Saturday, 4 November 2017

Picture of the day for November 5, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on November 5, 2017: Main hall of Kiyomizu-dera, an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. It is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) UNESCO World Heritage site. http://ift.tt/2zymSRC

Friday, 3 November 2017

froth at the mouth: Word of the day for November 4, 2017

froth at the mouth , v :
To spew saliva as froth. (figuratively) To rage, to vent one's anger.

Picture of the day for November 4, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on November 4, 2017: Diesel locomotive ChME3-5947 in Vinnitsa railway station. This locomotive was manufactured in November, 1987. http://ift.tt/2iXOvMD

Thursday, 2 November 2017

bokeh: Word of the day for November 3, 2017

bokeh , n :
(photography) A subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens. Culture Day is observed in Japan on this day to promote culture, the arts, and academic endeavour.

Picture of the day for November 3, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on November 3, 2017: Southeast transept of Saint Karl Borromaeus church at Vienna Central Cemetery http://ift.tt/2gY2hKU

Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Picture of the day for November 2, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on November 2, 2017: Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) feeding on a springbok carcass, Etosha National Park, Namibia http://ift.tt/2hx1Rff

forlorn: Word of the day for November 2, 2017

forlorn , adj :
Abandoned, deserted, left behind. Miserable, as when lonely after being abandoned. Unlikely to succeed.