Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... March, 2009

3-1-09 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

Do you know what time the tea party starts?

Friend Ann and I may be able to attend. I won’t be able to go to Sacto ... Marissa has school on the 15th.

I hope we get a great crowd.

[jaycee]

Wear Red for Our Military

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Meg. Happy TGIF.

First Day of Spring .... Yes!
The birds are busy building nests and making their presence known.

Spring flowers are starting to bloom and brighten our lives.
My RedBud is blooming; as are my daffodils.
The ranunculas are just starting to show their color.

Have a great Friday and a lovely weekend.

[yorkie]

I have never seen photos of blue jays doing this,"
Guess this one is a scrub jay, eh?

[Kitty Mittens]

Beautiful, Jaycee!!

[jaycee]

"It bothers me that jays are quite mean, as birds go."

People in this area have always said 'bluejays are mean birds'. Do they rob nests? I truly don't know. I know they will dive at a squirrel on the ground and they let us know one time that there was a snake around as they kept diving at something and after investigation, we found a black snake. So in that sense they were good for us. LOL!

They are still very beautiful and after all, my aunt who loved all birds, said we should feed all birds, even those old black birds that everyone hates. She was the sweetest little lady and would say "they get hungry too." She has been gone several years now. She lived in Florida and I loved to go visit her! Sure miss those wonderful days.

[yorkie]

This one looks pretty socialized, tho.....

[Mama_Bear]

I found a group event on facebook here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=57648917698

Looks like the location has not been decided but the time has; between 12 noon and 2:00 PM. Blackstone and Shaw is mentioned, but the location is still listed as TBD.

[jaycee]

Thank you, sweet Kitty!
Love your sparkly orange message!

[Mama_Bear]

Sorry, that link doesn’t work. This one should...

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1057366218&ref=name#/event.php?eid=57648917698&ref=mf

[yorkie]

What a beautiful picture of the hummingbird, today - and so well framed! Thank you, ladies!

[yorkie]

Hope you find a fifth wheel with at least one slide-out! They are great, IMHO.

[Mama_Bear]

Yes, their meanness ensures their survival in a hostile bird world.

I agree with your aunt. They all get hungry. I don't like those old crows and grackles either, but I guess they are necessary in the overall scheme of things in nature. :-)

[yorkie]

Lovely (ahem) framed picture of red tulips, today, Meg!

[jaycee]

Now, thats the kind I have here. Lori gets them to eat from her hands all the time. I guess if I were a real patient person and practiced a good while, I might could get them to be friendlier. It just seems I have so much to do all the time that I don’t have the time it takes to try to tame them.

It would be fun though! Both of those birds you posted were beautiful!

[pollywog]

Good Morning Dolly!
What great photos!!!
It almost looks like you went to Depot Bay! Some of those photos look very familiar! My sister and husband have a beach house on the coast at Depot. I have only been there twice but some of your photos look awefully familiar. They live in Oakridge, Oregon, which is between Eugene, and Bend.

Busy as a bee here today...

Polly

[Mama_Bear]

Hmmmmmmmmmm......I am thinking that could be a very good cut and paste job. LOL. Is he sucking the peanut into his mouth, or dropping it back into the peanut pile? Something just doesn’t look quite right there. ;-)

[Mama_Bear]

Yes, indeed, that is a gorgeous scrub jay!

[JustAmy]

Thanks, Meg.

I need to check my feeders. I may need a couple of new ones. I have a plant (?) with blue/purple flowers that the hummingbirds love. I’m not sure when it will start blooming. We have lots of house finches, tho.

Has your allergies cleared yet?

[Kitty Mittens]

I've missed your posts the past couple of days.
Hope everything is okay.

Thank you, Dear Amy, and All is Well. My Mother-in-Law, who Many Weeks Ago had the Surgery to Remove a Hernia from her Throat, 2 Days Ago Finally had the Drainage Tube Removed from her Throat, So that is Wonderful News! Her Stomach Tube will Remain in Place a Little Longer yet, but she is Healing Well and is Back to her Old Energetic Self, even with the Feeding Tube still there, Lol. Our Lord is Good!

I Love your Beautiful Pics, Billie and Lori!