The photo
Where and When :
at Kyoto Municipal Zoo, early April, 2011
The reason why I think it represents the colour white :
At first sight, I just thought this bird is so cute but it's not possible to take it home as a pet, so I took some pics. For me "White" is associated with "so pure", "entirely new" or any positive aspects...I thought my pic is a perfect match to your calendar of 2012 since I'm quite sure this benign smile of snowy owl can make everybody happy, is a good sign for a new start.
I'm happy if you like it !
Sincerely,
Madoka Tamura
Your comments
Tell us what you think about this photo. Each month throughout 2012 we'll be focussing on a different colour. In January we're starting with white and this lovely photo from Madoka Tamura. What English idioms do you know that contain the word white? You should be able to find some on our website.
We'll publish our favourite comments and give you some "white" idioms later this month.
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Oh my god! Awesome!
Perfectly fits in the winter atmosphere and makes you smile despite winter depression. :)
Just wondered myself, how you were able to take such a photo. Was it asleep?
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This photo is so cute and i had the same will about taking it as a pet as soon as i saw it.I loved it. It is the cutest bird i have ever seen.As an idiom ,something came to my mind like ' whiter than white'. It means completely good and honest.In today s world ,it is hard to find someone that is whiter than white but i believe it worths to be looked for.
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Its a really nice picture. Eagerly waiting for idioms related to the word 'white'.
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- Put something down in black and white: To make contrast, make clearly something
- A white lie: A lie doesn't hurt anyone
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Hiii
it is very nice photo although i don't like owl but this is look very cute and it really refer to a new start.
Good job Madoka
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On watching this photo, which I didn't know what it was, I wondered what it was and wanted to know about the photo.
Owl! I think he is sleeping with so happy an expression with relief. I didn't know a zoo were there in Kyoto. Including this, thank you for your showing the photo to this site.
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Hello!
Really I didn't understand this picture at once. I didn't recognize snowy owl. In any case I completely agree with your choice because the word white is the symbol of a new and a sincerity. "White" is the beginning of all beginnings. We have an expression "to start with a white sheet". It means to forget all bad things in the past and start a new life with bright pages
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Hello,
Like others I did not understand at first sight what the picture is about. But since white is my favourite colour, it attracted me as it is "as white as snow". I think the colour white represents cleanliness, and purity for me anyway. I am easily attracted to anything white and that's why I have most things in my house white, like my bathroom and kitchen.
The idioms that come to mind with the word white in it would be:
"a white lie" which means that a lie is being told without the intention of upsetting someone.
"in black in white", meaning that an agreement or something else is written clearly.
"as white as a ghost", something that frightens a person. For example, if a person hears bad news and gets shocked then it will be right to say that when he heard the news he turned "as white as a ghost". The idiom "as white as a sheet" could also be used in the same context.
Looking forward to more idioms in relation to the word white.
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Nice Picture, I love it!
You´re right!!! the perfect color in January is white, because means brightness and hope in a new year.
Greetings.
Paola :)
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To have a white Christmas is an English idiom. It means a Christmas with snow fall.
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This photo is so gorgeous and she looks like a cat than an owl. Unfortunately, the white colour doesn't mean a good thing in my country and the best one is "Red" colour, let have a guess, what country is it? Anyway, thank you for your photo and happy new year to everyone.
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white is the color of the winter, it's cold and empty, but I think this picture is very cute, may be it's kit bird, may be it was cold and hungry, it is sleeping and dreaming about spring, happy new year kit, goodbye the cold,
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Is the nice owl:)) Happy belated New YEar! :)))
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Happy New Year!
Beatiful picture in white!
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I'm totally agree with you. The owl in the pic is so cute like baby)))
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Actually I study in a mexican university, here habit a lot of owls, but I never saw someone in white, and smiling... It look like this ^,^
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sleepy bird :))) It's purity with lovely white color warms up snowy winter days and gives hope. It looks like quite sure about that sunshine will occur to fullfill all our wishes after its hibernation.
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AS WHITE AS SNOW...AS WISE AS AN AWL...WISHING ALL WHITE CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
very nice photo, just can't stop watching....such a pure beauty!!!!!
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Oh, the photo is lovely! Yes, it really represents the white colour, the January, the snow...
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it's so cute owl...... :) :)
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I really didn't like this picture,immediately I felt very lazy and my eyes not opening.
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i like the pic,its very nice, the most attractive thing in is the whiteness ....
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For the first time I saw this, I absolutely loved it! I immediately changed my desktop background image.
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I thought the pic were a cat, I loved owls and I have ever seen a white owl. I and my daughter love white flowers. We have several different species of white roses. There is one that is special, is a white one that gives clusters with than more fifteen roses in each bunch. It's a spetacle!
I like very much what Varisha write, I learn a lot.
Is Varisha a native speaker or learner? Male or female? I'd like to know.
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Really lovely picture. And about idioms...To whitewash - to make something looks better than it is in real.
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