Just in time for Valentine’s Day — though actually photographed in early February of last year — yet another sign from my unique neighbourhood:
Of course, I took patience.
Check out more “unique” photos at The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge and for more photos of the strange signs that I attract like toddlers attract sticky, click on the links below.
- Lost: Turtle
- Found: Bird
- Wanted: Treats
- Things that Rick Astley is never gonna do
- World’s least cool air conditioner
UPDATE: Thanks to prompting from Fay at Fly on the Wall — who found a bajillion of these posters on Pinterest — I decided to look up the origin of these posters and found two good links: Lisa wrote about this back in May (Take What You Need Project – Vancouver), which resulted in the poster’s creator sharing the story of how it all began).
Joy and Woe 
love it!! so…I wonder what the ones that were taken said ;)
What a great question! It had honestly never occurred to me before. Obviously things that were needed. :-)
Indeed ;) Love came to mind, to go with faith and hope.
I think I would have taken either Faith or Strength…
Those are good, too. I think there aren’t any wrong answers. Last February my kids were eight and 28 months — patience was definitely, definitely what I needed. :-)
I’d lend you some of mine if it worked that way. ;-)
DEAL.
Okay, here you go, and here’s some more, oh! and here’s a little bit extra because you just never know when it’s going to start running thing again – but keep that last bit in reserve…
Any idea of what was ripped off the sign before you took the picture?
No idea, and now I really, really want to know!
Oops…should have read the previous posts before adding my own.
No worries — I think it’s really cool that that thought immediately occurred to others and totally sailed right past me.
I click on the Rick Astley link and now that song is going to go through my head all night!
Rickrolled! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling
Yikes! I wonder what poor Mr. Astley thinks of all the attention.
He actually talks about that in this video.
Courage please?
All yours. :-)
Come to think of it…if I were to post this sign, I think I’d post it with a few options torn off. That way EVERYONE would be left wondering what they missed out in.
Genius.
I love this, it works n so many levels. I will take courage. I am considering retraining as a midwife. I need it :)
Courage seems to be in high demand. Good thing the universe has plenty to spare. :-)
:)
Reblogged this on Ask Fay, Agony aunt extraordinaire and commented:
Love this! What would you take and why?
Thanks for the reblog! I’d love to see what your readers pick!
Unfortunately I can’t reblog to my main blog account since I bought the domain.. so will copy paste the picture and your link with a mention. Hope thats ok :)
Love your take on the theme!
Thanks — it was one of those themes where almost everything did and didn’t fit, but this photo jumped out at me as soon as I saw it again.
May I take COURAGE? Merci!
Mais oui!
inspiring!
Thanks!
This is awesome!!!
Thanks, Cee!
What a brilliant idea. Free to give, priceless to receive!
Exactly!
What a lovely idea.
I thought so, too. Very seriously considering reprising it, if only for the one power pole actually located in our yard.
Look what I found http://pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=take+what+you+need
Okay, so not that unique after all. :-) But who cares — the world needs more of all of the these things.
I am now, of course, intensely curious as to this poster’s true origins …
I think its wonderful and you must live in an awesome neighbourhood :)
I would have taken patience too.
I knew I couldn’t possibly have been the only one who need more (some? any?) patience!
now, that is a very caring as well as unique neighborhood…well done.
Thank you! I do love it here …
you’re welcome ;)
Awesome! Makes me want to put one out where I live…
I love it! Thanks for sharing that picture, I’ll have to look into it.