X is for Xylology............
This is my 5th time of trying to come up with an idea for the letter X.
It was not an easy task - I had to take to the internet as my dictionary isn't as advanced in X words as it should be.
So I stumbled across the word, xylology, which means the study of the structure of wood.
And I thought, if I really stretch it, I have a photo for that!
I found this old tree stump in a field on an outing last spring, and I couldn't resist snapping a photo - it looked just like a face.
A gnarled face with a very lopsided grin, but it had all the characteristics in the right places for a face.
So I figure that studying the structure of this face in the wood must constitute as xylology.
Do you think we can stretch it that far?
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Well, we both went to the dictionary and came up with images. You did a great job!
ReplyDeleteI think this is absolutely perfect. If I had seen that tree I would have taken a picture too. Love it.
ReplyDeletelooks a bit like a face, I think.
ReplyDeleteOh, indeed. It's no stretch at all! Interesting narrative and the photo is spectacular!
ReplyDeleteI don't see why not! It's wood, and you're studying the structure! LOL!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great face, too, don't you think?
That is just an incredible photograph!! And no, I didn't know that word, but now that you've explained it to me, and what that amazing image is, I say you nailed "X" wonderfully!! I can't get over the face in the wood....
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! I think it's a perfect fit. And I love that "face."
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love dictionary[dot]com? :o)
I think its the perfect stretch!
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