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.

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.’

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.• a 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 

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|adjective1 fat, round, or bulging : a bulbous nose.

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|adjective1 of, 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.2 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 merchants: we offer prompt service at competitive rates.DERIVATIVEScompetitiveness |kəmˈpɛdədɪvn1s| nounORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin competit- ‘striven for,’ from the verb competere (see compete ), + -ive .

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|nouna wheeled 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.

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.