a little birdie told me so: What A Difference A Day Makes

Sunday, November 16, 2008

What A Difference A Day Makes

Yesterday

Today

Rainy or sunny, either way, I have a lot of leaves to rake.

May your Sunday be filled with sunshine and smiles, family and fun and lots of rest and relaxation.

6 comments:

Tess KincaidNovember 16, 2008 at 2:24 PM
We woke up to snow flurries this morning! Lots of leaves here, too. Wet ones. :P
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LaviniaNovember 16, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Hope you can finish raking in time to pack your bags for tomorrow's Italian adventure! See you in Rome!
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Christian - Modobject@HomeNovember 16, 2008 at 4:09 PM
It has been a delightfully bright Sunday! Perfect for leaves, be it raking or scuffling.
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LindaNovember 16, 2008 at 6:13 PM
:-D Ours were easily twice as deep (no exageration) -- fortunately my dear husband was in the mood to do outdoor work!
May your Monday be filled with strong winds that blow your leaves into the neighbor's yard...
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Betsy BrockNovember 16, 2008 at 8:16 PM
Dry crunchy leaves are just more appealing, aren't they! :)
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StriderNovember 16, 2008 at 8:40 PM
You need a good - gas powered leaf blower! We live in a new housing development.....no leaves to deal with.....yet....Have a great week.
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I'm glad you stopped by and I look forward to your comments. As Dr. Fraser Crane would say, "Hello, I'm listening."

...."We were Birds Without Wings. You were a robin and I was a blackbird. And there were some who were eagles or vultures or pretty gold finches, but none of us had wings. For birds with wings nothing changes. They fly where they will and they know nothing about borders and their quarrels are very small. But we are always confined to earth, no matter how much we climb to the high places and flap our arms. Because we cannot fly we are condemned to do things that do not agree with us. Because we have no wings we are pushed into struggles and abominations that we did not seek and then after all that, the years go by. The mountains are leveled. The valleys rise. The rivers are blocked by sand and the cliffs fall into the sea." -Louis De Berniere

Who Said It First?

The phrase "little birdie told me so" may find it's origins in this Bible verse. "Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say" (Ecclesiastes 10:20). The earliest form of the saying was included in John Heywood's collection of proverbs (1546). In 1583, Brian Melbancke wrote in 'Philotimus'" 'I had a little bird, that brought me newes of it.' In 1711, in 'Letter to Stella,' Jonathan Swift came close to the current version: 'I heard a little bird say so.'