Shadow Shot Sunday: Summer Shadows

Swing the gate open

Wisteria offers shade

Friends always welcome.

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Sepia Scenes: Bell On Gate

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In The Eye of the Beholder

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In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.

~Aaron Rose

The Closing of Opening Doors

A photo challenge hosted by Jientje of Heaven In Beligum.

Monday when I invited you up to my front door you weren't sure what to expect during your visit this week as I took you around and showed you the doors here Round The Bend. Let's go through the open doorway from the living room into the sunroom and out onto the deck. You can see Heidi is already waiting for someone to open the screen door.
Out on the patio there is iced tea in vintage aluminum cups and yummy cookies waiting for you. Look Melli, there's even a chocolate zinger just for you!

When the cookies are all gone we can kick back in our chairs and listen to the music pouring out of the sliding glass doors.

The turkey vultures will no doubt be flying over the rooftop gliding in the breeze that is gently blowing around us.

We could just lay our heads back on the cushions of our chairs and stare at the sky.

When it's time for you to go please remember to shut the gate to the deck.

As you leave you'll walk through the arbor to the driveway.

When you get out under the arbor remember to turn and give a wave; because, after all, backdoor friends are best!!

Thank you Jientje for hosting the Opening Doors challenge this week. It was a wonderful idea for a photo challenge and you have been an awesome host!

Welcome Flowers At The Door

MEETS

WELCOME

I've Been Watching For You

I hope you smelled the fragrant hydrangea on your way up to my front door.

Today's Flowers is hosted by Luiz Santilli, Jr. and Opening Doors is hosted by Jientje.

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Historic Leesburg, Virginia

Here We Are!

(Leesburg, Virginia)

This is the main street through the historic city of Leesburg. The Town of Leesburg, founded in 1758 is one of Virginia's most picturesque and best-preserved communities by the National Trust for Historic Preservation standards. I loved the brick sidewalks and narrow streets. We're going to park here so we can go across the street to the county courthouse.

Let's walk through the ornate revolving gate toward the courthouse that was built in 1895 and is part of the Leesburg Historic District recognized by the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission.

As we walk through the gate we can see the front of the courthouse. It rises on four columns, has double doors, and is capped by a clock and bell housed in a belfry.

In front of the courthouse stands a statue of a Confederate soldier. It was designed by F.S. Sievers, and dedicated to the courthouse in 1908. It serves as a memorial to the many Rebel soldiers who died fighting for the cause in which they believed. They actually rededicated this statue the weekend we were there. It poured the rain down on Saturday so we didn't stay to watch.

A Closeup of the Belfry Tower

A closeup of the front of the statue. Notice the ornate tops of the columns on the courthouse.

I love statues and particularly liked the detail on this one. The folds in his uniform are amazing.

Tomorrow we'll go back across the street and take a look at the building with the bars on the window that you get a peek at in today's Jeep photo.

Till then I'll leave you with some photos I took yesterday. We had rain and storms all day and after dinner were treated to a storm that dropped marble sized hail as you can see in the photo below.

It didn't last long and in a short while we were treated to a lovely sunset. This photo was taken from my front porch looking out past my gazebo. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Wordless Wednesday - The Pearly Gate