the word for Friday 12.03.2010 is DESTRUCTION

Today's word is destruction. I was wondering what l was going to do for today's word, as l left the house to go and get something for supper. I walked out of the flat, round the estate and out throught the main gates and there across the road from the Telegaph pub was my image! I didn't even have to think any further ! A few days ago, or so l was told by an elderly man, out for walk with his dog, a car was dragged from the car park and out on to the main road and set alight!! What a waste....totally destroyed for what? Fun for bored teenagers, drunken blokes out for a laugh or was it maybe pay back time for some one? What ever the reason....what a bloody stupid thing to do!!!

Destruction

Destruction is the act of damaging something so badly that it does not exist anymore. It may also refer to:

• Destruction (band), a German thrash metal band
• Destruction (DC Comics), one of the Endless in Neil Gaiman's comic book series The Sandman
• Destruction Bay, Yukon, Canada
• Destruction (film), a 1915 film starring Theda Bara
• "The Destruction", a song from the musical Carrie

the word for Wednesday 11.03.2010 is CONSTRUCTION

Today's word is Construction. If you look at the dictionary definition below, you will see there are many ways l could illustrate this word...BUT...to me, there is only one way l feel l should illustrate this word...building work. The reason l feel so strongly is because where l live, in Putney,it  is changing rapidly, there are buildings going up every where! One of the buidings l was surprised about, was on Putney Hill. This used to be an Adult Education College and was heavily used by students of all nationalities, including my own son. But now it is no more! It has been knocked down and is now going to be flats and a few penthouses ! I know we need more housing but they will be very expensive and it would have been better l feel, if there were flats, first time buyers could have bought!

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Construction (disambiguation)

"Construct" redirects here.

Construction is a process that consists of building or assembling. Construction or construct may also refer to:

• Compass and straightedge constructions in geometry
• Construct (philosophy of science)
• Construct (software), an open source game creator.
• Constructivist epistemology, a philosophical school of thought
• DNA construct, artificially created segment of nucleic acid meant for transplantation into a target cell or tissue
• Executives of Construction Party, an Iranian political party
• Grammatical construction, in linguistics, a string of words
• Offshore construction, the installation of structures in marine environments
• Personal constructs by which individuals frame worldviews, as well predict and evaluate behaviour and events
• Social construction (or social construct), an entity that exists purelybecause society has agreed upon it
• Social constructionism (or social constructivism), a sociological theory of knowledge

The word for Monday 08.03.2010 is PATTERN

Today's word is Pattern. The world is full of patterns, man-made and naturally in nature. We have patterns on our clothes, bed covers, carpets and we see patterns in books and magazines.  I was thinking about this word, when l saw these woman walking across the road. There is a trend in the fashion world at the moment, for patterned tights......so look at the image and you will see my word! Patterned heart tights.

Pattern

For other uses, see Pattern (disambiguation).

A pattern, from the French patron, is a type of theme of recurring eventsor objects, sometimes referred to as elements of a set. These elements repeat in a predictable manner. It can be a template or model which can be used to generate things or parts of a thing, especially if the things that are created have enough in common for the underlying pattern to be inferred, in which case the things are said to exhibit the unique pattern.Pattern matching is the act of checking for the presence of the constituentsof a pattern, where as the detecting for underlying patterns is referred to aspattern recognition. The question of how a pattern emerges is accomplished through the work of the scientific field of pattern formation.

The most basic patterns are based on repetition and periodicity. A single template, or cell, is combined with duplicates without change or modification. For example, simple harmonic oscillators produce repeated patterns of movement.

Pattern recognition is more complex when templates are used to generate variants. For example, in English, sentences often follow the "N-VP" (noun - verb phrase) pattern, but some knowledge of the English languageis required to detect the pattern. Computer science, ethology, and psychology are fields which study patterns.

"A pattern has an integrity independent of the medium by virtue of which you have received the information that it exists. Each of the chemical elements is a pattern integrity. Each individual is a pattern integrity. The pattern integrity of the human individual is evolutionary and not static."

the word for Sunday 07.03.2010 is ILLUMINATED

Today's word is illuminated. This word could mean to illuminate the house with lights for christmas or candles for the festival of Diwali. ( a Hindi festival to celebrate the new season, at the end of the monsoon). If we had had lightening today, l could have shown my house or the woods illuminated by lightening.
Anyway, the image l have chosen to use, is from Tottenham Court Road Underground Station, where a sign has been illuminated,  to give instructions to the general public.

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illuminate |iˈloōməˌnāt|verb [ trans. ]light up : a flash of lightning illuminated the house | figurative his face was illuminated by a smile.• decorate (a building or structure) with lights for a special occasion.• [often as adj. ] ( illuminated) decorate (a page or initial letter in amanuscript) with gold, silver, or colored designs.• [usu. as adj. ] ( illuminating) figurative help to clarify or explain (asubject or matter) : a most illuminating discussion.• enlighten (someone) spiritually or intellectually.DERIVATIVESilluminatingly |1ˈluməˈneɪdɪŋli| adverbilluminative |-ˌnātiv; -nətiv| |1ˈluməˈneɪdɪv| |-neɪtɪv| |-nətɪv| adjectiveilluminator |-ˌnātər| |1ˈluməˈneɪdər| nounORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin illuminat- ‘illuminated,’from the verb illuminare, from in- ‘upon’ + lumen, lumin- ‘light.’

the word for Saturday 06.03.2010 is REFLECTION

Today's word is Reflection. I did an e-course the other month called Unravelling. On that course, one of the week's photography assignements was about reflections, so l have had a lot of pratice with this word!
I spent today in London, with some of the girls who did this e-course with me. We had an amazing time, talking and eating, talking and talking and then walking, taking images and more walking! We were so busy talking, although l took a lot of images, l was not really thinking about reflections! So l had to put this straight on the way home. I was in an Undergroud Station when l suddenly saw my image. I have to admit l am very pleased with it!

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reflection |riˈflek sh ən|noun1 the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it : the reflection of light.• an amount of light, heat, or sound that is thrown back in such a way : the reflections from the streetlights gave us just enough light.• an image seen in a mirror or shiny surface : Marianne surveyed her reflection in the mirror.• a thing that is a consequence of or arises from something else : a healthy skin is a reflection of good health in general.• [in sing. ] a thing bringing discredit to someone or something : it was a sad reflection on society that because of his affliction he was picked on.• Mathematics the conceptual operation of inverting a system or event with respect to a plane, each element being transferred perpendicularly through the plane to a point the same distance the other side of it.2 serious thought or consideration : he doesn't get much time for reflection.• an idea about something, esp. one that is written down or expressed: reflections on human destiny and art.ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French reflexion or late Latinreflexio(n-), from Latin reflex- ‘bent back,’ from the verb reflectere.

The word for Friday 05.03.2010 is PYRAMID

Today's word is pyramid and when l read that, l thought, how on earth am l going to be able to achieve this challenge? I can think of one big pyramid up in a graveyard in Edinburgh...small problem, l am in London. I do or rather had, a blue, hand-blown glass shaped pyramid but smashed it the other day..bother. Ok... is there any way to represent this word with-out it actually be a pyramid shape? Think..what does the word actually mean..go and read dictionary definition. PAUSE!..............................
O.K can be apyramid organisation but not much help there. So off to see what l can find but not holding out much luck.
Sorry have not blogged for last few days but up in Rutland. Full story on my other photography blog......
http://chocolatelifeandjazz.blogspot.com
We stopped to have lunch in Melton Mowbray, the home of the pork pie and very dissapointed we were too. It is meant to be Foody Heaven but we found it to be a very down at heel looking place, maybe on Market Days it is different but today..boring! We walked around and l was surprised to see so many people smoking, as in Putney l hardly ever see more than one or two people walking around smoking and sometimes at the bus stops. Here in this town, l saw many people smoking while walking and also in groups  but because of their habit, l had my image for the day!

I took another image, which showed the whole of the pyramid but l think this is a better image, even though it shows less. As you can see from the amount of butts stuffed into the holes, a lot of smokers in this town and also, I had never seen this shape before. There were many of these bins placed around the town, which is good, otherwise they would be littering the place and making it even more of an unsightly looking place than l feel it is already.  Sorry Melton Mowbray!
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pyramid |ˈpirəˌmid|noun1 a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, esp. one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt.

2 a thing, shape, or graph with such a form : the pyramid of the Matterhorn.• Geometry a polyhedron of which one face is a polygon of any number of sides, and the other faces are triangles with a common vertex : a three-sided pyramid.• a pile of things with such a form : a pyramid of logs.• Anatomy a structure of more or less pyramidal form, esp. in the brain or the renal medulla.• an organization or system that is structured with fewer people or things at each level as one approaches the top : the lowest strata of the social pyramid.• a system of financial growth achieved by a small initial investment, with subsequent investments being funded by using unrealized profits as collateral.verb [ trans. ]heap or stack in the shape of a pyramid : debt was pyramided on top of unrealistic debt in an orgy of speculation.• achieve a substantial return on (money or property) after making a small initial investment.DERIVATIVESpyramidal |piˈramidl| |pəˈrømədl| |ˈpɪrəˈmɪdl| |-ˈramɪd(ə)l|adjectivepyramidally |ˈpɪrəˈmɪdli| |pəˈrømədli| |-ˈramɪd(ə)li| adverbpyramidical |ˌpirəˈmidikəl| |-ˈmɪdɪk(ə)l| adjectivepyramidically |ˈpɪrəˈmɪd1k(ə)li| |-ˈmɪdɪk(ə)li| adverbORIGIN late Middle English (in the geometric sense): via Latin fromGreek puramis, puramid-, of unknown ultimate origin.

the word for 02.3.201009 is TRIPLE

The word for today is Triple. Triple means three and so it could be so easy to show this word as a image! Three teddy bears, three trees, a physical number 3 or a street scene which has three people or cars in it.

I took Tony to hospital, for his weekly blood test and l went from there into Purtney, to pay some money into the Bank and go and pick a prescription from the Chemist and then back to Hospital. While l was in the Putney's shopping, l was able to think about this word but everything seemed so boring. As l was going out of the centre, l moved to one side, to let a lady in through the door with her toddler and her double buggy. It was tight fit but it worked and then, as l was moving back through the door, l saw my image just outside the automatic doors!

Love the way the cup is being reflection in other two different polished surfaces. The door surround is made of polished matal and the wall is polished granite. But once again l have to go on about take-way cups..why isn't in a bin? There is on just four or five steps away on the pavement , next to this shopping centre...............ugh!

triple |ˈtripəl|adjective [ attrib. ]consisting of or involving three parts, things, or people : a triple murder |triple somersaults.• having three times the usual size, quality, or strength : a triple dark rum.• (of a person or animal) having done or won something three times :a triple champion.predeterminerthree times as much or as many : the copper energy cells had triple the efficiencyof silicon cells.noun1 a set of three things or parts.• an amount that is three times as large as another : the triples of numbers.• Bowling three consecutive strikes.2 ( triples) a sporting contest in which each side has three players.3 ( Triples) Bell-ringing a system of change ringing using seven bells, with three pairs changing places each time.4 Baseball a hit that enables the batter to reach third base.5 another term for trifecta .verb [ intrans. ]1 become three times as much or as many : grain prices were expected to triple.• [ trans. ] multiply (something) by three : the party more than tripled its share of the vote.2 Baseball hit a triple : he tripled into right field.DERIVATIVEStriply |ˈtriplē| |ˈtrɪp(ə)li| adverbORIGIN Middle English (as an adjective and adverb): from Old French, or from Latin triplus, from Greek triplous.