Word of the Year 2014 and Jordan Wisteria

What does this Jordan Wisteria have to do with Word of the Year 2014?

I've shown pictures of this wisteria before - it is located on the Main Street in Jordan, the historic village that is home to Cave Springs Winery and the sister hotel and restaurant On the Twenty.  I was preparing some images for a contest where the theme is pergolas and arbours, and this one came to mind.  What is an arbour compared to a pergola?   My google search reveals that an arbour (also arbor) is a "shelter of vines or branches or of latticework covered with climbing shrubs or vines" whereas a pergola is "1: arbor, trellis 2: a structure usually consisting of parallel colonnades supporting an open roof of girders and cross rafters".

Sometimes the answers aren't as straight-forward as we expect.  Whichever way we call this, it is one of the most beautiful sights and smells in Niagara in mid-May.



Which picture do you like best?  Which one to enter in the contest?  Give me your advice.

Now on to the Word of the Year 2014.  As I searched for definitions, the Word of the Year for 2014 popped up a few times. Wikipedia gives me guidance on what this is about at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_the_year

Here are three for 2014:
Oxford Dictionary:  Vape.   It is an abbreviation of vapour or vaporize and it was added to Oxford's Dictionary in August 2014.  It is a verb and means 'to inhale and exhale the vapour produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device'.

Merriam-Wesbster: Culture.  Merriam-Webster chooses the most popular word experienced by the biggest spike in lookups in a year, as in celebrity culture, company culture, pop culture, culture shocks, media culture, etc.

Dictionary.com: Exposure.  This word was chosen in reference to the Ebola virus, widespread theft of personal information, and shocking acts of violence and brutality that dominated the news.  Encapsulating those themes, Dictionary.com chose exposure.

There are so many interesting things to find out every day.