New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Warren of Rabbits
Another collective noun – today, a Warren of Rabbits. We used to have a lot of wild rabbits on the farm where I spent my childhood. In the autumn it would start to get cold, and mostly field mice and sometimes rabbits…
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New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Venue of Vultures
Another collective noun – today, a Venue of Vultures. Not to be confused with a “kettle” of vultures, which is a group of vultures circling in the sky. The Vulture eats between his meals, And that’s the reason why He very, very,…
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New Artwork – Ian Rogers – an Unkindness of Ravens
Another collective noun – today, an Unkindness of Ravens. I guess whoever came up with the collective terms didn’t take kindly to carrion-eaters what with “murder” of crows and “unkindness” of ravens. Ravens were revered by ancient Norse cultures, as they would…
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New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Trip of Goats
Another collective noun – today, a Trip of Goats. Goats are pretty trippy, with their square eyes like an octopus. The etymology of “trip” in reference to a group of goats is more obscure, however: 1275–1325; Middle English; apparently special use of trip in the sense of a group moving together, hence gang, flock – Random House Dictionary (2012)…
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New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Shrewdness of Apes.
Another collective noun – today, a Shrewdness of Apes. I admit, I found “shrewdness” to be an odd choice for a collective of apes. Through the magic of the interwebs, however, I found this thorough and enlightening explanation: …let me give an…
