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strength... in age...in lines...in curves...in colors... in rust...in you...strength

34 comments:

Pugelicious said...

Wow the work on these is so intricate - I like the rust - it adds to the character.

Memories Of Mine said...

I love the contrast in colours and texture. There is so much going on in these shots.

A said...

These are beautiful! love the details and the colors.

beth said...

is there a cool store behind that beautiful front ?

Judy said...

Beautiful post as always. That is a beautiful picture. I would love to see more of it.

puna said...

Beautiful photos. That door is a work of art.

Unknown said...

needed those words today , Elk, thank you

Cindy said...

Ilove the colors and the details, and yes strength in all of us.

spread your wings said...

love those old rakes. i think those old-fashioned rakes work much better than the ones of today.
beautiful color in both of these photographs.

SE'LAH... said...

beautiful. love the rakes and the gates. So ornate and beautiful.

Joan Elizabeth said...

I especially love the colours in the top shot and as for the bottom, I've never seen such ornate window grills. Good message too.

rivergardenstudio said...

Your blog is beautiful... I love the old colored rakes here and your words...may you have strength in you as well... roxanne

Jewels said...

So so cool :)

Sharon said...

I love colored metal. Great shots!

Country Girl said...

That iron trellis is absolutely yummy (for lack of a better word). Wowza!

Gayle at Planet M Files said...

I love the rakes with the rust and that is such intricate metalwork.

Anonymous said...

I love the synchronous colors in each photo and, of course, the latticework is gorgeous. I thought maybe you did red, white, and blue for Veterans' Day :)

breathe as me said...

today i'm feeling the rust but not so much the strength... so i'm loving the reminder that it's in there somewhere :)

margie said...

i think rust is a gift for the photographer! never failing to enhance a photograph.

Tracy said...

Such richness of color, texture, detail and words, Elk... I must admit I was feeling pretty rusty this week, I'll see if I can turn it over to strength yet! Happy Day, my friend :o) ((HUGS))

Mari Mansourian said...

very nice...

S. Etole said...

Once again, our minds are running in the same channel ... yours more intricately and beautifully

joyce said...

I'm glad someone mentioned rakes, 'cause I had no idea what they were! What an amazing storefront, someone put a lot of pride into that!

christina said...

ooohhh, i am in love!
xoxo

GailO said...

oh my!...the rakes I love!

georgia b. said...

these are just beautiful! what a picturesque place you found. i'm so intrigued as to where this might be. looks like a little side street in a quaint little spanish village.

Anonymous said...

I love all those gates and scroll work, lovely photo!

kat evans said...

I LOVE the filigree on all
the ironwork you've captured
in these photos! Great eye!

meandering pearl said...

i love that ironwork, how much work they put into one gate!!! precious thoughts

patty said...

beautiful words, beautiful images! do you know the concept of wabi-sabi? japanese idea that there is beauty in imperfection, that the patina of age brings beauty....
... sigh....
:)

Meryl said...

Such lovely old rakes....

Toni said...

Love those really old rakes and the detailed scroll work is gorgeous. Wonderful captures.

Relyn Lawson said...

Such incredible, color-rich images today.

Ange said...

I could have left you a comment for each of your most recent posts - but I am speechless. It is sheer beauty and needs not my words to compliment it. Yes - strength in age, in lines, in curves... thank you for your comment. It touched my heart. Ange