Lights, Camera, Action!

"Time is a monster that cannot be reasoned with. It responds like a snail to our impatience, then it races like a gazelle when you can't catch a breath."

The above quote was uttered by Jim Carrey's character in the movie Simon Birch. a delightful and sweet movie that touches the heart if you can suspend disbelief for a couple of hours.

I don't keep up with a lot of movies. There's always one or two that I would like to see, but rarely get around to viewing them firsthand at the theatre. More often than not, I'll catch up by renting or buying the DVD. I still have a VCR and during the summers, I tend to pick up a number of videos for rock-bottom prices at yard sales. Saturday evenings, I might get the chance to see one of the films that passed under my radar for many years before. That's how I ended up watching Simon Birch for the first time, just last week. I was only about ten years behind.

The photos below are each matched with with a quote from movies - many of which I've never seen. They might be recent or old. How many can you recognize? The first three should be easy - they're all from the same movie. Answers can be found at the end of the post. Have fun!

1) "You are henceforth and forever outcast!"

Walking along the creek, there were a few seagulls assessing where to go for breakfast. (please click, and then click again to enlarge)

2) "There's got to be more to life than fighting for fish heads."

As you can see by the salmon carcass behind him, this one found a suitable diner. (please click, and then click again to enlarge)

3) "I only wish to share what I've learned - the very simple fact that it is right for a gull to fly!"

Walking across the field toward the cedar grove late one afternoon, I glanced off to my left to see this gull soaring in the golden sunlight. (please click, and then click again to enlarge)

4) “It's not that bad. I'm not saying I'd like to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely.”

Late in the day, that golden hour of sunlight breathes fire onto everything it touches. (please click, and then click again to enlarge)

5) "Oh look, we have created enchantment."

The enchanting cedar grove, as seen between two trunks. (please click, and then click again to enlarge)

6) "You had me at hello"

This friendly little mockingbird posed on the fence for me while I fumbled with my camera. They seem less shy than most birds around here. (please click, and then click again to enlarge)

7) "One day it started raining, and it didn't quit for four months. We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin' rain... and big ol' fat rain. Rain that flew in sideways. And sometimes rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath."

Early one morning, I glanced outside my kitchen door onto my front deck where these little lights caught my attention. The rain which kept a steady pace all night, still clung to the slats of of my deck chairs, shining brightly in the morning sunshine. (please click, and then click again to enlarge)

8) "There’s no place like home."

This path leads toward home but Benny often leads me off of the path which benefits both of us. He gets a good sniff at things and I get a new perspective for a photo. Benny allowed me a clear shot by wandering out of camera range. (please click, and then click again to enlarge)


More photos and movie quotes to follow in a few days.

Answers to today's movie quotes.

1, 2 & 3 - Jonathan Livingston Seagull
4 - Princess Bride
5) - A Streetcar Named Desire
6) - Jerry Maguire
7) - Forrest Gump
8) - The Wizard of Oz