our City Hall and wonderful firework show. That day was great, no wind, rain or snow. That was first year when we go to see this ceremony again. Last time we go here about 10 years back.

(This photo captured with simple phone camera by me and not edited with any program)

 

"To Edvinas Misiukevičius, 2012-2013 school years European Union contest for young scientists laureate. Kaunas city municipality." This text is on medal which I got yesterday in wonderful ceremony for special city students at City Hall, which is in first photo I posted. This is second medal which I got and now I am proud of those honors and I believe that these gave me more confidence and just make me step up for more works.

Next year I plan two trips to other countries. One is of my EUCYS Special Prize to Joint Research Centre and second to LIYSF (London International Young Scientist Forum). And all summer spend in my gardens (now I have 3: my own, grandmother and one, which I get from university).

Also, next year I plan to do some other interesting activity with daylilies. This time not science article, but just experiment when I try to convert diploid to tetraploid. All winter discovery and read articles and hear other peoples experience in this and then try. Today I got scalpels kit, so I am a half ready :D Just kidding, first I need to found chemicals and read instructions again and again.

That is enough for now. Will go to learn some things for University lectures. I thought that last weeks may be easier, but I was wrong :D

 

Good luck,

Edvinas

Respect. Inspiration. News.

Dear my blog visitors. I want to thank you all for interest in my blogs. That show number of views. Oh my, 5000 views of my blog this time! This number show me, that here is worth to write and share my garden and my own news. That's what I will do today also.
  I won't be here for long time because as some of you know I was in university. Busy with hard things, news and long lectures. But that is not so boring when I know that when I back home I found my little garden, cactus inside and great memories from summer or past year events. That contest, which was held in Prague give me really a lot. At first respect in university. People start to say hi when saw me, even professors, or heads of university happily shake my hand and talk for a few moments. That was amazing.
Now back to my garden things. In Lithuania we still have no snow (this is not usual), so I still can to go in garden and enjoy very late blooms. That really surprise me when one day, while I go to other building in my yard and seen iris bloom. Then I stoped and stare. That was SDB iris 'Forever Blue'. Other hybridizers say that this iris really blooms for a long time, and was a great rebloomer. But I had no rebloomers in my garden until that day. Also I seen Tricyrtis in bloom. That was a new plant to my garden.
 Tricyrtis

SDB Iris Forever Blue.

 

And you may think why I wrote inspiration in topic of this blog. Well as I was very busy, my minds was only on university things I have no time for something else. As like free time when I do some arts. And today, after long and really hard day I back home and feel that I want to do something big. I found one great song, which I listen now still, and then booom. I feel real true inspiration to do some arts. At university I have drawing lectures and here I paint a lot, but that was nothing if I don't want or inspiration was in other way, but not with me. So today I take my old artwork with daylilies in vase (that one, which I really don't like), and cover it with yellow and orange/red acrylic colors and then add few poppy flowers. As a result of it you can see few photos. Sorry for quality, these was taken with phone and in dark room.

 

 

And the last topic is News. In this gap I can say very shortly that I get invitation to meet Lithuanian president in special even for International contests winners. That will be great even. And I see our president again.

 

That's all for now.

Good luck,

Edvinas

Autumn in Lithuania

 I spend a lot my time in university things all the time and this time I can give all time only for myself. And what a free time without talking with you all. At first thanks for all who view and comment. I seen all comments, and have them all in mind. Today I will talk about my free time.

On the top was a new plant in my garden. As I love ornamental plants in fair I buy this nice Carex, which I hope was hardy enough for my winter.

  This autumn, after contest in Prague I had a lot possibilities to use and one of them is a new land field for my works. So one of my interest is all kinds of plants, so I spend few days after university for seeds picking. I go to arboretums, and dendro-parks. I love all kind of maples, so I collect about a thousand of seeds and as they are fresh almost all will germinate. Here I show few photos of my lovely time spent in park areas.

 This tree catch my eye and I go to look close even grass was very wet. I was shocked when I saw that this is quercus (Oak) tree.  The leaves was very nice and have like some kind a fur. I pick few leaves to my collection of leaves. I just start some new one, because leaves is get old and I do not know how to keep them in great condition.

What I like is color of autumn. I love to live in Lithuania where is a lot of trees with leaves and in autumn all of them has different colors. Like rainbow in forest. Here is a photo of color contrast. Also that tree has unusual shadow. Just take a look. It looks like square. I just go closer to take a look if that is true. And yes it is.

Lovely tree which catch all people eye. This is catalpa tree with seedpods. I pick a lot of them and they has full dose seeds.

 

And in end of my colorful blog without daylilies and irises, I add what I did yesterday. As I Lithuania we do not have official day called Halloween, I just want to feel the same what people in U.S. feel. Just with carved pumpkin. And this is how I imagine it.

In light and in dark. Love this creation.

 

Good luck, and have a nice autumn and not very cold winter.

Edvinas

New possibilities with big chalange

Hello for all who seen my post in here,

Today I write full of good feelings. Yesterday I get invitation to The London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF). This is very, very special for me. But the main problem for me is coast for participation. That fee is 1 495 GPB (about 2 424 dollars). Money for tickets I can collect, but participation fee for me is too big. So I try to search for donations to get in this event. I understand I ask very much, but I know nothing to how to reach money to this.
 This event will be heald in London (UK) and it is great opportunity for me to reach better communication stills and the main point of it is scientific time with special students from all over the world. To present my country and my interest in science will be so nice and interesting and to listen lectures and see great residential places of London, visit universities, labs and etc.
The biggest challange now is money. If you may have any suggestions for me, please feel free and write what you suggest for me to do to get money.

Good luck,
Edvinas