Thursday, November 05, 2009

It's Photo Friday!


Okay, folks, here's your chance this month to write the most creative caption for the picture below. Come back some time over the weekend and vote on your favorite caption. I'll announce the winner on Tuesday. Winner will receive his/her choice of one of my novels.

This photo was sent in by Donna Caudill. It was taken in Alaska. Donna, since I've used your picture, you also receive a free book. Please e-mail me at brandilyn (at) brandilyncollins (dot) com with your choice of book and address.

If you think you have a picture worthy of Photo Friday, please do send it to me as an e-mail attachment.

Off you go. What the heck is goin' on with this house?

59 comments:

  1. Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.

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  2. "Tommy, did you forget to turn off the tub again?"

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  3. "Honey, I think Al Gore was right. This Global Warming thing is serious business."

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  4. Anonymous6:22 AM

    Maybe I'll finally get that last chapter written.

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  5. Anonymous6:26 AM

    Or, since an editor can't leave any sentence untouched, how about:

    "Maybe now I can finish that blasted last chapter."

    Mmmm...better. :)

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  6. By the time Mt Ararat came in sight, Mrs. Noah's renovation of the ark was nearly done.

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  7. They say, "No man is an island." But a house?

    (Good one, Lisa.)

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  8. My mind was totally on track with Lisa. Only mine went a little more like:

    A modern-day ark with 5 br, 3 bath, eat-in kitchen, and a basement big enough for two of every kind!

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  9. "Marg, I think your flowers have enough water now."

    LOL! Is that water though, or is it ice?

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  10. I knew I shouldn't have tried to work on the plumbing myself - next time, I'm calling a plummer!

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  11. Honey, when I said you could get a houseboat...this isn't what I meant!!!

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  12. Okay, so last summer I put Bob's cot on the floating dock and undocked it. This take paybacks a little too far!

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  13. Amy Towns10:10 AM

    Mom, can I borrow the keys to the boat tonight?

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  14. For sale: 3 bedroom home with detached garage. Located on spacious lot with great view of the lake. Only steps away from the water!

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  15. I want to move, but this is ridiculous!

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  16. "Way to go Mr. Fix-It. Can I call a real plumber now?"

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  17. "Yes honey. You can go out to play. Just don't forget your galoshes."

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  18. "Honey, just look at that view."

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  19. Mary Ellen10:15 AM

    Mica's dream of her toilet overflowing alarminly made sense...

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  20. Loneliness is a bitter chill. Stop drifting and realize that love is two little boats coming to your rescue.

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  21. The children avoided "time out" on the dingy at all costs.

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  22. FOR SALE: Sprawling home with 360-degree water views. Easy access to lakefront. No-maintenance lawn.

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  23. Sheila10:45 AM

    Sandra knew that George would do anything to avoid yard work, but good grief!

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  24. Anonymous11:00 AM

    The avid fisherman's dream home on the lake!

    Miriam
    (your FB friend)

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  25. They all laughed when I built my house on 60' stilts! They're not laughing now!

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  26. Look mommy, a floating house!

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  27. Wanted: tug boat captain. Free room and board.

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  28. The ultimate retreat for an anti-social hermit.

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  29. When the Palins said they wanted out of the limelight, they meant it!

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  30. Hummm! Honey, maybe we should have build the house on the rock instead...

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  31. Anonymous12:32 PM

    Forgetting your shopping list only happens once when you live here.

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  32. As Sara gazed out at what used to be their lawn, she turned to her still slumbering husband and said, "Ummm...Honey, when was the last time you checked that leaky pipe in the basement?"

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  33. I had a couple pop into my head. Instead of picking between the two, I'll give you both.

    "Why do these things always happen right after I fill up the car with gas?"

    or

    "Well, look at the bright side...you don't have to fix the sprinkler system now."

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  34. Wendy Hamilton1:52 PM

    Land source for the man-made Dubai island found halfway around the world!

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  35. Melody Rabbitt1:56 PM

    Even a mansion isn't big in the great scheme of life.

    Melody Rabbitt
    mathlover@atlasok.com

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  36. AnitaS4:43 PM

    Lord, I know I said I wanted a house boat, but this is not exactly what I had in mind. Please give me the patience to accept...er, scratch that one! I prayed for THAT once before.... ;-)

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  37. AnitaS4:47 PM

    OOPS...just saw Cindy's. Didn't mean to be a copycat. LOL

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  38. Anonymous5:27 PM

    WOW!! California really did fall into the ocean! Where did the car go?

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  39. When we told our Realtor we wanted a house in an isolated location with fantastic views, this wasn't what we had in mind...

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  40. "They must be online," Johnny told his mother that afternoon, as they gazed out at the floating house on the lake.

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  41. What happened to the bridge to nowhere?

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  42. On the tundra, no one can hear you scream.

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  43. No man is an island, but a house is!

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  44. From Home Inspector DH:
    "no comment, but I'm NOT inspecting that foundation!"

    From son:
    "Oh how cool, no lawn work, no troubling animals.....oh wait mom do sharks live in that water?"

    From daughter:
    "where's my prince on a white boat when I need one?"

    ROFL, okay so I liked her's best. and mine:
    "Honey I said I'd follow you anywhere but this is just crazy"

    hugs,
    WendyK
    highlandlovesong@yahoo.com

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  45. A bird and a fish may love each other but tell me where would they live ? ( Ever After ) What you see before you is Leonardo Da Vinci's attempt to resolve the issue.

    or

    This just in,
    Rachael's reason for not marrying Jonas . . . . I didn't want to live my life wearing floaties !!!

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  46. Sheila1:17 PM

    I vote for Lisa K Richardson's Mrs. Noah caption!

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  47. "Did someone forget to pull for get to put the stopper in the bathtub again?"

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  48. Honey, if you stop crying, I'll get you an AUTOGRAPHED copy of Branlyn Collins' new book!

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  49. My vote is for Lisn's Mrs. Noah's renovation, too.

    But I did kinda like mine :)

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  50. Lisa Richardson's Ark caption gets my vote!

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  51. Sarah Palin said "I can see Russia from my backyard"...little did she know that her backyard could actually sail to Russia.

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  52. LORD, I am not quite sure exactly what a cubit is, but will this do?

    or

    Texas sized pool with a built in house for sale.

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  53. Anonymous4:25 PM

    my VOTE for

    pmitchmom1
    "Wanted:tug boat captain.Free room and board."

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  54. "Ok, Who left the water on?"

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  55. I like Melissa Cozy;s one about the tundra,

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  56. "I feel so at home on the water"

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  57. Hey! If it's good enough for Noah it's good enough for me. Reckon Mt Ararat is my next port of call?

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  58. Anonymous7:00 AM

    If the wise man built his house upon the rock and the foolish man built his house on the sand, what did this guy build his house on?

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