Tuesday, 27 September 2022

More words

How have you got on with words challenge?  I hope you have given it a go even if you haven't shared your sentences.

Here are my sentences for last week's words

Becoming
High fashion outfits that we see on the catwalks are not always very becoming.

Gambol
When I was a child we used to gambol. These days it’s called a forward roll. This doesn’t sound so exciting.

Mellifluous
The mellifluous musical notes of Smetana’s symphonic poem, Vltava, describes the flowing of a river from the source to the sea.

This week's words:

10. Luxuriant

11. Compelling

12. Evocative 

Do join in if you can.  Leave your sentences in the commetns below.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice

Saturday, 24 September 2022

Raging Bull

Well not so raging now.  It raged when it was part of the Opening Ceremony for the Commonwealth Games.  But now it's tame.

10 metres high!  I hope you like photos of metal because there are a lot of them today!

Here was our first view












 








I don't usually take photographs with people I don't know in them but I took this to show the scale of the bull.

The flag poles were a bit annoying too, but I couldn't move them or edit them out.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Words 7, 8 and 9

What a week it has been!  I don't know how the senior members of the monarchy have coped.  I'm exhausted just watching from home.

Anyway, on to the sentences from last week.

Effervescence
My grandchildren love the effervescence they see when they pour vinegar onto baking soda.

Elixir
Rather than aging gracefully, many have searched for the elixir of life which might provide them with eternal life. Knowing Jesus provides the answer.

Ephemeral
The lifespan of a Mayfly is ephemeral, lasting maybe 24 hours at most.

Fetching
The bride’s mother was wearing a fetching confection on her head made of linen and peacock feathers. 

And now for this week's words

7. Becoming 

8. Gambol 

9. Mellifluous 

I hope you will join in.  If you do, leave your sentences in the comments below.

Thanks for joining me today.
Bernice