I recently came across an online utility which converts body of text into a "word cloud" based on frequency of use of individual words. This was irrestistable stuff for a blogger curious about his own patterns of thought. So forgive this one-off nugget of verbal narcissism: it is, after all, a very quiet time in my back yard. How does this word cloud shape up? My friends at Wingscapes will be delighted to see that the term "BirdCam" is my #1 use, ahead of "birds", "bird", and "feeder." My most referenced food? That would be "suet", and the most referenced species would be "hummingbird". The word whose frequency surprised me most was "perhaps": hmm, I seem to be a tad careful in my observations! Well, this was an entertaining distraction for me on a dreary September day, and an interesting exercise in how I communicate. Back to the birds!
Friday, September 18, 2009
The Cary BirdCam Word Cloud
I recently came across an online utility which converts body of text into a "word cloud" based on frequency of use of individual words. This was irrestistable stuff for a blogger curious about his own patterns of thought. So forgive this one-off nugget of verbal narcissism: it is, after all, a very quiet time in my back yard. How does this word cloud shape up? My friends at Wingscapes will be delighted to see that the term "BirdCam" is my #1 use, ahead of "birds", "bird", and "feeder." My most referenced food? That would be "suet", and the most referenced species would be "hummingbird". The word whose frequency surprised me most was "perhaps": hmm, I seem to be a tad careful in my observations! Well, this was an entertaining distraction for me on a dreary September day, and an interesting exercise in how I communicate. Back to the birds!
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