Modest frog 01/26/2012
 
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Kermit doing the "Doo-Wop Hop." Photo from: http://images.wikia.com/muppet/images/d/d8/Doo_Wop_Hop.jpg
"You never see a frog so modest and straightforward as he was, for all he was so gifted. And when it come to fair and square jumping on a dead level, he could get over more ground at one straddle than any animal of his breed you ever see."

-From  'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Sketches' (1867) by Mark Twain _
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Farm jump! 01/25/2012
 
_"My sisters boyfriend took this one of me on our family farm in WV.  No one has lived there since the 70's!"  -Brandon

West Virginia
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Audrey jump! 01/24/2012
 
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Image from: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/05/23/arts/design/20100524-halsman-6.html
“Audrey Hepburn, shot in a hedged garden, goes aloft with legs apart in an enthusiastic cheerleader manner that seems to fit her tightly wound, perfect-girl persona.” Credit: The Estate of Philippe Halsman/Laurence Miller Gallery

Reblogged from: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/05/23/arts/design/20100524-halsman-6.html_

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Quote 01/23/2012
 
_"The earth belongs to anyone who stops for a moment, gazes and goes on [her] way."  -Colette 
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_“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
- Maya Angelou

In less than a month, Valentine's Day will be upon us. Whether or not you celebrate this holiday, Jump Because is issuing a challenge to you all -- to submit a jumping photo and "jump because" story, keeping the spirit of love and Saint Valentine's Day in mind.

You can be creative as you like with your submission, but here's a quote and some ideas to get your 'wheels of love' turning:
    "There are only four questions of value in life ... What is sacred? Of what         is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for?         The answer to each is the same: only love." - From Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
    - You could send in a photo plus a personalized jump because story that best captures       that quote. Or...
    - Do you jump for love? Send in your jumping photo and jump because story.
    - Do you have a special message for the one you love? Send in your jump and jump           because message. If you'd like, we can even e-mail your post & message to your                Valentine!
    - Do you have a favorite quote about love? There are tons out there! Send us your fave,       along with your jumping photo.
  
All photos that are submitted will be posted on www.jumpbecause.com as one of our featured daily jumps. However, one photo will be chosen as the winner of this contest and will be posted as a special feature on our website for the next few months. The winner will be the jumping photo and story that really shows us the love!

Please send your photos and stories to jumpbecause@gmail.com with a mention of the 'Show us your Love - Challenge + Contest' in the subject or e-mail.

We will accept photo submissions to this contest through Valentine's Day, which is Tuesday, February 14. The winner will be announced the following weekend.
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_"Like the bodies of dancers or athletes, the minds of readers are genuinely happy and self-possessed only when cavorting around, doing their stretches and leaps and jumps to the tune of words."

— Lynne Sharon Schwartz (Ruined by Reading: A Life in Books)
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"I jump because the Mothman would have wanted me to." - Allison

home of the Mothman - Point Pleasant, West Virginia   
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Cat lap jump. 01/18/2012
 
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'Portrait of Julie Manet' (1887), by Pierre Renoir. Image obtained from:http://goo.gl/fuKXi
_"If a dog jumps into your lap it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing it is because your lap is warmer."
  - A. N. Whitehead
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"I jump because...we've just landed on an epic little island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!"_ - Emily, with the Sea Dragon expedition team (www.panexplore.com)

Aitutaki, Cook Islands
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"Once ye made up yer mind to do somethin', 'tis better t'stumble o'er the small hillock of jump-ahead than t'bash yer head on the jagged rocks of did-nothing."
- Old Woman Nora of Loch Lomand to her three wee granddaughters, one cold evening.

From To Catch a Highlander (3rd in the MacLean Curse Series),
by _Karen Hawkins
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