Photography

Me, Icarus or Be, Daedulus?

daedal — was the word of the day today (it’s already yesterday). And I ended up diddling a while over it.

Note to self: Looks like this phony (pictures) vocabulary (visual) project is paying interesting self-dividends in realization.

Long live who?

Qui vive, a French word that has interesting origins. Here’s an excerpt from Merriam-Webster:

Did You Know?

When a sentinel guarding a French castle in days of yore cried, “Qui vive?” your life depended upon your answer — the right one was usually…

Umwelt

Umwelt — A word (German) I came across thanks to “Elementary” Sherlock.

“Biology dictates reality.” — Sherlock (Elementary)

Today’s word of the day somehow evoked the memory of encountering that word a while ago. Note to self: I should explore “umwelt” more deeply…

Stoking it

I popped open a vocabulary app today and it splashed a “word of the day” on the screen. It was a happy coincidence.

Inspired by this “word of the day” encounter, I have decided to embark on a photographic self-project with the pictures I take with my phone. For any given “word of…