Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Fractured Quotes

Spring has actually sprung in our neck of the woods. Nothing more than a few minor patches of snow remain. And in the course of just two days, our lake went from a frozen grey-white mass to a gently-lapping, joyously-waving basin of brilliant blue beauty. Grass has begun turning perceptibly green and yesterday, a few clumps of pretty, purple crocus flowers appeared outside our kitchen door.

Bye-bye winter. Don't let the spring door hit you on your way out!

The photos below, go back to a bit earlier in the year - when we still had the white stuff.  Before too long,  I should have actual spring pictures to show you - just like the rest of North America but for now, these will have to do.

I semi-regularly do a blog post with quotes which I enjoy putting together. This one is a bit different.

All of the quotes are from books and/or movies but most of them have been somewhat fractured to fit the images. I hope you enjoy my mis-quotes. And hopefully the photos also.



deer boy DeMille
All right, Mr. DoeMille, I'm ready for my close-up. (Sunset Boulevard)





moose be with you
May the Moose be with you. (Star Wars)





skitty in a sink corner
Nobody puts Skitty in a corner. (Dirty Dancing)





rufus closeup at you kid
Here's looking at you, Red. (Casablanca)





combermere lookout best of climbs
It was the best of climbs. It was the worst of climbs. (A Tale of Two Cities)





Slitty and Zephyr brotherly love2
Or is that.. A Tail of Two Kitties?





laundry day
As God is my witness, I'll never do laundry again. (Gone With the Wind)






mourning dove at first sight
It was dove at first sight. (Catch-22)





hardened criminals Carpe diem
Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives eggstraordinary. (Dead Poets Society)





friendly guy frankly my deer
Frankly, my deer, I don't give a damn. (Gone With the Wind)





call me fishmail
Call me Fishmail. (Moby Dick)

Thanks for indulging me. More photos coming up soon.

57 comments:

Cloudia said...

Skitty!

Fish Mail!




ALOHA from Honolulu
ComfortSpiral

=^..^=

ADRIAN said...

Thanks for this Hilary. I loved both the awful puns and the animals.

Frank Baron said...

Cute. :)

Unknown said...

I laughed out loud! My favorite is: "Nobody puts Skitty in a corner". :)

from Madrid said...

It is a pleasure to see your photos, the first gives the impression that the animal knows you. They are really well!

Tomás.

Gary's third pottery blog said...

Oh my, the 2 cats together :)

Tabor said...

These are great! Good laugh for me on this early morning. Great photos as well. I would like to try this sometime! Dead Poets Society is one of my favorites and I would like to see that again!

Theresa said...

Well, that's a fine kettle of photos you've given to us!

Anvilcloud said...

Very punny.

Brian Miller said...

no one puts skitty in the corner...haha...i love that one....peeking over the sink...ha...cool...happy tuesday hilary

DJan said...

Oh, I just loved this, Hilary. I especially loved the Skitty in a corner. :-)

Out on the prairie said...

Real good, I like the cat in the sink. I have one that peeks when I shower and licks the wall.

messymimi said...

Hehehe! Love the frozen laundry shot.

TexWisGirl said...

just too punny! loved it all! fishmail did me in.

Red said...

You can do another post like this. You play well with words!

Betty Manousos said...

oh, my, I ADORE your photos!! fantastic macros. love skitty! how did you manage to take his photo in there. looks like he likes to hang out in the sink! lol

thanks for the smiles!
xoxo

i linked to you today!

ellen abbott said...

Great pics as usual and fun quotes.

joeh said...

I've heard it said that puns are the lowest form of humor and I tend to agree except when done well and in a proper context.

Bingo and bingo.

Good stuff, thanks!

Lisa Gordon said...

Oh my goodness, Hilary, the first image of the deer is gorgeous!!! I just love those creatures.

Happy day to you!

Anita said...

Scarlett... oops, I mean Hilary, never doing laundry again is my fav; probably because I wish I could make that statement.

Very entertaining post, Hilary!

OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirts said...

Your sense of pun is eggstraordinaryly wonderful.

Glo said...

Well done ;) Amazing photography as usual. Your previous post with the Blue Jays and quotes was totally enjoyable as well. Glad to hear winter has finally left the building, and am sure you are appreciating signs of spring.

Gail Dixon said...

You are such a master with words and pairing them with your beautiful photos. "Nobody puts Skitty in a corner" was my fave. :) Look forward to your spring photos!

Linda at To Behold The Beauty said...

Thanks for the smiles. Love the one of Skitty in the sink. :)

Pat - Arkansas said...

You are too funny!

Bob Bushell said...

Oh yes, the first one, it is beautiful, and others are amazing too, love it.

stephen Hayes said...

Love the closeup of the deer, and the kitty in the sink really made me chuckle.

Linda said...

Cute and clever! I love the tail of two kitties.

Dawning Inspiration said...

Oh these are good. Love your humor! Keep 'em coming!! ;o)

Rob-bear said...

Wonderful pictures! Awesome editing of quotes!

Blessings and Bear hugs!

Slamdunk said...

These were lots of fun to view and read. Gone with the Wind, Star Wars, and Casablanca in the same post? Impressive indeed.

Unknown said...

congrats with spring. it has long been waiting

Daryl said...

thanks for the laughs … and wonderful images

Leah J. Utas said...

Those are wonderful. Well done and thanks for the giggles.

Kerry said...

These are hysterical, Hilary! Call me Fishmail! I laughed harder with each ensuing photo/quote. Bravo!

Robert Smith said...

What did you want to go and give Eddie an award for? He will never let me hear the last of it!

Mandy said...

Hi! I've popped over from Betty's blog! Your photos are amazing, especially those of animals. I love the first one of the doe but then I am partial to antelopes.

dieter michalek said...

a realy wonderful blog.

Anonymous said...

Very sweet shots. I love those eggs - what a good yolk you made!

Karen (formerly kcinnova) said...

"Call me Fishmail" Bwahahahaha!!
Those were eggcellent, Hilary. You crack me up. ;)

Karen (formerly kcinnova) said...

Forgot to mention, I love the pics of Skitty looking out of the sink and then grooming with Z. ♥

Suldog said...

Call me Fishmail... I'm dying here.

Mage said...

I'm defished.. :)

Jenn Jilks said...

This is much fun, Hilary!

Lisa said...

I loved this and boy that deer is a stunning beauty.

Laura said...

this is hilary-ous… you totally made my day!

Rita said...

OMG! These are hilarious!!! You have hidden talents, my dear. :)

L. D. said...

Wonderful fun shots. Thanks for sharing them.

Nortehanon said...

Lovely photos! You never fail to amaze me with the scenes you see in your side of the world. They give me a different perspective.

Yael said...

This was hilarious! Thank you! :-)

Kat said...

Ha! Aren't you the clever one!
Wonderful quotes to go with fabulous pics! Well done!

Dan said...

You've been coop-up too long.

Anonymous said...

These are all a total riot... Loved SKITTY!

photowannabe said...

These are the VERY BEST!!!

Thanks for the delightful and clever smiles this morning.

I really needed them to get my motor going....

photowannabe said...

P.S.
I adore that mailbox!

Anonymous said...

Oh my gosh, you are so GOOD! Thank you for the giggles. "Call me Fishmail..."

What Karen Sees said...

What a fun post. Thoroughly enjoyed all the photos and sayings!