U. You. Ewe. It all sounds the same...

ABC Wednesday is a word meme with participants from around the world. This fabulous meme was created and hosted by Mrs. Denise Nesbitt who hails from Great Britain. We are now in our sixth round-some of the participants have been with this from the very first round; others have joined in along the way. Each week we are taken across the globe to see the varied and exciting contributions people have taken the time to discover and capture. We start with the letter, "A" and each week we post something in regards to the next letter of the alphabet. This week's letter is, "U".

UNDERSIDE

It's a different perspective when you look at something from a different angle. Such as, the underside of this hibiscus flower. Pretty cool, huh?

UNION JACK

(this image is from Wikipedia's site)

The Union Jack flag is the flag of Great Britain. It was introduced as the flag in 1606 (wow, that's a long time ago!). The Wikipedia site (click on the word) has an interesting article on the origin of the name "Jack". Perhaps it is safest to just refer to it as the Union Flag. The Hawaiian flag also looks like a Union Jack and that too, is an interesting article if your muse is curious!

URANUS

(source is unknown for this image)

Would I be able to tell the difference between Uranus and Saturn just by looking at a picutre? I'm not sure!
From Wikipedia's site:
"Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, and the third-largest and fourth most massive planet in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus (Ancient Greek: Οὐρανός) the father of Cronus (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter). Though it is visible to the naked eye like the five classical planets, it was never recognized as a planet by ancient observers because of its dimness and slow orbit.^[16] Sir William Herschel announced its discovery on March 13, 1781, expanding the known boundaries of the Solar System for the first time in modern history. Uranus was also the first planet discovered with a telescope."

'ULU

(this image is from Wikipedia's site)

'Ulu is Hawaiian for, breadfruit. At any given luau in Hawaii, it is often served. It is baked in the imu (a Hawaiian underground oven) along with the pig. 'Ulu was a staple to the Hawaiian diet, and I must admit, I rather like how it tastes. Sort of like a yellow sweet potato, but with a more dense texture. I love the breadfruit trees; most especially because of the large, dark green leaves that it has.

A LINOCUT PRINT OF 'ULU

Although I did the lino cut of this image, the artwork is not mine. It is of Deitrich Variel who does wondeful woodcuts depicting Hawaiian life. As far as I knkow, he lives in Hilo. I did a name search on him and came up with nothing, which is hard to believe since his prints are extrememly popluar in Hawaii. I'm sure someone from Hawaii will clue me in?

ADDENDUM: Glenda clued me in. Although I own a print of his, that's how I read his signature! His name is Dietrich Varez. No wonder my name searches didn't work. Check him out. Thanks, Glenda!