Thought for Today

[valhalla]

Thought for Today on this Election Day (in the US)

"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost."
~John Quincy Adams

Amen! 

[Carol P.]

Thought for Today

"The rich, sweet smell of the hayricks rose to his chamber window; the hundred perfumes of the little flower-garden beneath scented the air around; the deep-green meadows shone in the morning dew that glistened on every leaf as it trembled in the gentle air: and the birds sang as if every sparkling drop were a fountain of inspiration to them."
~Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers

[anneintoronto]

Lovely, calming, inspiring...

Thanks, Carol!

Anne in Toronto

[Carol P.]

My friend and co-worker Kim brought this to my attention.

Thought for today.

With extreme pride, we wish a happy birthday to all Marines past and present.
May your shelter half never leak.
May your sleeping bag always be warm.
May your feet always remain dry,
and may all your jouneys be downhill.

Happy 235th Birthday Marines!

[valhalla]

My friend and co-worker Kim brought this to my attention.

Thought for today.

With extreme pride, we wish a happy birthday to all Marines past and present.
May your shelter half never leak.
May your sleeping bag always be warm.
May your feet always remain dry,
and may all your jouneys be downhill.

Happy 235th Birthday Marines!

OuRah!

[Carol P.]

Thought for Today

"A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep."

It's no wonder I dream about Mariah a lot!   

[valhalla]

 

[Donna]

Thought for Today

"A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep."

It's no wonder I dream about Mariah a lot!   

Kaver for me! 

[carla]

Thought for Today

"A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep."

It's no wonder I dream about Mariah a lot!  

Kaver for me!  

Still miss them....

[anneintoronto]

November

by Thomas Hood

No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!

Kevin recited this poem to me every November 1st since 1979!  Needless to say, he didn't like November!  Now I take up the lament!

Anne in Toronto

[Carol P.]

November

by Thomas Hood

No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!

Kevin recited this poem to me every November 1st since 1979!  Needless to say, he didn't like November!  Now I take up the lament!

Anne in Toronto

 

[Kris G.]

November

by Thomas Hood

No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!

Kevin recited this poem to me every November 1st since 1979!  Needless to say, he didn't like November!  Now I take up the lament!

Anne in Toronto

 

I love the month of November! My father (87 this year) and I both have birthdays and Thanksgiving is celebrated with friends and family. No birds? I love looking out the kitchen window every day  to see the Juncos, Blue Jays, Black-capped Chicadees, Sparrows, Woodpeckers, Nuthatches, Mourning Doves, etc feeding at our feeder and drinking from the heated birdbath. While driving the 490 to Rochester last week, we saw 7 RTH on various trees and signs in the median looking for a meal and there were huge flocks of Canadian Geese gathered by Market Place Mall. And lastly-my Thanksgiving Cactus is blooming and our garage is full of Box Elder bugs (that I'm not so happy about)! So from my perspective, November is pretty special!

[jantur]

That's perfect!  I really don't much like November because it means winter's coming, and I REALLY don't like that.  Also, my book club has a poetry dinner each December.  Each member brings a dish to share and also must bring a poem and read it to the group.  I always do short ones because I'm not such a big poetry fan.  I'm reading NOVEMBER this year!  Thanks, Anne!

Jan in CT

[MAK]

I agree with Kris, there's plenty of birds out there in November. My only beef with this month is that it tends to be gloomy. 

[Carol P.]

Thomas Hood
Born in London, England in 1799.  Died in 1845 at the age of 45.

"November in London is usually cool and overcast, and in Hood's day subject to frequent fog and smog."

I think this explains why he wrote this poem about November.  He probably didn't see many birds in November.

Learn more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hood


Nice thought for the day Anne.
Carol P.