Most of the day was spent collecting a few more streets for Bleeding London. I thought I'd fill in all the gaps for SW5, and felt very smug when I'd done so - only to get home and find I"d…
DelSeptember 7, 2014
My Dad and I were watching the news, in this house, on the 9th August 1974 when Nixon resigned over Watergate. I'd promised the elderly relative that for Bleeding London, I would cover the patch of E13 where he grew…
DelSeptember 5, 2014
Those of you who know me will know that I'm surgically attached to my M9. Today, it was packed off to Germany for repair - I checked it in and waved goodbye with a tear in my eye. However, the…
DelSeptember 4, 2014
The day was certainly "mooth": 'Of the weather: warm, sultry, close. Of a person: exhausted by heat' (OED). But that didn't stop us snapping Dagenham for Bleeding London. As there are more nail-bars than pubs in the area, we found…
DelSeptember 3, 2014
Since many people take up photography later in life, I suspect that the odd "opsimath" ('A person who begins to learn or study late in life’, OED) has passed through these doors. Day #241 of a 365 project, where the…
DelSeptember 2, 2014
As it was raining, I thought I'd stand a good chance of finding someone who would "rooster-tail" ('To travel at speed in such a way as to throw up a curved plume of water, gravel, snow, etc. Also (of water,…
DelSeptember 1, 2014
And my colour weirdness continued as I searched for something Venetian and these masks were the closest I was going to get to today's word, which is "traghetto" ('In Venice: (orig.) a place on the Grand Canal where gondolas may…
DelAugust 31, 2014
The elderly relative has packed up his "ombrelle" ('A parasol, a sunshade', OED) but it has not yet gone into hibernation as there are rumours that we are going to have an Indian summer. My camera still hasn't recovered from…
DelAugust 30, 2014
A "virtus dormitiva" is 'A sleep-inducing property or effect of a drug. Also in extended use' (OED). After an all night shoot and spending a lot of time on the motorway this week, I have no need of a virtus…
DelAugust 29, 2014
I just love this word! And IMHO, one of the best examples of something that is "non-U' ('Not upper-class; (esp. of linguistic usage or social behaviour) not characteristic of the upper social classes. Also (in extended use): not acceptable to…
DelAugust 28, 2014
This shop in Soho certainly attracted the odd oeillade ('A glance of the eye; a meaningful or knowing look, esp. an amorous look, an ogle', OED).' From our party, the odd glances or looks were not at the hunky man…
DelAugust 27, 2014
An "offendicle" is 'A stumbling block; something that causes spiritual stumbling; a cause of offence; an occasion of sin or spiritual difficulty' (OED). I feel that this piece of graffito has relevance on several levels. Peckham is changing and I…
DelAugust 26, 2014
“Ragery” meaning ‘Wantonness, gaiety, sprightliness; an instance of this’ (OED) should have been an easy one for a Bleeding London day – afterall, we generally eat, drink and be merry. Today our bedraggled band was merry enough in the face…
DelAugust 25, 2014
A “honey trap” is ‘Any type of trap (typically for catching insects) that uses honey as bait’ (OED). Harrods is a honey trap for tourists using the green bag and teddy bears as bait and today, there was some extra…
DelAugust 24, 2014
A double Bleeding London day and I thought I’d taken a security camera for today’s word, which is “qui vive” (‘on (also upon) the qui vive: on the alert; on the lookout’, OED). Downloading and closer inspection reveals a rather…
DelAugust 23, 2014
Our Bleeding London Battleships weekend commenced this afternoon, but I also needed to find something for today’s word, which was “otalgia” (‘Pain in the ear; earache’). This rather grotty looking telephone hand-set killed two birds with one stone. Day #231…
DelAugust 22, 2014
I knew I’d find something for “retiform” (‘Having the form of a net; netlike’, OED) in the elderly relative’s garden. Day #230 of a 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED word of the day.
DelAugust 21, 2014
Well this was a tough one! “Peri” is a noun meaning: ‘In Iranian (esp. Zoroastrian) mythology: a member of a race of superhuman beings, originally represented as evil female demons, subsequently also as benevolent, graceful spirits’ (OED). There was no…
DelAugust 20, 2014
I had the great privilege today of hearing a few tracks from Men Who Climb Mountains. It’s all been very top-secret at Pendie HQ whilst the album has been in the making and very few have heard it. Very few,…
DelAugust 19, 2014