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

October 1, 2008 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning Dita! :)
Thanks so much!
HUGS

[GodBlessUSA]

LOL! I did notice the number and I didn't like it! :)

I hope you have a wonderful Columbus Day!

[WayzataJOHNN]

Autumn Remnants

Drying, dying flames
of red and gold
remnants of yesterdays
Hung in trees
preparing for winter’s sleep
of renewal for Spring
Rustling in a breeze
as soft as watered silk
leaves dance a somber dirge
Whispering of timelessness
in this time of resting
their tales to tell to a listening ear
In air so crisp it chills
making one hurry home
to hearth and cup

[gardengirl]

Cyclamen!? Don’t I feel... Most of your stuff is wildflowers...I jsut assumed... LOL I enjoy your pics! I’d take more if I had time/a good camera. I’ve got a digital, but I’m not impressed with it. Too slow. OTOH, you can see your shots as soon as you take them without having to wait and get your film developed!

[WayzataJOHNN]

Autumn Remnants

Drying, dying flames
of red and gold
remnants of yesterdays
Hung in trees
preparing for winter’s sleep
of renewal for Spring
Rustling in a breeze
as soft as watered silk
leaves dance a somber dirge
Whispering of timelessness
in this time of resting
their tales to tell to a listening ear
In air so crisp it chills
making one hurry home
to hearth and cup

[jaycee]

I had a beautifl graphic ready to send this morning...took me a few minutes to get it all ready and I did everything I always do and it dissapeared into thin air and I didn't have time to do it over this morning.....maybe later! Anyway......

[yorkie]

Wondering - is it me or my computer? The numbers show that there are 948 posts here, but I can’t get past #936.

[GodBlessUSA]

Beautiful Sunday posts!

Enjoy your Columbus Day!
my attempt at faded edges...as you can see, I'm still learning how to do it, LOL. ;)

[GodBlessUSA]

Strange, I cannot see the last 10 or more posts on the threads this morning.

[Billie]

The thread seems to be frozen in time this morning. I checked mail, wrote a couple, tried to delete some old mail - would't delete - this thread has supposedly had 951 posts for about an hour at least - though when I try to read Post #951, it' ain't there.

Testing to see if this posts.

Morning, Dita!

[Majie Purple]

...So much, for pinging me,and/or FReepmailing/and or commenting/writing/vid links... to me in the prior weeks' posts... on Amy's Place and The Dose!!/The Dose and Amy's Place!!

Very kind & thoughtful...even when I get behind thus can't reply to everything,doubly kind & thoughtful of You.

[yorkie]

A beautiful picture you painted, here, aptly describing this time of the year!

[JustAmy]

October 13, 2008



Graphic by Billie

The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which the Continental Congress established on 13 October 1775 by authorizing the procurement, fitting out, manning, and dispatch of two armed vessels to cruise in search of munitions ships supplying the British Army in America. The legislation also established a Naval Committee to supervise the work. All together, the Continental Navy numbered some fifty ships over the course of the war, with approximately twenty warships active at its maximum strength.

After the American War for Independence, Congress sold the surviving ships of the Continental Navy and released the seamen and officers. The Constitution of the United States, ratified in 1789, empowered Congress "to provide and maintain a navy." Acting on this authority, Congress ordered the construction and manning of six frigates in 1794, and the War Department administered naval affairs from that year until Congress established the Department of the Navy on 30 April 1798.

Not to be confused with the Navy Birthday or the founding of the Navy Department is Navy Day. The Navy League sponsored the first national observance of Navy Day in 1922 designed to give recognition to the naval service. The Navy League of New York proposed that the official observance be on 27 October in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt, who had been born on that day.

In 1972 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt authorized recognition of 13 October as the Navy’s birthday. In contrast to Navy Day, the Navy Birthday is intended as an internal activity for members of the active forces and reserves, as well as retirees, and dependents. Since 1972 each CNO has encouraged a Navy-wide celebration of this occasion "to enhance a greater appreciation of our Navy heritage, and to provide a positive influence toward pride and professionalism in the naval service."

Source: NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER

[yorkie]

WHEN THE FROST IS ON THE PUNKIN

When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock,
And you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin’ turkey-cock,
And the clackin’ of the guineys, and the cluckin’ of the hens,
And the rooster's hallylooyer as he tiptoes on the fence;
O, it's then the time a feller is a-feelin’ at his best,
With the risin’ sun to greet him from a night of peaceful rest,
As he leaves the house, bareheaded, and goes out to feed the stock,
When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock.

They’s something kindo’ harty-like about the atmusfere
When the heat of summer's over and the coolin’ fall is here—
Of course we miss the flowers, and the blossoms on the trees,
And the mumble of the hummin’-birds and buzzin’ of the bees;
But the air's so appetizin’; and the landscape through the haze
Of a crisp and sunny morning of the airly autumn days
Is a pictur’ that no painter has the colorin’ to mock—
When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock.

The husky, rusty russel of the tossels of the corn,
And the raspin’ of the tangled leaves as golden as the morn;
The stubble in the furries—kindo’ lonesome-like, but still
A-preachin’ sermuns to us of the barns they growed to fill;
The strawstack in the medder, and the reaper in the shed;
The hosses in theyr stalls below—the clover overhead!—
O, it sets my hart a-clickin’ like the tickin’ of a clock,
When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock.

Then your apples all is gethered, and the ones a feller keeps
Is poured around the cellar-floor in red and yaller heaps;
And your cider-makin’s over, and your wimmern-folks is through
With theyr mince and apple-butter, and theyr souse and sausage too!...
I don't know how to tell it—but ef such a thing could be
As the angels wantin’ boardin’, and they'd call around on me—
I'd want to ‘commodate ‘em—all the whole-indurin’ flock—
When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock.

James Whitcomb Riley

[JustAmy]

Whewwww ... Hey it posted!!!

[Diver Dave]

Happy Birthday US NAVY Shipmates!

[ConorMacNessa]

GOOD MILITARY MONDAY TO AMY’S PLACE!

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The Soldier’s Code

1) I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

2) I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist.

3) If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

4) If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me, and will back them up in every way.

5) When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am bound to give only name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies, or harmful to their cause.

6) I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, August, 1955.

[ConorMacNessa]

Happy Birthday United states navy!

Commodore John Barry

Lamh Foistenach Abu!