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|noun1 the 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.2 a group of things or people : a 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.