Up

Who knew one word in the English language could be a noun, verb, adj, adv, prep.

UP

This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is’UP.’ It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].

It’s easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?

At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election (if there is a tie, it is a toss UP) and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report?We callUP our friends, brighten UP a room, polishUP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.

At other times, this little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses.

To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.

And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UPbecause it is blocked UP.

We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UPat night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP!

To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions.

If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don’t give UP, you may wind UPwith (UP to) a hundred or more.

When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, it soaks UP the earth. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I’ll wrap it UP, for now . . . my time isUP!

Oh . . . one more thing: What is the first thing you do in the morning and the last thing you do at night?

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Did that one crack you UP?

Now I’ll shut UP

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Personalized Graduation Certificates

Graduation time is almost here again, maybe you know of a young person stepping into the world and like to present them with a special personalised certificate 11x 8.5. ready to frame. Choose from the two styles
For $20, including tax and shipping you will receive a personalise certificate with the graduates name and school, or words of your choice.
Email your preference cert 1 or cert 2 and wording to atozillusions@ymail.com. Payment can be made via Master Card Visa or Pay Pal.
David the Letterman www.atozillusions.com

To enter this one of a kind completion visit  http://www.didyouknowcanada.ca/2012/03/to-z-illusions.html see the review written by Stacey and follow the instructions.

Good luck to all

David Matthews
www.atozillusions.com

• Enter to #win a gorgeous framed word from A to Z Illusions-perfect for your home!
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Since this video was made a while ago the library of images is well over 1000!!

About Letter Photos

When viewed with a different eye, nature and everyday objects can form letters. When photographed and placed together they form words, which is the basis of A to Z Illusions.

The idea came about when David Matthews was volunteering at the local school in the literacy programme:

I had a student who was having trouble forming the shapes of letters. So I invented a little game to find letters among the desks and chairs of the classroom. That was the “aha” moment – recalling the past, and approaching the subject from a different angle.

David Matthews

Our brain and eyes are trained to see what we believe should be there and not always what is really there. Cognitive understanding can be changed with a second open–minded look.

At first glance most people see a series of unique sepia toned individual photographs, but when viewed with an open mind, people are able to see a letter without prompting. This in turn makes the realisation that all the individual photos are letters which form a word. Once the letters are seen they are always visible and can become a big conversation point in any home.

Words inspire, encourage and remind us. Personalized by you, these letter art photographs make unique gifts to please that special person in your life or for occasions such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, retirement and births. The scope is endless with A to Z Illusions inspirational words.

It’s fast, simple and inexpensive! A GREAT gift for any occasion!

Just go to the Create Your Own Words page (Here! – if you already know what to do!) >> Type in the words using the very fast and efficient Word Creator.

Type a Word – Space or Enter / Return to create a second and third word and see what happens!

If you want to change a letter simply click the one you want to change and see the library of letters appear underneath. Simply click the one you like!!

It’s THAT simple…. Once you’re happy >> Choose the Currency you wish to use and pay through Paypal.

Distribution

Lettergraphs and words ordered in the US and Canada will be shipped from Canada by me, David the Letterman himself, while the UK and Europe will have to put up with them coming from my very good friend, Mike Finding!!

Mike Finding

Mike is our man in the UK – a web designer and photographer, who’s company put together the Word Creator!

One small point to note please – UK is unable to provide the frame option as yet. We’re still trying to source a suitable supplier.

Ok – thanks for reading – go Create Your Words!

Bye for now

Zack Wilson's camera was lost when it dislodged from his paddle board during a vacation to North Carolina in May 2011. It was found, eight months later, on a beach about 24 kilometres away.

A Saskatchewan man who lost his digital camera while paddle-boarding on the Atlantic Ocean months ago was surprised to learn it was found — and continued snapping images every five seconds as it was last set to do.

“I brought the camera with me, put it on a mount and stuck it on the board,” Zack Wilson told CBC News Wednesday. “I fell in the water, came up and the camera was gone.”

Wilson said it was a great disappointment because it had been an ideal day for paddle-boarding on the waters just off the coast of North Carolina.

“It was beautiful out,” he said. “The most surreal surfing day I’ve ever had. It was just like glassy oceans. There were dolphins everywhere and the surf wasn’t big, but it was fun.”

Wilson figured the camera, and the images, were gone for good.

That was in May, 2011.

Then, on Sunday, a man from Virginia was walking along a beach about 24 kilometres from the spot Wilson lost the camera, and came across an odd find.

“I found this old waterproof case with something in it,” Rick Spink recalled. “I had no clue what it was. I just thought it came from a boat or something.”

However, when he wiped away the algae and cracked open the case, Spink discovered Wilson’s camera, and a full memory card.

Spink uploaded a bunch of pictures to the internet on Tuesday and, within a few hours, someone spotted a familiar face and Wilson got a call from a friend.

“And he’s like, ‘I think you need to check Real Water Sports Facebook page and I’m 99 percent sure its of you, on your stand-up paddle board,’” Wilson said.

Wilson quickly confirmed that Spink had indeed recovered his camera.

The pictures include shots of Wilson on his board, and a series of underwater images — including one showing just how close Wilson came to finding the loose camera.

Wilson said he is amazed by the tale and is planning a return visit to the United States so he can thank Spink in person.

His camera, meanwhile, is in the mail.

Letter photography moods

What type of Photographer are you?

By Daily Mail Reporter

At first glance, it may appear as though tsunami is poised to crash over the Florida coastline.

But much to the relief of Panama City residents, this breath-taking series of photographs shows a natural phenomenon far less destructive – waves of clouds.

Helicopter pilot JR Hott captured these breathtaking images, which show the low-lying haze swooping over high-rise buildings down the coast.

Natural phenomenon: A wave of clouds hover over high-rise buildings in Panama City, Florida on Sunday

KATU reports Mr Hott captured the images hovering over the Gulf of Mexico after one of his pilots came in from a flight on Sunday.

Before his chopper could be engulfed by the heavy fog, Mr Hott flew up to capture the wave-like formations.

Juno nominated multi-talented country singer Cindi Cain has been entertaining audiences for years with her lively stage presence and unique rare voice. Cindi has appeared on many television shows, her many releases recordings have all on appeared on the American and Canadian country charts, and have played all over the world.

Cindy is the owner operator of” “The Voice Shack” her vocal coaching studio and kept busy helping aspiring singers to achieve their goals, both on stage and in the recording studio.

Among Cindy’s awards and golden records that hangs proudly in her studio she has two inspiring words from A to Z illusions “Sing” and “Music”

Cindi said “I adore both words and get many comments for students and visitors to my Studio, I particular like the word “Music” made from musical instruments.”

The latest CD from Cindi is called “Simply Country” see here on Cindy’s Web Site