ABC Wednesday is a word meme with participants from around the world. Our Host, Mrs. Nesbitt hails from Great Britain. Says Mrs. Nesbitt: "Some have been with us from the very first round, others have joined in along the way! What fun! Each week we are taken across the globe to see the varied and exciting contributions people have taken the time to discover and capture! ABC Wednesday is now entering a 3rd year of fun! I'll raise a glass to you all!". We started with the letter, "A" and each week we post something in regards to the next letter of the alphabet. This week's letter is, "T".
Say that five times real fast!!! Tweaked in Photoshop, of course...
No, not last week's turkey! This was in someone's garage that I was visiting and I found these to be a curious sight.
We have these all over Hawaii. The leafs are pulled off the plant (without stripping the plant bare) and 'sewn' together to make hula skirts with. The leaves also make wonderful 'packages' or 'envelopes' in with which to steam food in.
Tome Hill in the town of Tome south of Albuquerque (there's and accent over the 'e' in Tome and you pronounce it "toe may"). My friend's uncle went off to war in WW (I hope I have this story correct)and I guess he had some rather harrowing times and vowed that if he made it home safely he would find a way to thank the Lord. He did make it home safely and he put three crosses on the hill in Tome. Many people make a pilgrimage to this hill-particularly during Easter Holy week. I don't know if these crosses are the original crosses that he erected, but it is a very distinct landmark.
Ready for more "T's"?
Taffrail. The railing around the stern of a ship (sometimes ornately carved).The Soleil Royale is a perfect example of having taffrails.
Thermionic. Science again, here! This one is a bit complicated to explain here (the link might help), but the classical example of thermionic emission is the emission of electrons from a hot metal cathode into a vacuum (archaically known as the Edison effect) used in vacuum tubes.
Thermocline. More science! It's my muse, you know...anyway, it's about stratification. It's that thin layer in a large body of water or air that is the separation of temperatures. If you've done any amount of swimming in your lifetime, you may have experienced it on a smaller scale when you feel a mix of warm and cold water around you.
Traduce. Our 'news media' and I use the word, news lightly as they are more sensationalists than anything else, seem to be a large source of traducers. I include the AP (Associated Press here). Ill used energy, I say and certainly they are not what they pretend to be.
13 comments:
Traduce - now, that was an electrifying misspelling...
Terrific collection of T words, Paula! Have a great day! Enjoy!
Sylvia
I sounded like a total idiot while tweaking the tree! Five times!!!
Anyway, love your tweaked tree.
Wow, another collection of great new words! Are ti plants the ones you grow from a little log? If so, I used to have a couple of them.
I love food steamed in the Ti leaves. Yummy and that tongue twister is so funny. Great post as usual, Paula.
I need to go to Tome for a photo trip :)
Fantastic series of images, especially the first one of the tree! I'm wondering if the ti leaves are actually sewn together to make the hula skirts? Always enjoy adding a few more words to my vocabulary!
Terrific, and timely as ever.
Totally enthralling, beautiful tweaked tree.
Terrific series of T's. I'm pinning thermocline to my memory to be used at the perfect time (with any luck)! The news just isn't. It, too, has fallen into the black hole of biggest bucks. Excellent post!
I have trouble with one tweaked tree! Always interesting posts!
I love your ABCs! The story of Tome Hill is touching and it's a great photo!
You're right about the traducers too, sadly. Yes, they're still at it. :(
And 'thermocline'! Yes, I have felt the effects - now I know what to call it!
Ahhhh, we used to do some business in Tome. I love those crosses and the story. Love it.
:) Debi
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