Ok so I am a bit OCD… The thoughts of random words tossed pell-mell on a page aggravated me. So here is a new list, all spiffy organized with lots of new words. CheersMark (Original image by JJ-Jordan at pixabay.com)
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Some amazing words to describe the indescribable.
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Dendrolatry – For The Love of Trees
Dendrolatry refers to the worship or veneration of trees, a practice observed throughout history by various cultures, including the Romans and numerous indigenous groups who considered trees sacred. I grew up in a house wedged between the shores of the Salish Sea and the deep temperate rainforest of Vancouver Island. Trees
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Hyperosmia Sometimes Stinks!
Do you have a heightened sense of smell? I do, and sometimes it can be a royal pain in the keester! Now I should say at the outset that, yes foul habit that it is, I am a smoker. Now you would think that smoking would just about kill your
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Duende
What makes a Mona Lisa or Venus de Milo so special? What is about art that makes you want to stare at it for hours? Living in Ottawa I am lucky enough to be only a couple miles from the National Gallery of Canada. Nothing stirs my muse as much
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Wabi-Sabi
In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi centres on the acceptance of transience and imperfection, often described as the appreciation of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete”. We often think of the imperfect aspect of wabi-sabi on its’ own, imperfection something almost foreign to those of us living in the West inundated with ads for products,
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Words That Should Be In The Dictionary
Ever go looking for a word and find there isn’t one in the dictionary / thesaurus? Happens to me all the time, especially when looking for some pearl of description to add to a poem. Here is my starter list of words that should be in the dictionary. Some might