Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Back in the West End


Yesterday's houses were from Norwich, but today we are back in Hartford.  
The West End is a pretty neighborhood of houses from the late 19th and early 20th century.
It is not uncommon to find great houses with multiple colors of
paint highlighting the architectural details.




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18 comments:

  1. Cezar and LéiaSeptember 25, 2013 at 5:38 AM

    Two adorable houses!I like the way you included those flowers in your first composition!
    hugs
    Léia

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  2. AndySeptember 25, 2013 at 5:50 AM

    It was the paint highlighting that caught my eye. It's something I'm not used to seeing.

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  3. SRQSeptember 25, 2013 at 7:08 AM

    Great looking older homes, I can't help but feel, though, that the 2nd one is top heavy. Looks quite unbalanced. Thanks for weighing on photo software. I don't do much editing either (yet). But, with Lightroom, I really like the simplicity of watermarking a group of photos and sending them wherever I want. In other news, if you haven't heard we're getting DRENCHED on the west coast of Florida. We've had 5.5-8 inches in Sarasota over the past 32 hours.

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  4. Tanya BreeseSeptember 25, 2013 at 7:21 AM

    hmmm i think i shall live in the 2nd one!

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  5. HalcyonSeptember 25, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    Beautiful old homes! I'd love to live in one of these. But I might need a full-time gardener. :)

    PS: In the "old days" Niagara Falls provided all the power for people in this region. That's also why our power companies are called "Hydro". :)

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  6. UnknownSeptember 25, 2013 at 7:40 AM

    Truly beautiful houses!

    Jack, if I remember well, you said you didn't know much about the role of Portugal during WWII, right? I think you might enjoy the small series I started today on my blog.

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  7. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    These homes are stately, but I would hate to think what their heating bill is like in the winter.

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  8. Sylvia KSeptember 25, 2013 at 10:52 AM

    Beautiful houses indeed, Jack, and I really like the colorful details! Hope your week is going well!!

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  9. KarlSeptember 25, 2013 at 12:36 PM

    Really beautiful houses, the first looks very inviting to me, I'm doing a little thought... ;-)

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  10. VPSeptember 25, 2013 at 1:55 PM

    I am almost ashamed of my tiny apartment...

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  11. SharonSeptember 25, 2013 at 1:56 PM

    These are gorgeous homes Jack. I especially like the second one.

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  12. Oakland Daily PhotoSeptember 25, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    The first house could easily be found in Berkeley and Oakland. We call them Brown Shingles.

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  13. Taken For GrantedSeptember 25, 2013 at 6:34 PM

    Beautiful Victorian homes. These are called "Painted Ladies" in San Francisco where they often have three and four color paint jobs. Fine photos.

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  14. William KendallSeptember 25, 2013 at 7:37 PM

    Beautiful!

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  15. RandySeptember 25, 2013 at 11:08 PM

    They are both equally as nice.

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  16. KaySeptember 26, 2013 at 2:25 AM

    I'm not sure I've seen a paint job quite like the top one. (It almost looks like a candy cane to me.) But they are certainly beautiful old homes.

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  17. KateSeptember 26, 2013 at 9:18 AM

    Great images of rather ornate homes.

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  18. EG CameraGirlSeptember 27, 2013 at 6:33 AM

    It's great these homes are being so well maintained.

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