Day 2,015: bulb, alluding to, chart, wound, coppice, poring over, mull
The fairy lights glow and now include a planetary bulb alluding to a story charting the entire contents of the universe. A new string of lights has been wound around the coppiced bonsai tree. Pushkin has joined the axolotl in the fish tank and the Harvard flag is pinned in a more fitting spot. The references to each story are distinct and cryptic enough to keep you poring over it, if not for a fortnight, then at least for the duration of a glass of mulled wine.
Artwork of the day
Basket of Sprouting Bulbs
Vincent_van_GoghDate:1887; Paris, FranceStyle:Neo-ImpressionismGenre:still lifeMedia:oil, canvasLocation:Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Word of the day
bulb: a round root of some plants from which the plant grows: a hollow, round part at the end of a glass tubein a thermometer (= a device used for measuring temperature) that holds liquid that will expand (= increase in volume) to show the temperature: a light bulb:
alluding to: to mention someone or something without talking about him, her, or it directly:
chart: to show something on a chart: to watch something with careful attention or to record something in detail: to arrange a plan of action:
wound: past simple and past participle of wind, to turn or cause something to turn:
coppice: to cut trees or bushes back in order to form a small, closely planted area
poring over: to look at and study something, usually a book or document, carefully:
mull: to heat wine or beer with added sugar and spices:
Quote of the day
“She said she knew she was able to fly because when she came down she always had dust on her fingers from touching the light bulbs.”
― J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey