Thought for Today

[Carol P.]

A Bird

A bird came down the walk,
He did not know I saw;
He bit an angleworm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw.
And then he drank a dew
From a convenient grass,
And then hopped sidewise to the wall
To let a beetle pass.

by Emily Dickinson

[Donna]

A Bird

A bird came down the walk,
He did not know I saw;
He bit an angleworm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw.
And then he drank a dew
From a convenient grass,
And then hopped sidewise to the wall
To let a beetle pass.

by Emily Dickinson

Very cool! I like it!

[anneintoronto]

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.

Thanks, Carol, for the additional information, clarifying where the poet was coming from.  Guess I should have thought of that...  I'll remember next time.
Anne in Toronto

[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.

Thanks, Carol, for the additional information, clarifying where the poet was coming from.  Guess I should have thought of that...  I'll remember next time.
Anne in Toronto

That's what's nice about this group.  There's always opportunity to learn something new.  
Carol P.

[Carol P.]

Goodbye Whitey the Squirrel.

You were different than the other squirrels, but they learned to respect you.  I'll miss you.   

Carol P.

[Carol P.]

Thought for This Day Before Thanksgiving.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. ~ Melody Beattie

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!
Carol P.

[Shaky]

Easy for Melody to say. She's not the turkey.

[Carol P.]

 

[MAK]

   Very nice Carol! 
               

[Carol P.]

Thought for Today

Ted Striker: Surely you must be joking. Dr. Rumack: I never joke. And don't call me Shirley.

One of my all time favorite lines from a movie.

Thank you for all the laughs you gave us.  The world was a funnier place because of you.  You'll be missed Leslie Nielsen.  RIP.   

[Donna]

Thought for Today

Ted Striker: Surely you must be joking. Dr. Rumack: I never joke. And don't call me Shirley.

One of my all time favorite lines from a movie.

Thank you for all the laughs you gave us.  The world was a funnier place because of you.  You'll be missed Leslie Nielsen.  RIP.   

A great man and funny...love the Airplane movies. RIP Leslie.

[anneintoronto]

Thought for Today

Ted Striker: Surely you must be joking. Dr. Rumack: I never joke. And don't call me Shirley.

One of my all time favorite lines from a movie.

Thank you for all the laughs you gave us.  The world was a funnier place because of you.  You'll be missed Leslie Nielsen.  RIP.   

Kevin and I loved Leslie Nielsen's humour and we always of proud that he was a Canadian.  He had impeccable delivery!!  And, yes, Carol, "And don't call me Shirley", peppered our everyday conversations for years!!  It's a nevermiss for a grin!  Thanks for reminding me!!  Mr. Nielsen gave us a lot and had a good run with the public.  I'm sure he will be remembered for a long, long time!

Anne in Toronto

[Shaky]

Rumack: You'd better tell the Captain we've got to land as soon as we can. This woman has to be gotten to a hospital.
Elaine Dickinson: A hospital? What is it?
Rumack: It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.

[Carol P.]

Thought for Today

Ted Striker: Surely you must be joking. Dr. Rumack: I never joke. And don't call me Shirley.

One of my all time favorite lines from a movie.

Thank you for all the laughs you gave us.  The world was a funnier place because of you.  You'll be missed Leslie Nielsen.  RIP.   

Kevin and I loved Leslie Nielsen's humour and we always of proud that he was a Canadian.  He had impeccable delivery!!  And, yes, Carol, "And don't call me Shirley", peppered our everyday conversations for years!!  It's a nevermiss for a grin!  Thanks for reminding me!!  Mr. Nielsen gave us a lot and had a good run with the public.  I'm sure he will be remembered for a long, long time!

Anne in Toronto

I'd forgotten he was Canadian.  Thanks for the reminder Anne.   
Carol P.

[Carol P.]

Thought for Today

"I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
'We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,'
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December."
- Oliver Herford, I Heard a Bird Sing

Oliver Herford (1863 - 1935)
British born (but American), a humorist writer, illustrator, who is as well known for his poems and quotes as for his artwork for books and slicks. For the latter, a long run in both the Mentor (Jill and Tobey) and Ladies' Home Journal. Usually signed his art "OHerford." Nicknamed "The American Oscar Wilde."

I had to include this other quote by Oliver Herford:

“Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.�