the word for 27.12.09 is LIGHT

I am back on course with my word a day.
Todays work is LIGHT. There were many ways of displaying the word and l had a lot of ideas while walking through the woods and parks. As l worked home from our 4 mile walk, we came back via the Alton Estate. I was so pleased with myself as upntil last year, l wouldn't been able to walk this. Due to my spine problems, but after spine surgery, by an amazing doctor called Francis Johnson, l could do this walk.
Just as we were halfway through, we suddenly came upon this amazing house. It is a small house and the front garden was full to bursting with Christmas decorations and lights. Not my sort of way of decorating but l had to admit they made me smile!

light 1 |līt|noun1 the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible : the light of the sun | [in sing. ] the street lamps shed a faint light into the room.• a source of illumination, esp. an electric lamp : a light came on in his room.• ( lights) decorative illuminations : Christmas lights.• a traffic light : turn right at the light.• [in sing. ] an expression in someone's eyes indicating a particular emotion or mood : a shrewd light entered his eyes.• the amount or quality of light in a place : the plant requires good light |in some lights she could look beautiful.2 understanding of a problem or mystery; enlightenment : she saw light dawn on the woman's face.• spiritual illumination by divine truth.• ( lights) a person's opinions, standards, and abilities : leaving the police to do the job according to their lights.3 an area of something that is brighter or paler than its surroundings :sunshine will brighten the natural lights in your hair.4 a match or lighter that produces a flame or spark.• the flame produced : he asked me for a light.5 a window or opening in a wall to let light in.• any of the perpendicular divisions of a mullioned window.• any of the panes of glass forming the roof or side of a greenhouse or the top of a cold frame.6 a person notable or eminent in a particular sphere of activity or place :such lights of Liberalism as the historian Goldwin Smith.verb ( past and past part. lit |lit| |lɪt| |lɪt| |lɪt| or lighted |laɪt1d|)[ trans. ]1 provide with light or lighting; illuminate : the room was lighted by a number of small lamps | lightning suddenly lit up the house.• switch on (an electric light) : only one of the table lamps was lit.• [ intrans. ] ( light up) become illuminated : the sign to fasten seat belts lit up.2 make (something) start burning; ignite : Allen gathered sticks and lit a fire| [as adj. ] ( lighted or lit) a lighted cigarette.• [ intrans. ] begin to burn; be ignited : the gas wouldn't light properly.• ( light something up) ignite a cigarette, cigar, or pipe and begin to smoke it : she lit up a cigarette and puffed on it serenely | [ intrans. ]workers who light up in prohibited areas face dismissal.adjective1 having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark :the bedrooms are light and airy | it was almost light outside.2 (of a color) pale : her eyes were light blue.
ORIGIN Old English lēoht, līht (noun and adjective), līhtan (verb), ofGermanic origin; related to Dutch licht and German Licht, from anIndo-European root shared by Greek leukos ‘white’ and Latin lux‘light.’