Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... April, 2008

JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)











Never Forget!





Bad Penny



Amy's personal guardian ~
the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[OESY]

Thanks, yorkie--although I have to admit, at first glance--since some things don't photograph too well, I was wondering: Did I eat it, or am I going to? LOL!

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[JustAmy]

Well I did it again. Sigh ....

I pinged myself instead of y’all to the recipe in #2640.

[Kitty Mittens]

I Love your Graphics in Posts 2612 and 2614, Amy! I Hope Everyone is having a Good Day.

~A Beautiful Day to Amy's Place~

[JustAmy]

Thank you, KItty Mittens.

Isn’t the little girl saying her bedtime prayers precious?

Thank you for the beautiful flower graphic. We wish you a beautiful day also.

[JustAmy]

We finally saw our first pair of scrub jays. We’ve had to put Mr Mittens in Time Out.

He has found an easy way to hunt. :^ (

He had a baby Jay and one of the parents was attacking him. I made him drop it and I locked him in the garage.

I have no idea where the nest is so we just put the baby under the redwood trees.

Mr Mittens has all the birds excited. WE have a yard full of screeching scrub jays, mockingbirds and sparrows.

Mr Mittens was upset when I closed the garage door. He is now crying to go out.

Bad Kitty ... Bad Kitty!

[OESY]

I sure wish I had your expertise to put together the slides-and-music mix. I can only contribute alternate spellings for “cell” and “beautiful” fully cognizant that the English and Americans are divided by a common language and that occasionally each can do funny things with their letters:

Common Differences--English, American English

all right, alright (disputed)
analyse, analyze
centre, center
cheque, check
colour, color
counsellor, counselor
criticise, criticize
defence, defense
doughnut, donut
favour, favor
fibre, fiber
flavour, flavor
fulfil, fulfill
grey, gray
honour, honor
humour, humor
jewellery, jewelry
judgement, judgment
kerb, curb
labour, labor
license, licence (verb)
licence, license, (noun)
litre, liter
metre, meter
mould, mold
neighbour, neighbor
offence, offense
practise, (verb), practice (verb)
practice, (noun), practice (noun)
pretence, pretense
programme, program
pyjamas, pajamas
realise, realize
savour, savor
speciality, specialty
theatre, theater
travelled, traveled
travelling, traveling
tyre, tire
valour, valor

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[MEG33]

I have never had a cat bring me”gifts” but my neighbor’s cat left a cardinal by her pillow..Perhaps the adult bird attacks will discourage Kitty Mittens..He probably survived earlier with hunting.
I watched a neighborhood cat slink past my patio, bird in mouth earlier this spring.
I love birds and cats..and cats will be cats. Hope he connects loss of outdoor access with bird catching..Good luck.

[JustAmy]

I don’t know if we can change him. Cats are basically hunters and he thinks he is doing great.

If he were catcing adult birds, I wouldn’t mind as much but ..... I hate the thought of him taking the babies out of their nests.

It just doesn’t seem sporting! ;^ )

[CDHart]

The cat is just being a cat. That's why I don't have one. If you let them roam, they kill the baby rabbits and birds and turkeys. If you keep them in the house, they need a cat box, which I won't have. Therefore, we have dogs.

Carolyn

[JustAmy]

Thanks, Carolyn.

I know ... a cat is a cat. My granddaughter wanted a kitten so we now have a cat. My hubby insists no cats in the house so Mr Kitty Mittens only comes in for a short time once or twice a day.

We also have two dogs.

BTW .....

To Amy's Place!!

Hope you come back again.

[MEG33]

My dear departed Purty was a rescue and she was a great huntress..She had mostly settled into domesticated bliss and was older when I talked my daughter into letting me have her..You are right..It is a born instinct with a cat...

[JustAmy]

Happy Submarine Day!!!

[MEG33]

Beautiful day to you, Kitty.

[yorkie]

Oh, Kitty - what beautiful flowers. They look so delicate and fragile.

I hope you are having a nice day and Doggie is behavin’. ;-)

[JustAmy]

Last night there was a dead field mouse in his water bowl. I’m assuming he caught it in the garage. I have no idea why he put it in the water. He thought it needed a bath? ; )

[CDHart]

Thank you for the welcome. It looks interesting.

Carolyn

[yorkie]

Don’t worry Amy - I’ll just fax you a couple dozen! ;-)

Hope you are having a scrumptous day!

[JustAmy]

I need to leave for awhile.

See you later.

[JustAmy]

I’ll add you to my ping list.

[JustAmy]

Great ... I’ll be waiting for them.

Hope you are having a Wonderful Wednesday.

Happy Oatmeal Cookie Day!