For The Birds

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Exploring ~ Part Two

This house was probably my favorite.  I think that because I could get a really clear view of the inside, I could imagine it in its former glory.  It was probably a really lovely house.  There were at least two fireplaces and look at the built in shelves! 

I pass this house almost every day and have wanted to stop for ages.  Like all the other houses, I want to know this house's story.  I'm sure the reasons these houses are empty are much less romantic than the stories I imagine about them.  This house is pretty well boarded up, but there is one window that I could look in.  I'm sure others have done more than just look, but I certainly wasn't climbing in there alone!  It's hard to tell from the picture, but this is the house where I think there's a piano.  It's right inside the window, to the left.

Exploring ~ Part One

On Mother's Day I got the chance to photograph some of the old abandoned houses we've passed on our drives.  I took a lot of photos, so I'm going to break them up into a few posts.  I think there's something so sad and so lovely about these decaying buildings littered with the former inhabitants' belongings and the trash of people who have passed through.  I always wonder how the house ended up in that state and how people could just leave things behind.  I'm almost certain there was a piano inside of the houses!  Some of these houses have been vacant for as long as I can remember and the first one I'm going to share was really just a shell.  This is the only house that I actually went inside of and the only one safe enough for Oscar to come along, but I don't think it really counts since there isn't even a floor or roof!  I'm kind of getting the itch to go back to some of the other houses and actually venture inside, but that is technically breaking the law (no trespassing signs are posted on most of the houses) and I'm scared of things like crazy squatters and ghosts!

This place just got a little louder!

 

 

 

 

 

I picked up this little child sized electric organ at a local antique shop a few weeks ago and it has found a home in our library.  I love musical instruments, although I can't play any of the ones I have!  Besides the loud motor, it sounds pretty good and Oscar has had a lot of fun playing it.  He loves musical instruments even more than I do and has a little collection of his own!

Music for Monday

Happy Birthday, Big Brother!

My brother means the world to me and since today is his birthday, I wanted to give him a shout out.  I don't know if he knows this, but he's the reason I work in human services, the reason I try to be a positive force in others lives.  I love this guy to the moon and back!  Happy birthday, Jamie!

Collections ~ Children's Records

There used to be a great little antique place in the town where we live, but sadly it closed a few years ago.  I don't think I ever left the store empty handed and this little case full of records was one of my many purchases.  Although most of the records inside are badly scratched, there is something so lovely about them.  I like to think that they're scratched and worn because someone really loved them and listened to them often.