Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The word for Tuesday 08.03.2010 is SUPPORT

Sorry folks, it has been over a week since l lasted posrted but it has been a stressful time in my life. My husband had his heart shocked last monday and fingers crossed..it seems to have worked!! He is getting stronger by the day thankfully. Secondly, l had my parents and my sister here for 3 days, as my dad is appointed a MBE for his charity work. So l had little time to do my blogging..but l am back and l hope my followers will still be here to follow me again!!

TODAY'S WORD IS SUPPORT.

Support to me, could mean to hold someone up by your arms or by giving them emotional support. It could also mean supporting say, a falling wall with wooden supports (!) to hold it up. Could also mean that a school is supporting a failing child, by giving him extra tutoring, for instance. I thought this was a good start, so off l went, with my camera. After a while, l came across the image l wanted. There is a piece of machinery standing in the River Thames, just after Putney Bridge. This piece of machinery is being supported by 4 large metal/wooden poles, one at each corner of the platform. I have no idea what it is there for but l am sure l will find out later this week! I also love the bright orange and red that the structure is painted in, really brightens up the river!

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support |səˈpôrt|verb [ trans. ]bear all or part of the weight of; hold up the dome was supported by ahundred white columns.• produce enough food and water for; be capable of sustaining the land had lost its capacity to support life.• be capable of fulfilling (a role) adequately tutors gain practical experience that helps them support their tutoring role.• endure; tolerate at work during the day I could support the grief.give assistance to, esp. financially; enable to function or act the government gives $2.5 billion a year to support the activities of the voluntary sector.• provide with a home and the necessities of life my main concern was to support my family.• give comfort and emotional help to I like to visit her to support her.• approve of and encourage the proposal was supported by many delegates.• suggest the truth of; corroborate the studies support our findings.• be actively interested in and concerned for the success of (a particular sports team).• [as adj. ( supporting) (of an actor or a role) important in a play or film but subordinate to the leading parts.• (of a pop or rock group or performer) function as a secondary act to (another) at a concert.Computing (of a computer or operating system) allow the use or operation of (a program, language, or device) the new versions do not support the graphical user interface standard.nouna thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright the best support for a camera is a tripod.• the action or state of bearing the weight of something or someone or of being so supported she clutched the sideboard for support.material assistance he urged that military support be sent to protect humanitarian convoys [as adj. support staff.• comfort and emotional help offered to someone in distress she's been through a bad time and needs our support.• approval and encouragement the policies of reform enjoy widespread support.• a secondary act at a pop or rock concert.• technical help given to the user of a computer or other product.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

The word for Saturday 18.04.2010 is JARDINIERE

Today's word is Jardiniere. Luckily this afternoon, we went to a garden centre at Morden Hall! It is a National Trust place that has a tearoom, a garden centre and amazing gardens, a water wheel, educational stuff and so on. So it was quite easy to choose an image for today's word. Before l checked in the dictionary, l thought it was a decorated container for living plants. Not far off actually but l also learnt it could also mean a garnish of mixed vegetables!  You might learn something new every day on this blog..l frequently do!HA!

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jardiniere |ˌjärdnˈi(ə)r; ˌ zh ärdnˈye(ə)r| (also jardinière)nounan ornamental pot or stand for the display of growing plants.a garnish of mixed vegetables.ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French jardinière, literally ‘femalegardener.’

Saturday, April 17, 2010

The word for Saturday 17.04.2010 is PACIFIER

Today's word is Pacifier. Um... l thought to myself, that means to give a person or baby some thing to keep them quiet or calm them down. I suppose that means a dummy! Have you noticed that you often see teenagers with a dummy in their mouth? I suppose it was started by Jordan ( the model!!), when she was seen sucking one, in her programme "What Katie did next" fly on the wall documentary! I know some woman do it to try and stop themselves smoking but honestly it looks so stupid to me! Dummies are for babies to hopefully, stop them crying or helping to ease their pain of teething. My children are grown up and l have no grandchildren yet...so...where l was l going to get an image of a dummy, other than in a wrapper in Boots? Then..there was my image on the road byside the bus stop l was waiting at! Once again, someone up there is looking after me!Ha!



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pacifier |ˈpasəˌfīər|nouna person or thing that pacifies.• a rubber or plastic nipple for a baby to suck on.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

The word for Thursday 15.04.2010 is TALISMAN.

The word for today is Talisman. I thought a lot about this word. Some people have a necklace they always wear that they feel brings them luck. We used to hear about people wearing or holding a lucky rabbit's foot, something l think that maybe people would frown upon these days! Then there is lucky heather or a horse shoe over your doorway!
I am not sure if everyone will understand or agree with my choice of talisman. This beautiful cross could be classed as a talisman. People often wear a cross as a good luck charm, as well as a sign of their religion.
Question for you..d.o you think a cross could be classed as a talismen?











Wednesday, April 14, 2010

The word for Wednesday 14.04.2010 is BACKBREAKING

Today's word is backbreaking! I laughted when l read today's choice of word. Over the weekend, l was doing garden work, for my son in his new house in Rutland! Now you may or maynot know, that a few years ago l had yet another back op and had my L4 and L5 vertabra's fussed. The problem that l have now, is that my back never gives me a warning when it has had too much! I think l am ok and then suddenly BAM..it doesn't work anymore! Anyway, l was bending down to pick up some weeds, went to put them In the green bin and "ouch!"my back went. I had done too much backbreaking gardening. I think my face shows how l feel! When will l learn!
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back-breaking (also backbreaking)adjective [ attrib. ](esp. of manual labor) physically demanding a day's back-breaking work.

Monday, April 12, 2010

The word for Monday 12.04.2010 is LINTEL

I am back from Rutland, where l couldn't find an internet connection!!More about that in the next few days, in one of my other photography daily blogs  http://chocolatelifeandjazz.blogspot.com

Todays word is Lintel. As soon as l realised this was today's word l smiled. I had just written in my daily image blog all about lintels in the village of Exton.



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lintel |ˈlintl|nouna horizontal support of timber, stone, concrete, or steel across the top of a door or window.DERIVATIVESlinteled ( Brit. lintelled) adjectiveORIGIN Middle English from Old French, based on late Latinliminare, from Latin limen ‘threshold.’

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

The word for Tuesday 06.04.2010 is PERCHED

Today's word is Perched. I have always liked the sound of this word ever since l was a young child. Why?... l have no idea but l remember when l was about 10 years old, repeating the word over and over because it sounded nice! The word normally means to me, to be a bird sitting on something like a branche or a gate post. Another meaning for the word, was in a piece in the Daily Mail newspaper today. It was about Samantha Cameran and showed her, perched on the back of the seatee, watching her husband at his desk. The image l have chosen to illustrate this word,  is of a jackdaw ( l think!)  perched on the back of a memoriel bench, next to Barnes village pond.


I am going away tomorrow for about 5 days, to where l may not have inter-net access all the time. So l will blog when l can but l should be back permanently on April 12.xx
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perch 1 |pər ch |nouna thing on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or ahorizontal rod or bar in a birdcage.• place where someone or something rests or sits, esp. a place that is high or precarious Marian looked down from her perch in a beech tree above the road.verb [ intrans. ](of a bird) alight or rest on something a herring gull perched on the mast.• (of a person) sit somewhere, esp. on something high or narrow Eve perched on the side of the armchair.• ( be perched) (of a building) be situated above or on the edge of something the fortress is perched on a crag in the mountains.• [ trans. ( perch someone/something on) set or balancesomeone or something on (something) Peter perched a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles on his nose.ly paper today that talked about Sam 

Monday, April 5, 2010

The word for Sunday 04.04.2010 is BULBOUS

Happy easter Sunday to you all.
Today's word is Bulbous. I thought about this for a while and bulbs came to mind but so boring. Bulbous means round, fat and bulging and l knew the exact image l was going to use. Across the road from my 1930's estate is a very expensive collection of large elderly houses. I would live in any one of them, if l had the money for a staff of cleaners! Anyway, outside one of these house is an amazing tree. It speads from the garden, on to the pavement and is now nearly on the road. The bottom of the tree looks to me like huge bulbous elephant feet!

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bulbous |ˈbəlbəs|adjectivefat, round, or bulging a bulbous nose.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

The word for Saturday 03.04.2010 is COMPETITIVE

Today's word is Competitive and once again l was surprised that l had this word today. The reason l was pleased was because today was The Boat Race! Competitive could mean for example, to more successful at something than someone else! There is something funny with this image..talk about it after you have seen it!




The Boat Race had just gone past and as the other boats appeared it seemed these geese took off to beat them!!! Yes ok not that good but l thought it was quite funny!


OK...here is the proper photo illustation for the word Competative!


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competitive |kəmˈpetətiv|adjectiveof, relating to, or characterized by competition a competitive sport the intensely competitive newspaper industry.• having or displaying a strong desire to be more successful than others she had a competitive streak.as good as or better than others of a comparable nature a car industry competitive with any in the world.• (of prices) low enough to compare well with those of rival merchantswe offer prompt service at competitive rates.DERIVATIVEScompetitiveness |kəmˈpɛdədɪvn1s| nounORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin competit- ‘striven for,’ from the verb competere (see compete ), + -ive .

Friday, April 2, 2010

The word for Friday 02.04.2010 is UNDERCARRIAGE.

Today's word is Undercarriage. This means the underneath of a car or aeroplane l think! I couldn't believe my luck today when l realised this was today's word on my new monthly list! I went shopping with Tony, as this is one place where he can rest if he needs too. While l was waiting to get some money from the cash machine, l heared a plane coming over a little bit lower than usual. This part of East Sheen,  get a plane over every 2 mins during the day.  I had, as usual my camera on me, turned round and focused on the plane. It had its front wheel and undercarraige down and appeared to be preparing for landing. I was very pleased with the image when l actually down loaded it. One of the reasons, was l liked the dark and white clouds and the contrast of the grey sky.

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undercarriage |ˈəndərˌkarij|nounwheeled structure beneath an aircraft, typically retracted when not in use, that receives the impact on landing and supports the aircraft on the ground.• the supporting frame under the body of a vehicle.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

The word for Thursday 01.04.2010 is COLLECTION

Today's word is Collection. An easy word to illustrate this one but how to make it interesting is another matter. From when l was a small child until l was about 14, l had a large collection of stamps. I also had a collection of bracelet charms, that my father bought home for me, from where ever he went in the world, with the RAF. On Putney Heath there is an area that has amazing collections of fungi and l love going there, in the right season to see what has come up this year and if there are any new ones. The image l have chosen for today, is a garden in a house down in putney. I just love this image. Enjoy!


In this image, there are actually several collections of "things". There are two kinds of mosses ( l think thats what they are!), red bricks and flagstones. Not bad for one image!

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collection |kəˈlek sh ən|nounthe action or process of collecting someone or something the collection of maple sap tax collection• a regular removal of mail for dispatch or of trash for disposal.• an instance of collecting money in a church service or for a charitable cause when she died, they took up a collection for her burial.• a sum collected in this way.a group of things or people rambling collection of houses.• an assembly of items such as works of art, pieces of writing, or natural objects, esp. one systematically ordered paintings from the permanent collection a record collection.• ( collections) an art museum's holdings organized by medium, such as sculpture, painting, or photography.• a book or recording containing various texts, poems, songs, etc. a collection of essays.• a range of new clothes produced by a fashion house a preview of their autumn collection.