Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams
I’ve learned a few things about combining doorcursions with business travel, and one of them is not to worry too much about getting that first post out the door, as it were. Being in a city like San Antonio, that has numerous famous and / or historically significant places of interest makes capturing and publishing... Continue Reading →
My European readers will likely snicker at my use of the word ‘ancient’ when talking about something from the early 1700’s. Still, that’s about as old as it gets in this country, unless you’re talking about some Native American artifacts. According to the Bostonian Society: “The Old State House, the oldest surviving public building in... Continue Reading →
If you’re a fan of Caddyshack, you don’t need to watch the video behind this link. I didn’t embed the video this time. I couldn’t. You’ll understand when we get to the end. Anyway, “Be the Ball” is Caddyshack code for “Lumber Yard Doors” and that’s what I have for you today. Doors from a... Continue Reading →
My new ‘back way’ home from work has brought me in contact with several interesting doors. In addition to the doors I featured from the library and town hall and those of St. John’s Church, I’ve collected several random doors. Those of you in the door business know how that goes – you’re photographing the... Continue Reading →
In the past three weeks, we’ve had three nor’easters and the threat of a fourth nor’easter that fizzled, unless it didn’t. At one point, they were predicting an all-day event that would dump 12"(30.5cm) of snow and then blow it around from one corner of the state to the other. Now, it’s supposed to keep... Continue Reading →
Today’s doors belong to either St. John’s Episcopal Church or the Calvary Congregational Methodist Chapel in East Hartford, CT. The latter’s name is on the sign in front of the church, but the former has all the history – none of which says it doesn’t exist. There was an article in the Hartford Courant in... Continue Reading →
This has been a crazy week. It started off with jury duty, followed by a crazy day at work and then by a major winter storm. You’re not allowed to take pictures inside the courthouse. That’s OK, it’s a modern government building, so boring doors. Knowing that I wasn’t going to get back out this... Continue Reading →
Many people have shared photos of older buildings (usually churches) that stand today, surrounded by modern skyscrapers in a busy downtown area of a city. I have often commented that one of my favorite buildings is located in a similar setting. Last week, I had the opportunity to take some photos of that building. While... Continue Reading →
When I went to visit my friend in Chicago, he had suggested that we take one of the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s (CAF) walking tours. He invited me to choose the tour I wanted to go on, but given the timing of my flights, there really were only two choices – Chicago Modern and the River... Continue Reading →
