tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post4590646131063257965..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: Birds of WarRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-78976270828892463312008-01-24T12:48:00.000-05:002008-01-24T12:48:00.000-05:00Clippings from your grandmother's scrapbook are tr...Clippings from your grandmother's scrapbook are treasures. I enjoyed the bits of history.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-40708108517925488972008-01-24T08:22:00.000-05:002008-01-24T08:22:00.000-05:00Hi Ruth,What an interesting post. And I found it ...Hi Ruth,<BR/>What an interesting post. And I found it especially interesting that it was actually illegal to feed birds. Makes me wonder if that situation occurred now, would I break the law?? I imagine it would have been impossible in those days to even sell birdseed don't you think?<BR/>I also wonder if the times were desperate enough that the people who killed house sparrows might have had RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-83399245918285255412008-01-24T07:42:00.000-05:002008-01-24T07:42:00.000-05:00Jean- I doubt this bit of trivia would be consider...Jean- I doubt this bit of trivia would be considered important enough for most history books. And that is why I didn't enjoy history in school. <BR/><BR/>Monarch- I didn't know house sparrows were also unpopular in Europe.<BR/><BR/>Mary- Thanks for verifying my dates. Grandma was great a "clipping" and I am sure I will find more interesting items in her scrapbooks.<BR/><BR/>April- No one could Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-597775492133309192008-01-22T22:26:00.000-05:002008-01-22T22:26:00.000-05:00Ruth--an interesting compilation of "birds of war"...Ruth--an interesting compilation of "birds of war" and "war on birds"!<BR/>Wonder what the house sparrow offense was--over-eating crops? The article doesn't exactly say.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-29036947120700909422008-01-22T21:11:00.000-05:002008-01-22T21:11:00.000-05:00Thanks for your interesting article, Ruth. It's am...Thanks for your interesting article, Ruth. It's amazing isn't it, that sense of humour at the beginning. But, no one knew at that time that the war would last so long and destroy so many lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-61345873984410788472008-01-22T20:10:00.000-05:002008-01-22T20:10:00.000-05:00What wonderful souvenirs from your grandmother's s...What wonderful souvenirs from your grandmother's scrapbook. <BR/><BR/>Though Canada was a British Colony, we did declare war on Germany separately on September 10th because of the sinking of the passenger ships.<BR/><BR/>Great history. Thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175754179624182953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-31384173805495205802008-01-22T17:09:00.000-05:002008-01-22T17:09:00.000-05:00I never knew that before! Very interesting post f...I never knew that before! Very interesting post for sure! ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-55855532694758656782008-01-22T16:34:00.000-05:002008-01-22T16:34:00.000-05:00Ruth, that article about the sparrows is so intere...Ruth, that article about the sparrows is so interesting. I studied history and never ever ran across the story - learn something new everyday!JeanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536421799031706759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-48064879551040342122008-01-22T13:35:00.000-05:002008-01-22T13:35:00.000-05:00Britain did declare war on Germany on Sept 3, 1939...Britain did declare war on Germany on Sept 3, 1939 after Germany invaded Poland. Canada declared war one week later.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-83019153399498792822008-01-22T12:46:00.000-05:002008-01-22T12:46:00.000-05:00How strange that I never knew that Canada took on ...How strange that I never knew that Canada took on Germany before we Brits...juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283759962211889152noreply@blogger.com