Daily photo: 31/05/2011
Romanticism (n): An artistic, literary and intellectual movement that arose as a response to Enlightenment rationalism and that sought to stress the links between emotion and aestheticism.
Daily photo: 29/05/2011
Murti (noun, Sanskrit): A representation used to embody the divine in Hindu and some Buddhist worship.
Daily photo: 28/05/2011
Impressionism (n): A French art movement from the late 19th century characterised by an emphasis on outdoor painting, everyday subjects and colour theory.
Daily photo: 26/05/2011
Alleviate (v): To reduce the severity of a problem; to ease; to bring relief.
Daily photo: 25/05/2011
William: A boy's name traceable to old Germanic and Norman French roots, meaning 'helm' or 'protector'. It has been the name of four English kings.
Daily photo: 23/05/2011
Dusk: The point when darkness falls. It follows sunset by some minutes, typically occurring when the sun is several degrees below the horizon. The intervening period is known as l'heure bleue.
Daily photo: 22/05/2011
Gongoozle (v): To observe canal life, especially the operation of locks, from the bank in a leisurely fashion. A gongoozler is a person engaging in this activity.
Daily photo: 21/05/2011
Refreshing (adj): revitalising, stimulating; giving new vigour or impetus; an antidote to the staid or boring.
Daily photo: 20/05/2011
Sextant (n): An instrument that, by measuring the angle between two visible objects, allowed sailors to plot their whereabouts on nautical charts.
Daily photo: 19/05/2011
Giverny (proper noun): a village in northern France immortalised by the painter Claude Monet.
Daily photo: 17/05/2011
Iris pseudacorus: Latin name for the yellow flag iris, here growing in the wild in a riverbed.
Daily photo: 16/05/2011
Anas platyrhynchos: Latin name for the wild duck, or mallard, one of the UK's most common duck species.
Daily photo: 14/05/2011
Orienteering (n): An activity that requires competitors to navigate round a point-to-point course in the fastest possible time.
Daily photo: 13/05/2011
Hellenic (adj): Related to Greek language and archaeology, especially from the 5th and 4th centuries BCE.
Daily photo: 12/05/2011
Spectrum (n): The band of colours produced when white light is separated into its constituent wavelengths; a continuum.
