Friday, July 24, 2009

Une Porte

Having grown up in the United States, I never really noticed doors and windows until I came to Europe. To my eyes, the doors and windows here are often little works of art. Even the most plain, like this one in St.-Aignan, can be beautiful. The variety of wood, color, patina, hardware, and stonework is nearly infinite.

A rounded door, shut tight.

When I returned to the States I started noticing the artful doors and windows there, too. Of course, they were there all along, but for some reason I never paid them any mind.

Some people make a specialty of photographing doors and/or windows. I've seen posters made up with collages of door photos. I'm certain there are door and window coffee table books. I have my own little collection, too. But it only exists piecemeal; I've never tried to organize any of it.

Maybe that will be a project one rainy winter day.
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10 comments:

  1. Jean24 July, 2009 08:57

    Great photo. Wonder what's inside.

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  2. Leon Sims24 July, 2009 10:20

    I think we see "home" with new eyes when we are away for some time, and that's a good thing.
    It makes us appreciative of what we take for granted.
    Oh yes, I like the pic too.
    Can I send you my doors and windows and we can do the book together????????????
    France, USA and OZ windows and doors.

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  3. Nadege24 July, 2009 12:50

    Once in a while, I look at a blog of a man who takes pictures of fountains and doors all over France.
    About the "birthers" : the Republicans want their empire back!

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  4. Jean24 July, 2009 19:16

    Nadege, which blog is that then. Sounds interesting.

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  5. Starman24 July, 2009 19:47

    I think we never really "see" our hometown until we've left, for however long we're gone.

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  6. Nadege24 July, 2009 21:43

    Jean, the gentleman's blog is http://bouchaudandre.unblog.fr/page/2/ I will also paste his address in the "comment" of your blog

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  7. Anonymous25 July, 2009 02:39

    That sounds like a good rainy day winter project for you, Walt. I'll look forward to seeing the results.

    BettyAnn

    p.s. Nadege, thanks for the website.

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  8. Anonymous25 July, 2009 02:41

    Birthers??????

    BettyAnn

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  9. Anonymous25 July, 2009 02:45

    Uhhh, never mind. Nuff said.

    BA

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  10. wcs25 July, 2009 07:19

    jean, good question, although I think it's a house.

    leon, that would be a rather large volume, eh?

    nadege, merci for the link.

    starman, I agree.

    bettyann, we shall see. Birthers are people who don't think Obama was born in the US. Conspiracy theorists. Crazies.

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