I'm home! YAY! And I was greeted by some blood lilies that had a delayed reaction. Usually, the blood lilies (or rain lilies) pop up a day or so after a rain, but there has been no rain for five or six days, so they are a little bit late. They do look like they have been blooming for at least a couple days, so maybe it is me that is late and not the lilies. I hope to be back in sync with my circadian clock soon. That was the most trouble with the trip to Phoenix, getting used to the time change, or not getting used to it, whichever the case may be. But, I am really glad to be home, and having a chance to get a good nights sleep, and making a big pile of eggs in the morning, and then taking a nap. I am a happy creature of habits, and I like that just fine!Devolve -- Verb. 1. to pass to another (something, such as a tradition or responsibility). 2. to degenerate through a gradual change or evolution. "With whiplash speed, this heart-warming tale has devolved into an internet-fueled soap opera." Craig Schneider, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 31, 2016
Did You Know? Devolve evolved from the Latin volvere, a word that means "to roll." The prefix de- means "down." (The five other words containing -vol- found in this bit also revolve around volvere.) Knowing which preposition to use with devolve can seem a bit involved, but it's not all that convoluted. Responsibility or rights devolve on, upon, or to someone. When something comes into a present state by flowing down from a source, either literally or figuratively, we say devolve from, as in "customs that devolve from old beliefs." And when the devolving is a downward evolution to a lower state, we say devolves into (or something devolves to), as in "order devolves into chaos."
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