Swing...words that begin with SW and more Lesson 29

 1. swabbed ---I swabbed the floor with a new an improved mop that cleaned my kitchen floor in minutes.


2. swan-  The swan is a bird that is known for mating for life with its swan partner.


3. sway-  The tall palm trees sway back and forth during the wind storm.


4. swap-  When I was a kid in elementary school, I used to swap my tuna sandwich for my friend's peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. 


5. swig-  I took a swig from my friend's water bottle and found out it was wine instead.


6. swami- The swami at the temple greeted me with welcome arms.


7. swift-  The deer was swift as it traveled through the hill side.


8. sword-  The sword fight by the knights was fierce and brutal.


9. swept- The waves swept the debris away from the shoreline.


10. swallow-  The spaghetti was hard to swallow without more sauce.


11. swatter- I just bought a fly swatter to swat the flies in my patio area.


12. swamped-  The accountant was swamped with income tax clients during tax time.


13. sweeter-  For me, coffee is sweeter with honey instead of sugar.


14. swear-  Growing up in my home, we were not aloud to swear or use profanity without consequences.


Nine Lives 2008  ( 9 towers of cotton swabs, hot glue and spray paint, string)

These sculptural forms were done for a show celebrating the Day of the Dead at a gallery in Los Angeles called Self-Help Graphics.  The cotton swabs are a form of offering and also a way for me to bring cotton swabs to heaven.  I don't know for sure what awaits for me in paradise but just in case,
I am sneaking the "Q-Tips" with me as a form of art.

15.swarm- A swarm of bees were swarming over the sun flowers.

16. swift-  The bicycle messenger is very swift as he sways in and out of the car lane.

17. swiftly- On a daily basis, she runs swiftly up the flight of stairs instead of taking the elevator. 

18. swaddle- The new mother is learning how to create a perfectly swaddled blanket for the new born.
Mom learned "how to swaddle a baby step by step instructions" on the internet.  Swaddling is the age-old practice of wrapping infants with a blanket snugly around their body. 

19. swindle- The swindler of a businessman swindled the investors for 10 million dollars.  Swindling was something that came natural to the businessman.  He was always looking for the next monetary score. 

20. swing-  The swing in the backyard has been swinging kids for 3 generations.  The rope has been replace several times but the seat remains the original wood.  Every generations adds stories of the swing as they swing and sway with joy.

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