the word for Sunday 29.11.09 is Window

Todays word is WINDOW. I am ill again today...this virus just doesn't seem to want to leave me. So for once l have to use an image from another day..sorry!!! I thought ok..openings with or without glass. Could be in a house, church, outhouse, car, train, bus, aeroplane, doll's houses and so on! So it is a window and that sounds so boring...how could l make it interesting..the window into your soul maybe..or the television is the window into the world? A window of oppurtunity? um!
Anyway after much thinking between rushing to the loo for one end or other (sorry about the image you must have in your mind now!!oops!). Anyway, l decide to go for a window but an old one in an old building with a thatched roof. Admittedly not a well kept thatched cottage but we are only after a window!!

window |ˈwindō|noun1 an opening in the wall or roof of a building or vehicle that is fitted with glass or other transparent material in a frame to admit light or air and allow people to see out.• a pane of glass filling such an opening : thieves smashed a window and took $600.• an opening in a wall or screen through which customers are served in a bank, ticket office, or similar building.• a space on the inside of a store's window where goods are displayed for sale : I prefer the red dress that's in the window | [as adj. ] beautiful window displays.2 a thing resembling such an opening in form or function, in particular• a transparent panel on an envelope to show an address.• Computing a framed area on a display screen for viewing information.• ( window on/into/to) a means of observing and learning about :television is a window on the world.• Physics a range of electromagnetic wavelengths for which a medium (esp. the atmosphere) is transparent.3 an interval or opportunity for action : February 15 to March 15 should be the final window for new offers.• an interval during which atmospheric and astronomical circumstances are suitable for the launch of a spacecraft.4 strips of metal foil or metal filings dispersed in the air to obstruct radar detection. [ORIGIN: military code word.]PHRASESgo out the window informal (of a plan or pattern or behavior) no longer exist; disappear.window of opportunity a favorable opportunity for doing something that must be seized immediately if it is not to be missed.window of vulnerability an opportunity to attack something that is at risk (esp. as a cold war claim that America's land-based missiles were easy targets for a Soviet first strike).windows of the soul organs of sense, esp. the eyes.DERIVATIVESwindowless |ˈwɪndoʊləs| adjective (in sense 1) .ORIGIN Middle English : from Old Norse vindauga, from vindr ‘wind’+ auga ‘eye.’

the word for Saturday 28.11.09 is RENEW

I am cheating today as there will be two images but as you read on, all will become clear....I hope!

The word for today is RENEW.  Today, Tony, Andrew, my daughter-in-law Gemma and myself went rental hunting in darkest Rutland. Jemma has got a new job, clever girl, so they are renting their flat in South Ealing and renting a flat some where near her new job. When l was a child, l lived in quarters at RAF Wittering, which is near were Gemma's new job will be. I had forgotten how beautiful the area is. Anyway, as usual l digress....the first rental we saw was a converted Westlyen Chapel dating back to the year 1895. It had been beautifully restored and converted into a two bedroom house. One errie thing about the chapel, was a framed document on one of the walls.  If you remember or never actually knew, my married name, hence my son's name is Howells....and he is Andrew Howells. If you look at the document below, you will see one of the witnesses to the signing of this document was an A Howell! In the past our spelling has been Hywel and Howell and finally Howells......spooky or what!

Anyway, as l was walking round the Chapel l suddenly realised l had my word for the day.The Chapel had a renewal of life when the building had been "transfer from sacred to secular use" and so became a home.

And here above is the Chapel itself. The children decided not to rent it for various reasons but l am glad l had the excuse to look inside.

renew |riˈn(y)oō|verb [ trans. ]resume (an activity) after an interruption : the parents renewed their campaign to save the school.• reestablish (a relationship) : he had renewed an acquaintance withMcCarthy.• repeat (an action or statement) : detectives renewed their appeal for thosein the area at the time to contact them.• give fresh life or strength to : [as adj. ] ( renewed) she would face the future with renewed determination.• extend for a further period the validity of (a license, subscription, orcontract) : her contract had not been renewed.• replace (something that is broken or worn out) : check the joints—they may need renewing.DERIVATIVESrenewer |rəˈn(j)uər| |riˈn(j)uər| noun

the word for Friday 27.11.09 is WATER

Today's word is WATER. Well l wouldn't have much problem deciding on the sort of image l would take to-day, as it rainned all day! I thought of puddles and raindrops running down a windowpane, I thought about water coming out of a tap or a bath full of water or maybe a kettle full of water. Then as l was walking down the street l saw what l was looking for. On the pavement next to a wall, was a thrown away coffee/tea cup and it had been collecting the rainfall. So my image is a cup full of natural water!

l also loved the fact that the disposable coffee cup which was collecting this "pure" water came from The Planet Organic coffee shop . I promise this was not staged.
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Water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen (chem. formula: H2 O) with highly distinctive physical and chemical properties: it is able to dissolve many other substances; its solid form (ice) is lessdense than the liquid form; its boiling point, viscosity, and surface tension are unusually high for its molecular weight, and it ispartially dissociated into hydrogen and hydroxyl ions.


ORIGIN Old English wæter (noun), wæterian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch water, German Wasser, from an Indo-European rootshared by Russian voda (compare with vodka ), also by Latin unda‘wave’ and Greek hudōr ‘water.’

the word for Thursday 26.11.09 is EMPTY.

See Wednesdays blog to understand dates of this blog.

Today's word is EMPTY. When l ws in town the other day l went pass a bike that had a wire basket on the front, which was locked to a bike rail. I noticed in the basket was an empy wine bottle. But as l was on the bus, l was unable to take an image. Today, l walked back towards the bike to see if the empty bottle of wine was still there. No it was not there but instead there was an empty guiness bottle and....two empty milk bottles!!! The middle boggles!Ha!
It is dark because it is after 4pm ..hence the use of flash!

empty |ˈem(p)tē|adjective ( -tier , -tiest )containing nothing; not filled or occupied : he took his empty coffee cup back to the counter | the room was empty of furniture.• figurative (of words or a gesture) having no meaning or likelihood of fulfillment; insincere : his answer sounded a little empty | empty threats.• figurative having no value or purpose : her life felt empty and meaningless.• informal hungry.• Mathematics (of a set) containing no members or elements.• emotionally exhausted : at the funeral he stood feeling drained and empty.verb ( -ties, -tied) [ trans. ]remove all the contents of (a container) : we empty the cash register each night at closing time | pockets were emptied of loose change.• remove (the contents) from a container : he emptied out the contents of his briefcase.• [ intrans. ] (of a place) be vacated by people in it : the bar suddenly seemed to empty.• [ intrans. ] ( empty into) (of a river) discharge itself into (the sea or a lake).noun ( pl. -ties) (usu. empties) informala container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
ORIGIN Old English ǣmtig, ǣmetig [at leisure, unoccupied, empty,] fromǣmetta [leisure,] perhaps from ā [no, not] + mōt [meeting] (see moot ).

the word for Wednesday 25.11.09 is LOCAL

The next 3 blogs are being done today Friday 28th November because l have been very ill with some sort of virus. Luckily l am feeling a bit better today, so am putting the backlog up.

Today's word is LOCAL. I decided that l would interpret today's word as the area l live in. That means Putney and Putney Common. I thought about the houses around me, the shops and local scenery. I was wondering what image to take when it suddenly came to me. What links my flat with the area around and the town of Putney...the number 242 bus that leaves from out side my flat down into the centre of Putney. when l wss ill after my back surgery and l couldnt walk very far, this bus was my life line.

local |ˈlōkəl|adjectivebelonging or relating to a particular area or neighborhood, typically exclusively so : researching local history | the local post office.• denoting a telephone call made to a nearby place and charged at a relatively low rate.• denoting a train or bus serving a particular district, with frequentstops : the town has an excellent local bus service. Compare with express 2 .• (in technical use) relating to a particular region or part, or to each of any number of these : a local infection | migration can regulate the local density of animals.• Computing denoting a variable or other entity that is only available for use in one part of a program.• Computing denoting a device that can be accessed without the use of a network. Compare with remote .nouna local person or thing, in particular• an inhabitant of a particular area or neighborhood : the street was full of locals and tourists.• Brit., informal a pub convenient to a person's home : a pint in the local.• a local train or bus service : catch the local into New Delhi.• a local branch of an organization, esp. a labor union.• short for local anesthesia .• Stock Exchange slang a floor trader who trades on their own account, rather than on behalf of other investors.DERIVATIVESlocally |ˈloʊkəli| adverblocalness |ˈloʊkəlnəs| nounORIGIN late Middle English : from late Latin localis, from Latin locus‘place.’

The word for 24.11.09 is WRITING

Todays word is WRITING. I have a question..Does the printed word count as writing? I have come to the conclusion it doesn't. We write something, then it can be printed or typed, it is the way l see writing. Some of you may disagree with me, would be interesting if anyone is reading this, could you tell me what you think?!
I had chosen the first image and then l began to think about the word ...so changed my image! cheating l suppose but hey..they are my rules...so l can break them. Ha!
Image 1

Image 2

This image shows the chalk writing on the pavement beneath the bench in the square in East Sheen. This is my image for writing.
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writing |ˈrīti ng | |ˈraɪdɪŋ| |ˈrʌɪtɪŋ|noun1 the activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper andcomposing text : parents want schools to concentrate on reading, writing, and arithmetic.• the activity or occupation of composing text for publication : she made a decent living from writing.2 written work, esp. with regard to its style or quality : the writing is straightforward and accessible.• ( writings) books, stories, articles, or other written works : he was introduced to the writings of Gertrude Stein.• ( the Writings) the Hagiographa.3 a sequence of letters, words, or symbols marked on paper or some other surface : a leather product with gold writing on it.• handwriting : his writing looked crabbed.PHRASESin writing in written form, esp. as proof of an agreement or grievance :he asked them to put their complaints in writing.the writing (or handwriting) is on the wall there are clear signs that something unpleasant or unwelcome is going to happen : the writing was on the wall for the old system. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to Dan. 5:5, 25–8.]

the word for 23.11.09 is HAIR

Todays word is HAIR. Oh easy l thought! Well yes almost everyone has hair and so isn't going to be a hard word to photograph...yeh right! Then l thought what colour, what stlye, what length and so on. I looked around and decided l wanted to photograph some thing that was beautiful but unusual. While walking past the bus stop l saw this little girl. She reminded me of some of the tribes l saw in Papua New Guinea that had this type and colour of hair. I tried to take an image that did not include her face for obvious reasons. I was pleased with the results.

the word for 22.11.09 is LOOK

The word for today is LOOK. I had a very bad night last night and just could not get to sleep until 4.30ish this morning. Hence today l slept a lot and did not go out. BUT...my gorgeous husband decided to go out and buy the necessary ingredients to make a Sunday Roast. Chicken, carrots, brussels sprouts, roast parsnips, roast potatoes and amazing gravy! So the image today is my Sunday Roast because you just have to LOOK at it!!!

LOOK and WONDER!! hax

the word for 21.11.09 is TRANSPORT

Todays word is TRANSPORT...so many images l could do for this word living in London!  I was helping my daughter to move the last bits and pieces from her flat and every two seconds a plane flew over her flat. Cars roared past to the North Circular, buses went towards kingston, Putney and all corners of London. During our trip to Islington, we went passed London buses, London Tour Busses, motor bikes, scooters, trishaws, bikes and even saw a uni cycle! But my mind kept coming back to the Land Rover 1tonne which is parked in the front garden of a house near my daughter's flat. To my knowledge, it has never moved for the 12 years l have lived in this area! It  fasinates me, it has to be my image of the day!

Ha..just realised that l had caught my husband in this image...doing the shopping for me...bless himx




transportverb |transˈpôrt| [ trans. ]take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of avehicle, aircraft, or ship : the bulk of freight traffic was transported by truck.• figurative cause (someone) to feel that they are in another place or time : for a moment she was transported to a warm summer garden on the night of a ball.• (usu. be transported) overwhelm (someone) with a strong emotion, esp. joy : she was transported with pleasure.• historical send (a convict) to a penal colony.noun |ˈtransˌpôrt| |ˈtrøn(t)sˈpɔrt| |ˈtranspɔːt| |ˈtrɑːn-|1 a system or means of conveying people or goods from place to place by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship : many possess their own forms of transport | air transport.• the action of transporting something or the state of being transported : the transport of crude oil.• a large vehicle, ship, or aircraft used to carry troops or stores.• historical a convict who was transported to a penal colony.2 (usu. transports) an overwhelmingly strong emotion : art can send people into transports of delight. See note at rapture .ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French transporter or Latintransportare, from trans- ‘across’ + portare ‘carry.’

the word for 20.11.09 is HEART

Todays word is HEART. I walked out of my flat and was heading towards the underground garage, thinking about my word for the day. And suddenly there it was..a heart shaped nodule on a tree! How perfect is that?!

Just so beautiful to me.

heart |härt|noun1 a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. In vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles.• the region of the chest above the heart : holding hand on heart for the Pledge of Allegiance.• the heart regarded as the center of a person's thoughts and emotions, esp. love or compassion : hardening his heart, he ignored her entreaties | he poured out his heart to me | he has no heart.• one's mood or feeling : they had a change of heart.• courage or enthusiasm : they may lose heart as the work mounts up |Mary took heart from the encouragement handed out | I put my heart and soul into it and then got fired.2 the central or innermost part of something : right in the heart of the city.• the vital part or essence : the heart of the matter.• the close compact head of a cabbage or lettuce.3 a conventional representation of a heart with two equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom and a cusp at the top.• ( hearts) one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a red figure of such a shape.• a card of this suit.• ( hearts) a card game similar to whist, in which players attempt to avoid taking tricks containing a card of this suit.4 [usu. with adj. ] the condition of agricultural land as regards fertility.DERIVATIVEShearted adjective : [in combination ] a generous-hearted woman.ORIGIN Old English heorte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hartand German Herz, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cor,cord- and Greek kēr, kardia.

Four days worth of words...next blog will be up to date!!phew!

Todays word for Monday 16th of November 2009 is FINISHED

My laptop has been refusing to upload my images from my camera...VERY FRUSTRATING!!!! a long story which l will tell on my daily photo site at a later date!! Anyway, l have managed to download them now. Was really unsure what this word would be in an image! Then as l was coming home from a client, l saw this completly stripped corn, l expect it was a squirrel. My word..done!

finish |ˈfini s

verb [ trans. ]

1 bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete : they were straining to finish the job | [with present participle ] we finished eating our meal | [ intrans. ]the musician finished to thunderous applause.

• consume or get through the final amount or portion of (something, esp. food or drink) : finish your fajita while it's still hot | Jerry finished offa margarita.• [ intrans. ] (of an activity) come to an end : the war has finished but nothing has changed.• [ intrans. ] ( finish with) have no more need for or nothing more to do with : “I've finished with Tom,” Gloria said.• reach the end of a race or other sporting competition, typically in a particular position : [with complement ] she finished third in the 3-meter springboard diving.

2 (usu. be finished) complete the manufacture or decoration of (a material, object, or place) by giving it an attractive surface appearance : the interior was finished with V-jointed American oak.

• complete the fattening of (livestock) before slaughter.• dated prepare (a girl) for entry into fashionable society.

noun

1 [usu. in sing. ] an end or final part or stage of something : a bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal | I really enjoyed the film from start to finish.

• a point or place at which a race or competition ends : he surged into a winning lead 200 meters from the finish.

2 the manner in which the manufacture of an article is completed in detail : wide variation in specification and finish.

• the surface appearance of a manufactured material or object, or thematerial used to produce this : lightweight nylon with a shiny finish.• the final taste impression of a wine or beer : the wine has a lemony tang on the finish...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Tuesday 17th November 2009 is  LINEToday my husband and l went to visit my sister and her family in Cirensester, as tony is on holiday this week. The weather was gorgeous all the way to Cirensester. blue sky and white fluffy clouds. While we were travelling in the pocket rocket we passed a huge yellow and blue transport carrier, and on its trailer was a tractor with large wheels. On the back of the trailer were 2 long blue painted lines. l had got my word!  My goodness l never knew there was so much to the word line! see the dictionary definition after the image.

line 1 |līn|

noun

1 a long, narrow mark or band : a row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line | I can't draw a straight line.

• Mathematics a straight or curved continuous extent of length without breadth.• a positioning or movement of a thing or things that creates or appears to follow such a line : her mouth set in an angry line | the ball rose in a straight line.• a furrow or wrinkle in the skin of the face or hands.• a contour or outline considered as a feature of design or composition : crisp architectural lines | the artist's use of clean line and color.• (on a map or graph) a curve connecting all points having a specified common property.• a line marking the starting or finishing point in a race.• a line marked on a field or court that relates to the rules of a game or sport.• Football the line of scrimmage.• ( the Line) the equator.• a notional limit or boundary : the issue of peace cut across class lines |television blurs the line between news and entertainment.• each of the very narrow horizontal sections forming a television picture.• Physics a narrow range of the spectrum noticeably brighter or darker than the adjacent parts.• ( the line) the level of the base of most letters, such as h and x, in printing and writing.• [as adj. ] Printing & Computing denoting an illustration or graphic consisting of lines and solid areas, with no gradation of tone : a line block | line art.• each of (usually five) horizontal lines forming a stave in musical notation.• a sequence of notes or tones forming an instrumental or vocal melody : a powerful melodic line.• a dose of a powdered narcotic or hallucinatory drug, esp. cocaine or heroin, laid out in a line.

2 a length of cord, rope, wire, or other material serving a particular purpose : wring the clothes and hang them on the line | a telephone line.

• one of a vessel’s mooring ropes.• a telephone connection : she had a crank on the line.• a railroad track.• a branch or route of a railroad system : the Philadelphia to Baltimore line.• a company that provides ships, aircraft, or buses on particular routes on a regular basis : a major shipping line.

3 a horizontal row of written or printed words.

• a part of a poem forming one such row : each stanza has eight lines.• ( lines) the words of an actor's part in a play or film.• a particularly noteworthy written or spoken sentence : his speech ended with a line about the failure of justice.• ( lines) Brit. an amount of text or number of repetitions of a sentence written out as a school punishment.

4 a row of people or things : a line of acolytes proceeded down the aisle.

• a row or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.• a connected series of people following one another in time (used esp. of several generations of a family) : we follow the history of a family through the male line.• (in football, hockey, etc.) a set of players in the forwardmost positions for offense or defense.• Football one of the positions on the line of scrimmage.• a series of related things : the bill is the latest in a long line of measures to protect society from criminals.• a range of commercial goods : the company intends to hire more people and expand its product line.• informal a false or exaggerated account or story : he feeds me a line about this operation.• the point spread for sports events on which bets may be made.

5 an area or branch of activity : the stresses unique to their line of work.

• a direction, course, or channel : lines of communication | he opened another line of attack.• ( lines) a manner of doing or thinking about something : you can't run a business on these lines | the superintendent was thinking along the same lines.• an agreed-upon approach; a policy : the official line is that there were no chemical attacks on allied troops.

6 a connected series of military fieldworks or defenses facing an enemy force : raids behind enemy lines.

• an arrangement of soldiers or ships in a column or line formation; a line of battle.• ( the line) regular army regiments (as opposed to auxiliary forces or household troops).

verb [ trans. ]

1 stand or be positioned at intervals along : a processional route lined by people waving flags.2 [usu. as adj. ] ( lined) mark or cover with lines : a thin woman with a lined face | lined paper.3 Baseball hit a line drive...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Wednesday 18th word is NATIVE

I spent today in Cirensester and had lunch with a new friend in a very nice resturant. So did not have much time to take images but l did think a lot about the word native. After looking at the dictionary definition l decided that l could take an image of people in Cirencester as Natives of Cirencester.

nouna person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not : a native of Montreal | an eighteen-year-old Brooklyn native.• a local inhabitant : New York in the summer was too hot even for the natives.• dated often offensive one of the original inhabitants of a country, esp. a nonwhite as regarded by European colonists or travelers.• an animal or plant indigenous to a place : the marigold is a native ofsouthern Europe.adjective1 associated with the country, region, or circumstances of a person's birth : he's a native New Yorker | her native country.• of the indigenous inhabitants of a place : a ceremonial native dance from Fiji.2 (of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth : pigs are native to China | America's native black bear.3 (of a quality) belonging to a person's character from birth rather than acquired; innate : some last vestige of native wit prompted Guy to say nothing| a jealousy and rage native to him.• Computing designed for or built into a given system, esp. denoting the language associated with a given processor, computer, or compiler, and programs written in it.4 (of a metal or other mineral) found in a pure or uncombined state.

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Thursday 19th November 2009 word is LARGE.

We were back in Putney for today and decided to take my laptop make to its maker and see if we could sort OUT my lack of downloading facility! No joy...The Apple Consultant was on her day off and The Apple Store 

can not see my machine for days!ugh!! Anyway on the way home we went pass this shop which made me say "a AH!" there is my word!!

large |lärj|adjective1 of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity : add a large clove of garlic | the concert attracted large crowds.• of greater size than the ordinary, esp. with reference to a size of clothing or to the size of a packaged commodity : the sweater comes in small, medium, and large sizes.• pursuing an occupation or commercial activity on a significant scale: many large investors are likely to take a different view.2 of wide range or scope : we can afford to take a larger view of the situation.3 Sailing another term for free ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense [liberal in giving, lavish, ample inquantity] ): via Old French from Latin larga, feminine of largus‘copious.’

Thank goodness l now caught up with my weeks words...it is so much harder to do my blog if l even leave just a day or so between up dates!!!