Words with their hearts on their sleeves:
secretary: a keeper of secrets.
wardrobe: to guard/ward our robes.
freelancer: a knight free to use his lance for payment.
holiday: a holy day.
alphabet: the letters alpha, beta.
disease: lack of ease.
duck: a bird that ducks under water.
Word of the day (again) is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): a follower of the political wind; one whose actions are guided entirely by the whims and desires of their boss.
Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary 6 years of daily depressive news and views. Still one the most divisionalising ways to communicate with fellow humans.
Walking the Roman road from Silbury Hill to Bath. This once main thoroughfare is now a mere byway - a minor road, deeply gouged, difficult to walk on and only driven on by 4x4's. But this leads to a quietness that makes wandering along it rather pleasant #Wiltshire
At the heart of the word 'refugee' is, of course, 'refuge': sanctuary and a safe haven. To mark the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, @UNRefugeesUK has launched the Refugee Dictionary - to show that no one can be defined with a single word. https://t.co/jduY7ncs2i
We have always wondered who the travelers were that went through the lost mountain pass at Lendbreen Ice Patch. What better way to find out than following the trail and see were it would take us? So we did just that 1/5
@North_Wales_WT I’m unable to donate but I’m sending words of condolences and compassion to the staff. You wonderful people while your hearts hurt know we stand with you.
Look up for tonight's Supermoon! This is the Pink Moon because it marks the appearance of pink moss, one of the first spring flowers.
Skyscape livestreams the skies above Stonehenge: ➡️ https://t.co/Y6BbKEWUP8
📷 Robert Harvey (C) @naturalworldpix