Obeliscolychny

obeliscolychny: a lighthouse

Ahh. I love the ocean. I've written so many poems about it, it's not even funny. This lovely picture is of the Point Arena lighthouse. It's one of the many in California. Actually, my family stayed there overnight once last summer. We stayed in one of the little itty bitty cabins you can barely see on the right of the lighthouse. It was so breathtaking. I miss living by the ocean :(

So, yup. Prompt: the ocean compelled her to... (so, base a story or poem off of that. or other type of creative writing. heck, make a scrap books page, if you want!)

Sacchariferous

sacchariferous: bearing sugar

Soo, yeah. I know sugar cubes aren't exactly sacchariferous, but they are made of sugar. Whenever I see the word 'sugar,' my "knee-jerk" reaction (as my mother would say) is candy. Then sugar cubes. These cubed pieces of sugar have flowers and fruit on them! I was amazed when I saw this. There are a few more pictures of these tea party treats here.

I'm sorry, but I don't really have a writing prompt today. I'm kind of preoccupied because I'm being badgered to clean(oops. I guess I wasn't actually straightening up the table...).

Holt

holt: a woody hill or grove

Isn't that pretty? The person who took that picture used something with infra-red to make the trees white. (Sorry, I'm not photography expert...sadly)

Doesn't it just look like the trees are covered in down feathers? Actually, speaking of feathers, we watched the show Wipeout last night. One of the things the contestants had to do was run on a spinning wheel in footie pajamas while jumping over a spinning bar with evil sheep on it while people threw feathers, pillows, and stuffed animals at them. (Yes, it was just as crazy as it sounds). All to get $50,000! I think that would be fun.

So, yea. Prompt: What would it be like to live in a world where ordinary things were extraordinarily colored? What would it change? Describe a scene in this world, paying close attention to the different things.

Ianthine

ianthine: violet-colored

Hello dear readers who have not given up hope on me yet! I'm so terribly sorry that I haven't written in forever. Seriously. Can you find it somewhere in your lovely hearts to forgive me?

*****

So, now that we've cleared that up :) let's get on to ianthine. Isn't this flower just beautiful? I didn't really want to put a stock photo of a violet, and even though 'tis more magenta than ianthine, I like it. Plus, it really captures the beauty and fragility of the freshly opened flower. (Oh, look at me. Now I sound like a writer! Yippee!)

Prompt: Write about overdrawn flowers. Is it possible to capture the beauty of the delicate petals with just words and ink?

Or, if that doesn't suit your fancy,

Write about where you would find this flower. Does it look strange and alien? Could you stumble upon it while trekking through the vast jungles of South America? Would it be hanging in vines off of the baobab trees in Africa? What would you be doing there?

Knosp

knosp: unopened bud of a flower, ornament shaped like a bud

I love this  picture of the sunflower bud. It is just beautiful; especially the orange tint that the flowers have compared to the green. It makes me smile. Before we moved, we used to live near a community garden that our friends had a plot on. They would grow sunflowers, and the stalks would get so tall that the heavy flowers would be hanging over the fences! Not to mention the tomatoes that they grew (those were the best)... Ah well. 

Sorry about the promptlessness of this post, but I couldn't think of anything and Easter egg dying was calling!

Abyssopelagic

abyssopelagic: of, like, or pertaining to the depths of the ocean

I love this picture. You have to admit, it's really awesome. Especially the way that the sun is shining through the water and the people are silhouetted. I just can't stop looking at it! It makes me think of when I visited Pittsburgh and my friends who live there, and we went to the zoo.  There was a polar bear exhibit, and it looked like the little brother of this picture, but it was really cool. 

Prompt: What goes on at the bottom of the sea that most people don't know about? Is there a pocket of air where Atlantis is? Are there creatures that have yet to be discovered (well, yes there are, but fantasy creatures, not just fish)? 

Toxiferous

toxiferous: producing or bearing poison

I always love words with "x" in them. They just sound so awesome! Plus, I love toadstools. They are soo cute! (Whenever I think of poison, for some reason I think of 1. Arsenic and Old Lace, and 2. Toadstools)

By the way, Isn't this cake awesome? I just love all of the details, and it makes me wish it were real. Oh well.

Prompt: What would living in a little village, like the one shown in the picture, be like? To be an inch tall compared to how tall you are now? What would you think, looking at your human self? What would happen if an animal came to your village?

PS: I am so very very very sorry that I have not posted for three months. I know, I'm a bad person. Shame on me. What have you