Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Ruby Tuesday and Photographic Reflections



These images are part of a beach scene on a wall mural at Granddaughter Lily's doctor's office. I loved the face on this little red crab. He sure looks like he's smiling!
Ruby Tuesday is hosted by Mary/The Teach at Work Of The Poet. Be sure to click on the icon at the beginning of my post to check out all those posting red photos today.

Photographic Reflections
This window and balcony are part of a pre-Civil War plantation house here in Parkersburg. It was built in 1836 and always occupied by the same family. Not only is the mansion intact, the contents of the home are all there too. Everything has been saved, from letters, shopping lists, and business accounts to furniture, wallpaper, antique light bulbs, clothing, and shoes. More than 200 years of family papers were collected and have been saved.
Curtains made in the mid-1800s by the ladies of the house still hang in some of the windows. Henderson Hall as the house is called is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
I love how the old glass in the windows make the reflections look like they are underwater.

Our host for Photographic Reflections is Quilly at her Pacific Paradise. Be sure to check out her link for others participating in the challenge. I'm sure she would love it if you would like to join in; but hurry it only lasts a week!

44 comments:

  1. I love your Ruby Tuesday crabs.

    That reflections photo (which also has red) is lovely. Sounds like a wonderful place to visit.

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  2. By the way - thanks for putting in the effort to watch all those videos. I know I kind of overdid it. I appreciate anyone noble enough to actually watch them.

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  3. Cute little Ruby Tuesday crabs. Nice posting.

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  4. Arn't crabs red after you cook them? One of my favorite foods, but you guy looks a little giggly to me. Have you ever looked out of windows like these? Our house in OK has some like that . Made me dizzy, like one to many bruskies.

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  5. "Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
    Who could hang a name on you ?
    When you change with every new day
    Still I'm gonna miss you..."

    By The Rollings Stones !

    The crab is cery funny...

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  6. The crab is adorable, what a wonderful mural to decorate a pediatrician's office.

    Love your Photographic Reflection as well, it's nice to hear about the building as well!

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  7. The whole family line in one place-wow!

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  8. The crab pictures are adorable. I would love to see that house in person.

    Ruby post

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  9. The little crab is really very cute !
    The mansion looks very nice ! we have quite a lot of these old mansions here in Brussels and people are living in, of course they have been modernized.

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  10. The mural paintings in the doctor's off ice are delightful!

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  11. Great mural...and wonderful reflection!

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  12. That is an awsome post for RT. What cute little crabs. Thanks too for the history lesson on that building. The reflections in the window are special. Great catch. Happy RT.

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  13. I see we both like brick as subject matter. Very nice choice for Ruby Tuesday.

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  14. I absolutely adore your little crab dude! (and I expected to hear Under The Sea when I saw him!)

    The window is beautiful too though - and the appropriate song! I love the history that goes with it!

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  15. Carletta: What a great reflective window and a neat story.

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  16. That crab is cute.

    The windows have such character.

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  17. Both of these photos are great. I agree about the crabs, and the reflections are perfect.

    Thank you for your comment on my RT, but, no, those are just red books on my shelves.

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  18. What an amazing way how to decorate a waiting room for children. Love the crab :o)

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  19. The plantation red brick is a richer more elegant red than on most buildings. The arched windows and the nicely detailed balcony really add style to this plantation house.

    The crab is cute too!

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  20. Such a delightful little crab and fun mural for the children. The historic house is very elegant looking - beautiful red brick, and I like the design of the windows. Wonderful post for both memes!

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  21. The crabs and your reflection are great shots Carletta! Have a wonderful Tuesday...

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  22. I love both of the Ruby Tuesday subjects. Great shots.

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  23. great red. Looks like a cool painting.

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  24. That's a lovely reflection in the windows. The mural is fun.

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  25. the crab is so cute and the brick of the reflecting building are also red.
    great post!

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  26. Love the little smiling RED crab from the dentist's office! And the reflections photo is incredible! Happy Ruby Tuesday!

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  27. Nice photos, thanks for sharing.

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  28. the reflection photo is stunning!

    and I like the little red crab too, very cute.

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  29. hello, Carletta
    Beautiful and very funny.
    hugs, Denise

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  30. Thanks for popping by, I love your crabs, they're super :-)

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  31. I'm glad you finally did get them on your post, they're great!
    I love the story on the house too, we should never throw away anything, don't you think?

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  32. Hi Carletta, I like that little guy too and I believe he is smiling.
    Thanks for peeking in on my Red Russian oldies, Happy RRtU!
    ..

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  33. I do like the face on those crabs.

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  34. What a fantastic post!! I also like the face of the crab, haha. I love the photo and story of the mansion. It's so unusual and so wonderful that the same family is still living in the home so many years/generations later, and that they've saved all the paperwork, and kept it all 'original' rather than remodeling it to todays standards of glass and such. How I would love to go see it in person. Oh, and by the way, the red bricks work with Ruby Tuesday too.


    Alice at I Was Born2Cree8
    Or Reflections on Ruby Tuesday

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  35. Whoof!! I like the crab, he is sooo cute. Arf, arf.


    Reba @ Reba’s Run
    or this dog’s Ruby Tuesday

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  36. That would be a very happy mural to look at all day! Great photos :)

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  37. The mural is cute. I bet the kids love it.
    The old house sounds really interesting... a nice piece of history.

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  38. These are beautiful shots for rubu Tuesday.

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  39. Superb Photographic Reflections - looks to be like a beautiful place. Great photos too for Ruby Tuesday - puts a whole different light on crabs :)

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  40. I will try this again....... I love the happy crab face. :D

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  41. The crabs are cute! And I love the reflection photo.

    Happy belated Ruby Tuesday!

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