tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post6199174371171870329..comments2023-10-24T05:53:13.006-05:00Comments on Something She Wrote: A Picture's WorthJanna Leadbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-7825728391845804262008-10-31T09:52:00.000-05:002008-10-31T09:52:00.000-05:00Well, thanks to that picture, I now know that I am...Well, thanks to that picture, I now know that I am a horror writer, because I suddenly had a very scary story pop into my mind when I saw that picture.<BR/><BR/>Telling, isn't it? Or is it just too much Halloween candy?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11705320883615938075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-69372958649920801452008-10-31T06:50:00.000-05:002008-10-31T06:50:00.000-05:00Pink - What a heartwarming picture you just painte...Pink - What a heartwarming picture you just painted in my mind! I wish I could've seen that.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-72292889351973067332008-10-31T02:33:00.000-05:002008-10-31T02:33:00.000-05:00Congrats on 200!Yeah, appearances can be deceiving...Congrats on 200!<BR/><BR/>Yeah, appearances can be deceiving, can't they? I was once in a laundromat, and there was a guy whom I thought was scary looking, and I couldn't wait to get away...until I saw that he was sorting little baby socks in his basket. I wish I had taken a photo of THAT scene!Jewel Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614039445924074306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-39538262846827919132008-10-30T21:59:00.000-05:002008-10-30T21:59:00.000-05:00Congrats on post 200!Congrats on post 200!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-12213787041241127832008-10-30T17:32:00.000-05:002008-10-30T17:32:00.000-05:00A good example of potential, Melanie!Joanne - I'm ...A good example of potential, Melanie!<BR/><BR/>Joanne - I'm the same way. It goes in the same vein as my people-watching fascination; I'd love to hear what's behind the outward appearance.<BR/><BR/>K.S. - Who knew a tree stump (or whatever it is) would get so much attention? I should clarify my pity and sorrow weren't meant as judgment for whomever may live in the house, but rather the idea that Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-8583396791442779352008-10-30T16:37:00.000-05:002008-10-30T16:37:00.000-05:00I guess it's where you're coming from that determi...I guess it's where you're coming from that determines what you see. I was with the crowd that wondered what the object in the yard was. As for the house itself, it looks like there's a ladder there so I thought maybe someone was doing some work on it. Thus I'm in the potential camp. I was actually surprised that you said "pity" and "sorrow" because I didn't feel that at all. The house, at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-82504099831059551772008-10-30T11:58:00.000-05:002008-10-30T11:58:00.000-05:00My first reaction to this picture was a question, ...My first reaction to this picture was a question, a little backstory. I wondered what circumstances and life choices led to this disrepair. I'd be curious about the history of its decline.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-91467165372661237382008-10-30T11:27:00.000-05:002008-10-30T11:27:00.000-05:00I thought that was going to be the before picture ...I thought that was going to be the before picture of your house! So I saw lots of potential. :)<BR/><BR/>You gave me an idea - there are a lot of houses around here that are similar to what Ibis says he was born in and I've been tempted to take a picture. They are basically one or two rooms, wooden slats held together with mud, dirt floor and tin roof. When I think of how far he's come I'M Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-15040598152998707142008-10-30T11:23:00.000-05:002008-10-30T11:23:00.000-05:00Our first mention of hope! I like it, Ang. Thanks....Our first mention of hope! I like it, Ang. Thanks. :)Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-23358653121503448782008-10-30T11:16:00.000-05:002008-10-30T11:16:00.000-05:00I thought the same thing about the weird looking o...I thought the same thing about the weird looking object in the yard...but when first seeing the complete picture I saw "hope." I love to go through neighborhoods each year and see how they change or not. How the houses evolve, how the people inside the houses have evolved. Do the people "settle" or do they have "hope"? I often wonder what goes on inside the houses I pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-854195486256778432008-10-30T11:04:00.001-05:002008-10-30T11:04:00.001-05:00Barbara, that's good. You make me wonder the same....Barbara, that's good. You make me wonder the same. Who's to know, right?Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-60758332846658275992008-10-30T11:04:00.000-05:002008-10-30T11:04:00.000-05:00Terri - Possibility AND potential? Very nice!Angie...Terri - Possibility AND potential? Very nice!<BR/><BR/>Angie - Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Rachel - I bet you and Terri are right, that could be a quaint little house with some help. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Turk - ROFL! It <I>does</I> look like a zombie caught by surprise. :P I had the same thought, though, seeing the picture on this smaller scale. Kinda 'pooky.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-33501852308542231892008-10-30T10:52:00.000-05:002008-10-30T10:52:00.000-05:00My first reaction to the picture was, what is on t...My first reaction to the picture was, what is on the inside? I've learned that we can "never judge a book (or house) by it's cover" so to speak.Barb Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622630143832437565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-50870271916013169122008-10-30T10:16:00.000-05:002008-10-30T10:16:00.000-05:00I didn't notice the house at first. I was studyin...I didn't notice the house at first. I was studying that odd object in the yard. It looked like someone was petrified and bent over. Hmm.... maybe the sun came up too soon caught a zombie by surprise, turning him into stone. That would make quite a lawn ornament.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-11878212758398994762008-10-30T09:20:00.000-05:002008-10-30T09:20:00.000-05:00I'm in the "potential" camp with Terri and Angie. ...I'm in the "potential" camp with Terri and Angie. I thought it could be a cute house with some TLC! But I like your vision of turning the gloomy into the uplifting. I'll have to look through my photos. And congrats on 200!Rachel Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274442663967438226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-23527548588110874292008-10-30T08:16:00.000-05:002008-10-30T08:16:00.000-05:00Nice picture. Looks a lot like the houses from the...Nice picture. Looks a lot like the houses from the neighborhood where I grew up. My first thought on studying it? Potential!<BR/><BR/>And congrats on your milestone post!!!Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-60512681208892374542008-10-30T06:49:00.000-05:002008-10-30T06:49:00.000-05:00My first reaction to the picture was I saw possibi...My first reaction to the picture was I saw possibilities. We once bought an old home like that and worked an entire summer gutting it and fixing it up to finally sell it and pay our own home off so we could move to Fla! <BR/><BR/>I love seeing potential in not only old homes but in situations God gives us everyday.Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.com