(woodenly) ungraciously: without grace; rigidly; "they moved woodenly"
Stiff and awkward in movement or manner
Like or characteristic of wood
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood; "a wooden box"; "an ancient cart with wooden wheels"
lacking ease or grace; "the actor's performance was wooden"; "a wooden smile"
Made of wood
the state capital of Western Australia
Perth is a town in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada (pop. 6,003 in 2001). It is located on the Tay River, 83 km southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County. Its centre is located at 44 degrees, 53 minutes, 59.97 seconds N, 76 degrees, 14 minutes, 59.
Perth (Peairt) is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Sitting on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire.
The capital of the state of Western Australia, in western Australia, on the Indian Ocean; pop. 1,019,000 (including the port of Fremantle). Founded by the British in 1829, it developed rapidly after the discovery in 1890 of gold in the region and the opening in 1897 of the harbor at Fremantle
(toy) plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
An object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something
(toy) a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove"
An object, esp. a gadget or machine, regarded as providing amusement for an adult
A person treated by another as a source of pleasure or amusement rather than with due seriousness
(toy) dally: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"
Reflections
A strange store on Guildford Road. The windows are filthy and the window displays consist of faded images of cars, some steering wheels, rusty oil tins, a wooden stool, a beaten up toy car with a bear in it and some tinsel. Until a few weeks ago there was an ancient computer monitor on the stool as well (which had been there for ten years at least).
The sudden vanishment of the monitor suggests things might be changing, so I figured I should record the place before it gets cleaned up, or razed to the ground with flaming torches or something.
(That's the Buddhist temple reflected in the window by the way)
October 1993
A strange store on Guildford Road. The windows are filthy and the window displays consist of faded images of cars, some steering wheels, rusty oil tins, a wooden stool, a beaten up toy car with a bear in it and some tinsel. Until a few weeks ago there was an ancient computer monitor on the stool as well (which had been there for ten years at least).
The sudden vanishment of the monitor suggests things might be changing, so I figured I should record the place before it gets cleaned up, or razed to the ground with flaming torches or something.