Sunday, June 27, 2021

Week in Seven Words #544

This covers the week of 6/21/20 - 6/27/20.

covidiot
Now a regular part of our vocabulary.

pillowing
The geese are fat brown pillows softening a rocky slope. 

pinetum
Picnic tables, mulch paths, and rail fences. The scent of pine trees, heavy and delicious.

reluctance
The dog is slow to warm up to the stranger but then reluctant to leave. He begins to welcome the goodness of those pats and scritches just as his owner starts tugging him away.

standout
Among the many colors in the garden, the loveliest is the cerulean of the hydrangeas.

summoning
With only a slice of bread, a young boy brings a frothing mass of turtles to the side of the pond.

sunset
The sunset shifts colors. At one point, a bar of bright blue appears among duskier blues and oranges. The underside of the clouds are blushing.