Happy 1st Day of Spring ...
"Farewell! I go to find the Sun!"
— J.R.R. Tolkien (The Fellowship of the Ring)
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Quantico
On an unseasonably warm day in February, after weeks of wintry coldness and snow, Gary and I walked through the historic Eastern Shore town of Quantico. Here are a few photos from that outing. You can see much more interesting details if you click on the photos to enlarge them.
This dog was the first thing that greeted us as we parked our vehicle in a church parking lot. He was being a very good guard dog and did his duty by barking at us ....
I loved the yellow on this house, and the white trim .... and it had a beautiful yard, which will be even more beautiful when the flowers begin to bloom.
A driveway between two of the houses ... I love the shed and the shadows.
A shiny old car .... and it's for sale
I was taken by the curve on the front of this wonderful older white house.
Clothes on a line ... I didn't notice until I was processing the picture that there is a person in the yard chair to the right.
Gotta love porch swings ....
Notice the yellow chairs on the porch of this already-colorful house ...
A beautiful garden shed, with a little basket and a star to give a country touch ....
This house was built in the late 1700's ... I believe it is for sale.
Another nice garden shed ....
I love the rustic cabin feel of this place ....
On the way home, we stopped at Michael's. While Gary went inside, I stayed in the car and was taking a photo of our dashboard when I was startled by passionate barking ... looked to my right and saw this little guy whose bark was much bigger than his body.
Looking forward to the promise of Spring .... aren't you?
Friday, February 4, 2011
Drinking Deeply Of Memory
A few recent edits of places seen in our travels ....
(click photos to enlarge for better detail)
An abandoned home somewhere on the backs roads of Kent County, Maryland ... seen last summer
Another abandoned home, seen somewhere in Virginia near Wallops Island ....
A beautiful Victorian style home on the main street of Laurel, Delaware
I loved these three side-by-side vintage chairs sitting on a porch in Laurel ....
A gorgeous house, but a strange yard, even featuring a full-sized sculpture of a cow named Eloise .... located on a side street in Laurel ....
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wells Dug In Our Hearts
It's no secret .... I love houses and old buildings. Here are a few local ones that have captured my eye .... (click on photos to enlarge for much better detail)
This old house sits in front of the marina, just before you cross the bridge onto Taylor's Island in Dorchester County, Maryland. My sister Bonnie and I were there in late Autumn, and we watched the sun set over the river.
This is a Victorian home that is under renovation in the Newtown District of Salisbury, Maryland ... I love the lace curtains hanging in the windows.
Another house in the Newtown District .... anyone in the market? I love the sun porch and the balcony and the dormer windows on the top floor.
This house sits in Dover, Delaware. I love the wraparound porch. I was visiting my niece and she took me to the downtown historic section of Dover to capture a few photos. When we neared this house, we noticed a squirrel running along the porch rails. He scampered to and fro for some time. I really like the shadows in this shot.
Gary and I rode to Laurel, Delaware yesterday afternoon, in search of fences. I belong to a group on Flickr called "fence friday" ... so I am always on the lookout for old and unique fences. We parked in the church parking lot next to this old house and were taken with the architecture of the place. It's for sale, too. I'm actually not finished with this edit ... I will be adding a texture before I post it on Flickr.
And lastly, we spotted this old chicken house last Spring while we were traveling the back roads near Whitehaven. One of the few old surviving chicken houses that made it through last year's winter snow storms. Many, many of them died their deaths from the weight of the back-to-back storms. This one hasn't held chickens for a long time, I don't believe.
"On any given day, something claims our attention [literally "grabs our hearts"]. Anything at all, inconsequential things. A rosebud, a misplaced hat, that sweater we liked as a child, an old Gene Pitney record. A parade of trivia with no place to go. Things that bump around in our consciousness for two or three days then go back to wherever they came from... to darkness. We've got all these wells dug in our hearts. While above the wells, birds flit back and forth."
— Haruki Murakami
What kinds of wells are dug in your heart?
Hope everyone is having a beautiful January ....
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