Caption This Photo

Posted on September 2, 2021 by mitchteemley

Caption This Photo

Feel free to be snarky (hard to resist), or to wax metaphorical like some of these writers have:

“When a man is standing at the top of a cliff, it isn’t fear of falling that keeps him rooted to the edge — it’s the fear of not being able to resist the desire to jump, just to see what falling feels like.” ~Cristelle Comby

“She felt as if she were standing on the edge of a precipice… There must be another life, here and now, she thought. This is too short, too broken. We know nothing, even about ourselves.” ~Virginia Woolf

“The bridge makes life easier; but the cliff makes you stronger!”
~Mehmet Murat ildan

       “You’ve got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down.” ~Ray Bradbury

“And so he leaped to a different kind of death than the one he’d planned: ‘God, I don’t know what you’re doing,” he’d said, ‘I never did. But whatever it is, I’m in.’” ~Healing River

“It wasn’t just a leap of faith, it was a leap of life, a leap away from the death that lay behind, and forward toward the life of hope, purpose, and love that lay ahead.” ~My Leap of Life

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Writer, Filmmaker, Humorist, Thinker-about-stuffer
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48 Responses to Caption This Photo

  1. Bon Repos Gites says:
    September 2, 2021 at 11:35 am

    It’s only a long way to the bottom when you first look! 😉

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  2. Phill Gibson says:
    September 2, 2021 at 11:44 am

    That’ll teach him! 🙂

    Liked by 3 people

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  3. Under the mask.. says:
    September 2, 2021 at 11:45 am

    “Looking to see if 2022 might also be survivable..”

    Liked by 3 people

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  4. wynneleon says:
    September 2, 2021 at 12:53 pm

    Oops, dropped my phone!

    Liked by 4 people

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  5. Liz Gauffreau says:
    September 2, 2021 at 1:09 pm

    Roberto, I told you taking a selfie on the edge of a cliff was a bad idea.

    Liked by 4 people

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  6. gifted50 says:
    September 2, 2021 at 1:17 pm

    “Peering Into The Unknown”

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  7. Paul says:
    September 2, 2021 at 1:25 pm

    From a certain perspective he could be Truman banging his head against the dome wall!

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  8. revruss1220 says:
    September 2, 2021 at 1:29 pm

    “Wait right there, Ernie! I’ll go get help!”

    Liked by 5 people

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  9. Gary Fultz says:
    September 2, 2021 at 1:36 pm

    Thats how I became a cliff diver. Head first at 55 feet up. Didnt mean to, it just happened.

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  10. Geoff Stamper says:
    September 2, 2021 at 1:37 pm

    Could you toss me the car keys?

    Liked by 4 people

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  11. trE says:
    September 2, 2021 at 2:10 pm

    “The only way up is down. Or is it?”

    Liked by 2 people

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  12. joynealkidney says:
    September 2, 2021 at 2:19 pm

    Your last quote sent me on a delightful rabbit trail through some of your earlier posts. I even found squatarooney!

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  13. TEP336 says:
    September 2, 2021 at 3:50 pm

    “When I say ‘Whoa’, I mean ‘whoa’. Not slow down, not speed up, just…whoa. Now, I’m back up here and try it again.”

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  14. Nancy Ruegg says:
    September 2, 2021 at 4:09 pm

    Couldn’t begin to compete with the clever responders here. (So many creatives are drawn to your blog, Mitch!)

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  15. atimetoshare.me says:
    September 2, 2021 at 4:39 pm

    Did you happen to see one of my contacts down there? I know it’s like trying to find a needle in the haystack, but you have to find it. I can’t see a thing out of that eye.

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  16. gpavants says:
    September 2, 2021 at 4:47 pm

    Dear Mitch,

    Leaps of faith often do fall into this visual. I tend do think it’s more like Indiana Jones step into nothing, but it’s just hidden until someone steps out on it.

    Thanks, Gary

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  17. KT Workman says:
    September 2, 2021 at 5:47 pm

    All are inspiring quotes, but that first one…nope. Fear of falling would keep me there, probably a bit farther back from the edge. 😆

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  18. davidsdailydose says:
    September 2, 2021 at 9:23 pm

    “Hey, watch this!” he said.
    Stepping to the jagged edge.
    Such famous last words.

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  19. Rocky says:
    September 2, 2021 at 9:58 pm

    “I told you to watch that first step!”

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  20. Yael_Eliyahu says:
    September 2, 2021 at 11:54 pm

    Not gonna try that again, are you? *person at the bottom looks up* well since I’m alive…that was actually pretty cool! Don’t tell grandma.

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  22. musingsofmanettekay says:
    September 3, 2021 at 7:25 pm

    Dang, I should have warned her about the immense jumping piranhas!

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  23. Nancy E. Head says:
    September 3, 2021 at 9:41 pm

    Love Bradbury–just finished teaching F451 to high school kids.

    Caption: Oops!

    God bless!

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  24. seekingdivineperspective says:
    September 3, 2021 at 10:45 pm

    “Oh forget it, I’m done for the day. I’ll just buy some more golf balls tomorrow.”

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  25. insearchofitall says:
    September 3, 2021 at 11:39 pm

    No, nope, I don’t think so. You go ahead without me.

    Liked by 3 people

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  26. masercot says:
    September 4, 2021 at 8:57 am

    With eight members of the Science-Deniers Club voting that gravity did not exist and one member abstaining, the meeting ended abruptly and tragically…

    Liked by 4 people

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  27. Julia says:
    September 4, 2021 at 5:02 pm

    “Did you mean to do that?”

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  28. Jennie says:
    September 5, 2021 at 12:04 pm

    I’m not coming down there after you.

    Liked by 3 people

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  29. Michael E. Lynch says:
    September 6, 2021 at 10:14 pm

    “I told you that you couldn’t fly! But no, you insisted that all you needed was red underwear and a cape!”

    Liked by 4 people

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  30. MEDHYA GUPTA says:
    September 8, 2021 at 3:05 am

    “if she loves me, she will come back”

    Liked by 3 people

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  31. Kally says:
    September 8, 2021 at 12:37 pm

    Oh my! All the comments are genius!!

    Liked by 2 people

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  33. Mighty Life Blogger says:
    September 8, 2021 at 3:44 pm

    This picture reminds me of that part in the movies where the monster comes up lol. Cool post 🌼

    Liked by 1 person

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  35. Linda Lee/Lady Quixote says:
    September 10, 2021 at 4:33 pm

    “Sleep walking again, Steve?”

    Liked by 2 people

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  36. annettekinglock7558 says:
    October 10, 2021 at 5:57 pm

    Not a fan of heights 😌

    Liked by 1 person

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