In response to Paula’s prompt where one word or all; one photo or many can depict the five words chosen for the month. The words are: candescent, algid, angular, auricomous, festive.
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The Terrace theatre at Tinonee, NSW is one of the smallest cinemas in the world and certainly the smallest in Australia. Opened in 1993, it has 22 seats in a building constructed in the late 1800s. Showing 35mm films on original projecting equipment the decor fits with the atmosphere down to the candescent lighting held by a couple of art deco figures on the stage and the chandelier in the seating area.
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Algid is described by the dictionary as a cold and lonely word as it is the only word to come from the latin word algere meaning to feel cold. In these landscapes I know I felt cold and just a trifle lonely.
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Angular is the best way to describe this structure at the mine at Broken Hill.
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When auricomous came up I have to admit that the perfect photo for this word did not come to mind because I had no idea what the word meant. Once I found it was having golden hair or yellow hair I knew I had the photo to fit the bill.
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People are festive in different ways world wide.
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Kuala Lumpur at Chinese New Year the lion dance often heralds the New Year in.
© irene waters 2018
© irene waters 2018
Our festive spirit is just a little more subdued.
In response to Paula’s Thursday’s Special
About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
great way to showcase your photos and fascinating words to tackle!
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Paula’s prompts are great – this one I learnt two new words and such a lot of memories as you search for that one perfect photo to display your new word.
Hope all goes well tomorrow with the move.
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Procrastinating being on here, need to keep packing 🙂
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Hope you got it finished.
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only with a lot of help from my friends!
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LOL
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You managed to surprise me again and to surpass my expectations. Thank you for explaining the word “algid” and for that beautiful auricomous that made me smile 🙂 Have a great 2018, Irene!
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Glad I made you smile and thank you for expanding my vocabulary. Once I knew what the word meant my nephew in a wig immediately came to mind. Hope your 2018 is a good one too Paula.
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Paula’s posts are an education these days, aren’t they, Irene? Thanks for the helpful explanations. 🙂 🙂
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They are indeed an education. That is some of the fun of it. You’re welcome. They are certainly words that aren’t in common usage in this neck of the woods.
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Irene, who but you would have a perfect photo for each one of these words? And thanks for the definition for the two I didn’t know either. I do, however, think that auricomous child needs a more convincing dye job!
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This is one photo I did put in a photo editor. The wig was always yellow but not as bright as it is. When I black and whited the face and surrounds for some reason the hair started to glow.
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