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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Guest Post from Hilary Melton-Butcher

     Today we have a creative diversion of ideas.  Just for fun here are some A to Z's from Hilary Melton-Butcher from Positive Letters, Inspirational Stories


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The A, B, Cs of collectives nouns ...

Those wonder words that evoke disruptive thoughts in our minds such as  a murder of crows ...  here’s my list:




Aurora
Polar Bear



Aurora of Polar Bears









Bellowing of Bullfinches

Convocation of Eagles

Dole of Doves

Skylark
Exaltation of Larks







Flush of Ducks  
                  
Gang of Elks

Head of Curlews

Impalas




Impalas ... ah! A couple of ...










Journey of Giraffes

Kindle of Kittens

Leap of Snow Leopards

Murder of Crows

Nye of Pheasants

Obstruction of Dons

Parliament of Owls

Quiver of Cobras

Pochard
Rush of Pochards













Sedge of Cranes

Trip of Dotterels

Unkindness of Ravens


Vagary of Impediments


Worship of Writers

X for I don’t know what!

Yakkety yak ... a herd of

Zealish Zebras .. live in small harems, or larger herds

What else can you think of to help Lee in his build up for the A – Z April challenge ... any other collectives that amuse you? 

Cheers – Hilary Melton-Butcher
Positive Letters Inspirational Stories






The Blogging From A to Z April Challenge starts next Sunday!  Are you ready?










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28 comments:

Sue said...

A mob of kangaroos, a herd of seahorses and a pod of dolphins.

I made up the herd of seahorses, but it sounds good ;)

cheers

Sue

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Lee - that was a surprise!! Thanks for using my suggestions - there's a new one on my blog for you - Juggling ....?

I'm ready (ish!) ...

Cheers looking forward to it .. Hilary

Jeremy [Retro] said...

the room is spinning... i feel good, i cannot wait to see what people are going to do. some great advice here. thank you,

jeremy [retro-z]

PR said...

The owls one is slightly creepy! I can't believe it's almost April already :)

T. Powell Coltrin said...

I love love love your writing, Hilary. Great job. My favorite (I think) is Vagary of Impediments. You're a word master--you are.

Teresa

Sandra Tyler said...

Oh, so you're the mastermind behind this A-Z challenge I see everywhere! I did actually sign up though find it daunting; I only blog once a week as I really revise each post before posting. I am not fond of off the cuff posting but am fond of inspiration! Here's hoping! Thanks for reading my post and following. Following you back.

Rose said...

I've never even heard of a Pochard! I'm just googling them, so nice!

Jaye Robin Brown said...

A flink of cows!! (This learned from the side of a Snapple bottle while teaching 4th graders about collective nouns)

Hold my hand: a social worker's blog said...

Hilary is a wonderful writer and blogger friend. I'm so excited that she signed up again for the A to Z. Can't wait to enjoy her educational and insightful post!

Love to you, Hilary!

Doris

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Very clever! I see many are still struggling with X.

Rob Z Tobor said...

Yes the Xenophobia of Xylophones at Xmas is a result of the X chromosome is hardly xciting

michelle said...

Such fun words... a helpful list which will trigger ideas...

RHYTHM AND RHYME said...

This was excellent Hilary, I too have wondered about the juggling.
Wonderful concept. Thanks for sharing.

Yvonne.

Nicole said...

I like this, especially Dole of Doves and Murder of Crows. It's funny how they are complete opposites yet both of my faves from this list. Or, maybe it's odd and indicates that I am unbalanced in some way, shape or form, lol.

~Nicole
Blog: The Madlab Post
@MadlabPost on Twitter

Tina said...

That was awesome. I've always been fascinated with how those "herd" names came about. Worth digging into, but for me, AFTER the challenge ;-)
Tina @ Life is Good
Co-Host of the April A to Z Challenge
Twitter: @AprilA2Z #atozchallenge

Lauren said...

I've always liked the phrase "gaggle of geese." Or gaggle of girls, I guess... The giggly girls gossip in gaggles.

Lauren@ Word Art

Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan blogger said...

I was enjoying reading your list wondering what your "X" would be!

Duncan In Kuantan

Paula Martin said...

Great list, Hilary. I quite like an army of ants, and a clowder of cats.

Mimi said...

X was easy for me because I just had to find an animal with an X starting scientific name.
Clowder of cats, yes!



Mimi Torchia Boothby Watercolors

Anonymous said...

Hilary, great list! Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

Wanton Wannabees

Empty Nest Insider said...

Lots of great ideas here Hilary! I also like Delores' "Wanton Wannabees." Excuse me, I have some writing to do. Julie

Pearson Report said...

Wonderful Hilary - I've been really enjoying letting my creative juice run freely this year...at times I find myself laughing at the words I have discovered along the way.

Cheers, Jenny @ PEARSON REPORT

Unknown said...

Very creative! I like a Kindle of Kittens :-)

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi everyone - many thanks .. it was a great fun post to do .. and you've all added to the mix .. it's amazing what ideas we can come up with ..

I like Rob's ideas for X .. - and this year I have failed - but I'll utilise my XYZ for another linked idea ..

Enjoy - it's only a week away .. have fun in the A - Z and see you all there ..

Thanks Lee - for such an excellent blogging challenge, that seems to have caught us all alight .. Cheers Hilary

Rosalind Adam said...

A Kindle of kittens is cute. How about an extravagance of oxen. Cheating a bit I know but hey!

Shannon Lawrence said...

Boy, seeing a bunch of elk together sure is like seeing a gang! Love this post!

Shannon at The Warrior Muse, co-host of the 2012 #atozchallenge! Twitter: @AprilA2Z

Lisa said...

This is the grandest Hillary.