The word for 13.01.2010 is PRINT

Today's word is PRINT. Normally when l think of the word print, l think about newspaper prints, lino prints or maybe screen prints. Maybe a print of an art image such as The Mona LIsa or Picasso. Maybe a leaf has been pressed underfoot and left a mark in the groud..leaving a print of the leaf! 

Anyway, as it had snowed again last night, we decided to go for another walk in the woods today. The sky was very grey but the snow made everything look brighter. We went and watched the children making snowmen, adults and children sledging down several hills in Wimbledon Common and lots of people just walking or taking their dogs out for a walk.  The dogs seemed to be having much more fun than normal. Maybe because it was a different experience for them in touch,sound and sight! It seemed very silly to me, to see all these different dogs in fancy coats or fleggings and some in booties and a hat as well as a coat!!! Aren't dogs meant to have coats that help to keep them warm?

All the time l was walking, taking images and having fun, l was thinking about my word for the day, Print. Almost at the end of our walk, l suddenly saw the image l wanted for this word.

print |print|verb [ trans. ] (often be printed)1 produce (books, newspapers, magazines, etc.), esp. in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text, images, or designs to paper : a thousand copies of the book were printed.• produce (text or a picture) in such a way : the words had been printed in blue type.• (of a newspaper or magazine) publish (a piece of writing) within its pages : the article was printed in the first edition.• (of a publisher or printer) arrange for (a book, manuscript, etc.) to be reproduced in large quantities : Harper printed her memoirs in 1930.• produce a paper copy of (information stored on a computer) : the results of a search can be printed out.• send (a computer file) to a printer or to another, temporary file.• produce (a photographic print) from a negative : any make of film can be developed and printed.• write (text) clearly without joining the letters : print your name andaddress on the back of the check | [ intrans. ] it will be easier to read if I print.2 mark (a surface, typically a textile or a garment) with a colored design or pattern : a delicate fabric printed with roses.• transfer (a colored design or pattern) to a surface : patterns of birds, flowers, and trees were printed on the cotton.• make (a mark or indentation) on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something onto it : he printed a mark on her soft skin.• mark or indent (the surface of a soft substance) in such a way : we printed the butter with carved wooden butter molds.• figurative fix (something) firmly or indelibly in someone's mind : his face, with its clearly drawn features, was printed on her memory.noun1 the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, esp. with reference to its size, form, or style : squinting at the tiny print |bold print.• the state of being available in published form : the news will never get into print.• a newspaper or magazine : [as adj. ] the print media.• [as adj. ] of or relating to the printing industry or the printed media: the print unions | a print worker.2 an indentation or mark left on a surface or soft substance by pressure, esp. that of a foot or hand : there were paw prints everywhere.• ( prints) fingerprints : the FBI matched the prints to those of the Las Vegas drug suspect.3 a picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography : the walls were hung with wildlife prints.• a photograph printed on paper from a negative or transparency.• a copy of a motion picture on film, esp. a particular version of it.4 a piece of fabric or clothing with a decorative colored pattern or design printed on it : light summer prints | [as adj. ] a floral print dress.• such a pattern or design.