Cud and a new batch of words

This was one of the random words for this month, and it was a bit of a challenge.  I had visions of cows chewing peacefully in a green field, maybe some strange anatomical drawings of a million stomachs, and I was a little frightened to find out what cud actually looked like.  But I bravely went forth onto the internet to do some research.

And as usual, the web provided too much information. CUD is an acronym, for a genetic disorder, a scholarship program, and the name of a a band.  I could go on, there was lots more, but then one caught my eye....  Did you know that a cud can be an error in coin making?  It occurs on the edge of the die causing a blank spot occurs on the edge of a coin.    Bingo!!!      I have coins.     I have paint.    And this is what happened: 

I think the colour scheme is an unconscious response to all those Halloween nights carrying around UNICEF boxes.  And I'm sure something profound can be said about the fact that a lone US nickel shows up almost dead center in a sea of Canadian coinage, but it's becoming gorgeous spring day, and I'm heading outside.

Oh, but just before I head out, time for another batch of words.

1. baud
2. parochialism
3. streetwise
4. trill
5. religious

Think I could have some fun with baud.  I've been identifying as a recovering geek, but maybe this will help me merge my geek and artistic sides.  Well, I can only hope!