Daily Count Challenge to shanachie_quill.

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I didn't do anything creative yesterday. Instead I stayed in bed all day and watched movies. :D So little progress on my Challenge 2023. But no progress on Word counts.

I'm passing the torch to shanachie_quill. Good luck and have fun. <3

Word of the Day 02/12/23 Sylvan

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Sylvan (adjective, noun)
sylvan or sil·van [ sil-vuhn ]

adjective
1. of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods.
2. consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody: a shady, sylvan glade.
3. made of trees, branches, boughs, etc.

noun
4. a person dwelling in a woodland region.
5. a mythical deity or spirit of the woods.

WORDS RELATED TO SYLVAN
rustic, forestlike, shady, wooded, woody

See synonyms for sylvan on Thesaurus.com

ORIGIN: 1555–65; < Latin sylvānus, spelling variant of silvānus, equivalent to silv(a) forest + -ānus-an

HOW TO USE SYLVAN IN A SENTENCE
Arlington enjoys a reputation as a lush, sylvan suburb — annually noted for its parks in one prominent national survey while also the home of tree-lined landmarks and neighborhoods.
NEIGHBORS MOUNT EFFORT TO DEFEND ARLINGTON’S TREES FROM DEVELOPMENT|JUSTIN WM. MOYER|FEBRUARY 19, 2021|WASHINGTON POST

Sylvan scenes, with a dash of human savagery in the foreground, form the best relief for a too-extended assimilation of books.
MYSTERY RANCH|ARTHUR CHAPMAN

Thatcher has filled me amply with expensive urban food in this sylvan retreat—nectar and ambrosia.
A HOOSIER CHRONICLE|MEREDITH NICHOLSON

Michael turned out of the noisy main road into the sylvan urbanity of Holland Walk.
SINISTER STREET, VOL. 1|COMPTON MACKENZIE

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.