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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2004Sad day for trees
One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a little copse beside our block of flats. Used to be. I've been too tired to go out with Nikki in the evenings after work now that I'm back at work, but yesterday I had a burst of energy, and asked Nikki if she wanted to go out. She looked unbelieving at me, but when I jangled her harness at her, she jumped off the bed and ran to the door. Out we went, and Nikki headed straight for her copse. But it wasn't where it used to be! All the lovely trees had been felled, and I suspect the underbrush will be next to go. There was a sign up saying they will build a parking lot here. A parking lot! As if I didn't hate cars enough already. Poor Nikki dashed this way and that, looking for her wonderful copse. There was no birdsong any more. No rustling among the leaves any more. I can only hope that all the birds had left their nests (that's likely, since some are flying south already). Our lovely copse is gone.  SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a little copse >beside our block of flats. Used to be. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Our lovely copse is gone. Aww. That *is* sad. It takes so many years to get a tree full grown. All for a stupid parking lot. Sherry >> One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a >> little copse beside our block of flats. Used to be. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Sherry "They paved paradise and they put up a parking lot." Joni Mitchell ---------------------<snip>---------------------- >Our lovely copse is gone. My condolences on your and Nikki's loss. It reminded me instantly of the following song. Regards and Purrs of consolation, O J "Big Yellow Taxi " Words and music by Joni Mitchell They paved paradise And put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique And a swinging hot spot Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot They took all the trees Put 'em in a tree museum And they charged the people A dollar and a half just to see 'em Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot ................. >---------------------<snip>---------------------- >>Our lovely copse is gone. [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > And put up a parking lot >................. It made me think of the poem, Trees, by Joyce Kilmer Poems (substitute parking lots) are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree. -- Nan and the furkids A wise man talks because he has something to say; a fool talks because he has to say something. > "Big Yellow Taxi " > Words and music by Joni Mitchell > They paved paradise > And put up a parking lot... That's the first thing I thought of, too! I'm sorry that Nikki has lost her favorite outdoor playground! :( Joyce > ---------------------<snip>---------------------- > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > They paved paradise > And put up a parking lot <snip> I'm sorry for Nikki's loss of her copse of trees, and I agree with OJ that the song is very appropriate, but it's been playing in my head since I saw the post yesterday. Pleeeease, make it stop!! :/ SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) yahoo (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 >> ---------------------<snip>---------------------- >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > the song is very appropriate, but it's been playing in my head since I saw > the post yesterday. Pleeeease, make it stop!! :/ I'm sorry too, because it's important for wildlife and birds, as well as Nikki enjoying it ;-) There is no phrase in English for a tune continually playing in your head, but my German friend calls it an "ear worm" Pretty appropriate, eh? I've adopted the phrase myself. I have two ear worms, Yellow Taxi, and another, Upside downy head to the tune of the Sugar Plum fairy. I won't remind you how it goes in case you get it yourself. Tweed > There is no phrase in English for a tune continually playing in your head, > but my German friend calls it an "ear worm" Pretty appropriate, eh? I've > adopted the phrase myself. That's a good one. And just like a computer worm, they travel easily from person to person. Just mention the name of a horrible song to someone, one that's been torturing your for a while, perhaps, and bingo, that person's got it now, too. Though I might call it more of a "brain worm". The ear really isn't involved, as it's all in one's head. :) (Yes, I'm being nerdy about it! :)) Joyce > > There is no phrase in English for a tune continually playing in > > your head, but my German friend calls it an "ear worm" Pretty [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >involved, as it's all in one's head. :) (Yes, I'm being nerdy about >it! :)) I first encountered the ear worm, or earworm, term in an English-language newsgroup about four years ago, and now have a number of my non-USENET-reading friends using the term as well. I have no idea where it originated, or in what language, but it is a very apt term. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >>I'm sorry for Nikki's loss of her copse of trees, and I agree with OJ that >>the song is very appropriate, but it's been playing in my head since I saw [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Tweed LOL. I've never heard of ear worms in German, maybe it's a regional thing. (I do speak German fairly fluently) I tend to get all kinds of songs playing in my head, either from the background music in shops, or like this from just seeing the lyrics or hearing it on the radio or... Just call me "jukebox head"... :D SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) yahoo (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 >One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a little copse >beside our block of flats. Used to be. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Our lovely copse is gone. Grrrr. Sympathetic teeth grinding. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Oh that made me cry!!! Poor Nikki :( > One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a little copse > beside our block of flats. Used to be. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Our lovely copse is gone. > Oh that made me cry!!! Poor Nikki :( It made me cry, too. :o( Now she has ants in her pants and wants to go outside again but I keep telling her the copse is gone (and besides, it's raining). SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki Maybe you can get some big bushy plants for your patio. Hmmm. I suppose as cold as it gets that won't work. How about fake plants? > > Oh that made me cry!!! Poor Nikki :( > > It made me cry, too. :o( Now she has ants in her pants and wants to go > outside again but I keep telling her the copse is gone (and besides, it's > raining). > Maybe you can get some big bushy plants for your patio. Hmmm. I suppose as > cold as it gets that won't work. How about fake plants? I do have some plants out there during the summer, but it's just not the same without the birdies. ;o) Ah well, at least we still have the island. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >> Maybe you can get some big bushy plants for your patio. Hmmm. I suppose as >> cold as it gets that won't work. How about fake plants? > >I do have some plants out there during the summer, but it's just not the >same without the birdies. ;o) Ah well, at least we still have the island. One of the best things about living in the older part of town where I live is the well established - and BIG - trees. I live in a two story building, and we have a gigantic pecan tree which towers over us. None of my crew have every expressed much interest in climbing, but the birds and squirrels which frequent the tree provide endless entertainment for the cats. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html Watching kitties watching squirrels and birds would provide endless entertainment for me ;) Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > One of the best things about living in the older part of town where I > live is the well established - and BIG - trees. I live in a two story > building, and we have a gigantic pecan tree which towers over us. None > of my crew have every expressed much interest in climbing, but the > birds and squirrels which frequent the tree provide endless > entertainment for the cats. Marina <frankiennikki@yahoo.co.uk> skrev i diskussionsgruppsmeddelandet:2polq7FnrafaU1@uni-berlin.de... | One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a little copse | beside our block of flats. Used to be. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] | | Our lovely copse is gone. sorry about your trees, such a sad thing. purrs and some good skritches for darling Nikki -- lewe ------------------------------------------------------------------------- lewemi at yahoo dot se | cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi > One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a little copse > beside our block of flats. Used to be. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Our lovely copse is gone. Oh, that sucks. Poor Nikki! Please give her a consoling scritch from me. ------ Krista That's terrible! I'm so very sorry to read that. Purrs, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a little copse > beside our block of flats. Used to be. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Our lovely copse is gone. > One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a little > copse beside our block of flats. Used to be. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Our lovely copse is gone. How terribly sad :-( The only reason to cut down a tree should be because it's dead. Purrs for all the wildlife that has been made homeless. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. Highly distressing. Litterbox offerings to the developer/local council who proposed it & the planning officers who passed it! Empathetic purrs from Gordon & the Terrible Trio SignatureFeline family viewable at: http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat > One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a little copse > beside our block of flats. Used to be. Sad. Always sad when trees are felled. Trees are the lungs of an urban area. People (and cats) need trees. Give Nikki a consoling earscritch from me. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- I'm so very sorry, Marina -- hugs and purrs to you and the furkids. Christine > One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a little copse > beside our block of flats. Used to be. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Our lovely copse is gone. >One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a little copse >beside our block of flats. Used to be. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Our lovely copse is gone. Sometimes, progress is a good thing - other times it's just a dirty word. Here in Lawton, Oklahoma, we have a couple creeks which go through town with lots of trees and underbrush. One stretch in particular used to be lined with big pecan trees, and I used to mow along there back when I was doing mowing with a tractor and 6 foot mower. When Home Depot came to town they cut them down so that there would be more room behind the store for deliveries. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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