Lost in Translation
Looking for meanings in words, images and sounds
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN NOVEMBER – Y3
Posted on November 15, 2018
Welcome to another Pick-a-Word Thursday’s Special. I hope that you will find this month’s choices sufficiently challenging and varied. As always you can pick either of the 5, some or all of them. Here are the words to choose from:
palatial
spurting
cerulean
radiating
comic
palatial
spurting
cerulean
radiating
comic
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN OCTOBER – Y3
Posted on October 4, 2018
Welcome to another Pick-a-Word Thursday’s Special. I hope that the choices I made for this month’s photo challenge will allow you a lot of liberty in interpretation. As always you can pick either of the 5, some or all of them. Here are the words to choose from:
gushing
aperture
frontier
triplets
tapered
gushing – Lamont, Italy
aperture – window on borghetto sul mincio
frontier at HADRIAN’S WALL
triplets
TAPERED – A church tower at Buje, Istria
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Next photo challenge on this blog may be expected on 15 November. You might have noticed that my presence on WordPress is scarce, but I have a good justification. There is no need to rush with your submissions as I will only look at them after my trip in November. See you soon!
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN SEPTEMBER – Y3 (cavernous, extractable, inhabitable, diurnal, conspicuous)
Posted on September 6, 2018
Welcome to another Pick-a-Word Thursday’s Special. This will be the only TS this month, and due to my busy schedule, I will look at your entries in a few weeks. So, think about the offered choices and take your time responding.
Here is what I chose this month:
cavernous
extractable
inhabitable
diurnal
conspicuous
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THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN AUGUST – Y3 (fortified, chic, submerged, embodiment, prehistoric)
Posted on August 16, 2018
Here we are again facing another Pick a Word challenge. The words I picked for you this time are hardly challenging. Still, I hope you will enjoy taking part in it.
fortified
chic
submerged
embodiment
prehistoric
Fortified
chic
submerged
embodiment
Prehistoric
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THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN JULY – Y3 (canicular, splash, feathered, marine, scenic)
Posted on July 5, 2018
You are wrong, if you think that I forgot about July’s Pick a Word challenge. I’ve just been too busy to see the last week’s entries, but I will get to that soon. For now, here is the July’s mix for you:
canicular
splash
feathered
marine
scenic
canicular
splash
feathered
marine
scenic
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I wanted to keep things simple and easy these time, but I hope you’ll enjoy the challenge anyway.
This is my last challenge before my summer break. Still so many things to finish before I manage to catch a breath. I’m planning to post a challenge again on 16 August.
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN JUNE – Y3 (nascent, maternal, victuals, pullulating, reflective)
Posted on June 7, 2018
I know how eager some of you are to see what words June’s Pick a Word is bringing. This time we have only “good” words with positive connotation. So here I’m offering my list in the hope that it will make your creative juices flowing. Take your time responding to the theme and have fun!
nascent
maternal
victuals
pullulating
reflective
nascent
maternal
victuals
pullulating
reflective
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THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN MAY – Y3
Posted on May 10, 2018
It’s time for another Pick a Word themed photo challenge. This is where you may choose one, or more or all of the offered words and interpret them through photos. I hope that you will find them challenging and inspiring enough.
iconic
propagation
cleaved
zoomorphic
marginal
iconic
propagation
cleaved
zoomorphic
marginal
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I will check your entries next week. In the meantime enjoy your weekend!
UPDATE: I am incredibly busy and have to postpone Thursdays Special and blogging till next week, 24 May.
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN APRIL – Y3
Posted on April 5, 2018
It’s time for another Pick a Word theme. As usual you have a choice of five words for this photo challenge, and you can pick any of them, some of them or all. I hope you will inspiration in this post.
dawning
condensed
coalescing
verdant
sempiternal
dawning
condensed
coalescing
verdant
sempiternal
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* If you wonder about the locations of the images:
#1 was captured at one sunrise in the Adriatic
#2 on Burano
#3 Farne Islands
#4 Croatia, Slunj
#5 Croatia, Slunj
** Take your time posting. I will look at your entries next week. I hope you’ll have fun!
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN MARCH – Y3
Posted on March 1, 2018
As usual the first photo challenge in a month is Pick a Word. You have five words to choose from to interpret them in image(s). You can do one word, several words or all five of them. I hope you will find this eclectic theme challenging enough.
slivered
converted
ovine
traversed
muted
slivered
converted
ovine
traversed
muted
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***The above images were taken in La Gomera, Passo Tonale, Northumberland, Venice and Slovenia.
**P.S. Take your time responding. I will look at your entries next week. I still haven’t had time to see all entries for the last Black & White Sunday yet, but I am getting there 😉 .
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN FEBRUARY – Y3
Posted on January 31, 2018
Here we are in February already and it is time for another Pick a Word themed photo challenge. Maybe you will find the choice of today’s words stimulating, maybe too challenging, but in case you decide to join the challenge, I will be happy to look at your entries whether it is interpretation of one, several or all of the given words.
innate
protuberant
rectangular
interspersed
fluorescent
innate
protuberant
rectangular
interspersed
fluorescent
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Post when you are ready, and I will look at your entries next week. Have a happy Thursday!
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN JANUARY – Y3
Posted on January 4, 2018
My first post in 2018 is the first Pick a Word themed challenge this year. I know I promised to start with some easy words, but I changed my mind 😀 Please choose any (or all, or some) of the following:
candescent
algid
angular
auricomous
festive
candescent
algid
angular
auricomous
festive
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I wish you all a good start to this year and I very much look forward to seeing your entries that you may post any time before next Thursday.
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