Gryphon's Word of the Day, January 25, 2008

The word of the day for January 25, 2008 is "harmonious" — adjective — 1 : musically concordant. 2 : having the parts agreeably related : congruous [blended into a harmonious whole]. 3 : marked by accord in sentiment or action.

Since the discussion of themes for the photo contests this week, I thought I might as well enter a black and white photo in the J-Land competition. I wanted to find a photo that would translate well to b&w. This one leapt out of the pile.

                     — Harmonious Contrast —

This photo was taken during our October 2005 vacation on Seacliff Beach, California, USA.

Our quote for the day is from Rebecca West (1892–1983), British author. The Strange Necessity, ch. 6 (1928), of Jane Austen (1775-1817), the great British novelist whose work has sometimes been criticized as limited:

     To believe her limited in range because she was harmonious in method is
     as sensible as to imagine that when the Atlantic Ocean is as smooth as a
     mill-pond it shrinks to the size of a mill-pond.

;^) Jan

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