I like the mood this picture evokes of a peaceful, old-time welcome to a house with a lot of character. However, because the old house has a new addition with three entrances, this door is seldom enjoyed by visitors.
That makes it all the more special for those who might be looking for a little quiet solitude. The limestone banister or the stairway create private seating for reading, chatting with another person, or just sitting and thinking. In fact, the entire front yard, a small circle of grass enclosed by tall evergreens, is designed for privacy.
Sitting on the lawn in front of this charming entry, a person can feel as if the scene is located in the center of an expanse of forest spreading for miles in all directions. What a surprising contrast it is then to step outside of the small evergreen circle and see the empty prairie fall away in a descent to the horizon some thirty miles away without a single other tree to break the view!
How easy it is to become so enclosed in a situation or in a thought that we lose track of the fact that where we are or what we think is a very small part of what makes up the rest of the world.
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