artteajannell: In the Yard

Words I had to look up

quondam, lupin, argot, prefatory, cassis, confit, seraglio, philtre, animus, gravamen, spancel, langoustine
antimacassar, blancmange, ingesta, perquisite, plaice, palanquin, cantonment, sepoy, antimonial, pteridomania, weskit, dehiscence, crape,
intrepidity, faro, adamantine, recrudescence, Ribauldequins, interregnum, tarasnish, louche, exigeant, panegyric, persiflage, aumbries, conturbation,voussoir,
patois, occuponomous, chanson, dolour, gyre, dree, coruscating, recreant, votaries, pennon, tocsin, plenishings,
architraves, chunner, barathea, fetor, vendeuse, gilet, chancre, buskin, spatterdash, searce, moiety, moidores, Poll (bird),
pukka, garum, quenelle, castimoniale, must (winemaking), crapoix, nef, prenant, lateen, catalan, sward, collop,

Friday, April 6, 2012

In the Yard

This is what is in my yard today. It is unseasonably warm and pretty dry this spring. We also have these visitors today. Aren't they cute? The trees are blooming all over town. We have been seeing gorgeous colors everywhere. (The first two are L's pictures from our grove.)