The Gordon House

As I walked up the road this was my first glimpse of the Gorden House.

 Surrounding the home were majestic oaks overlooking the area.

The clouds hovering over the hills were quite beautiful

and created a sense of stillness and quiet for me. 

There was no one around and I loved the respite of the walk.

 Spring was starting to shows it's lovely face.

 Please read the description below, but can you guess who designed this unique house?

An architect that has always intrigued me.

 The front entrance.

 I love the windows above.

 Just a peek in the window.

We can see clear through to the outdoors on the other side.

 Flowering currant.

 Such a fascinating home.

From Wikipedia: The Gordon House is a residence designed by influential architect Frank Lloyd Wright, now located within the Oregon Garden, in Silverton, Oregon. It is an example of Wright's Usonian vision for America. It is one of the last of the Usonian series that Wright designed as affordable housing for American working class consumers, which—in 1939—were considered to have an annual income of $5,000–6,000.^[3] The house is based on a design for a modern home commissioned by Life magazine in 1938.

The house was started in 1959 and completed in 1963. When Mrs. Gorden died in the 1980's the house was going to be torn down, but was rescued and moved to it's present location at the Oregon Garden.  Since I was in Silverton, Oregon on Saturday I decided to take a walk and explore the outside of the house, but didn't have the time to go inside. It is surrounded by beautiful oak trees on the side of the gentle slope on the edge of Silverton. A lovely place for a Saturday walk/stroll with my camera. 

A last glimpse as I leave with oaks and clouds surrounding it.

Hope you enjoyed this visit to Gordon House.

Old Barn Love

Painting by Georgia O'Keefe

Somewhere in the Southwest

You probably don't know that I have old barn love.

When I see an old barn along the road I try to scream "stop"

to my driver, as I need, I must snap a picture and savor for a few moments.

It doesn't always work to be able to stop, but the ones here worked.

There was a place along the road to stop and snap away.

I was walking behind my "niece" on her property when I snapped the one above.

It is an old hops barn that she is hoping to revive and rent out for weddings.

I think she has barn love too.

This one was a quick stop on Whidbey Island.

I love seeing nature growing up to capture these old barns.

This was a quick snap as my "driver" drove by.

These were found on the island too.

Now the one right below I saw every time I drove south of Portland.

One day I pulled off the freeway and got up close and snapped a picture.

For some reason I felt like it was haunted, there was just something about it.

I am so glad I captured the picture because now it is gone.

The barn below was a quick snap from the car in Idaho.

And this final barn was found recently while bird watching on Sauvie Island.

I loved old barns even as a child.

When I would visit my uncle I would hang out in his barn watching him milk cows

or climbing on hay bales. 

There would be treasures to find there, memories are treasures.

Old barns just delight my heart.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn. Hesiod
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Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn. Hesiod
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/barn

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn. Hesiod
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/barn

The Greek poet Hesiod once said: 
Do not let a flattering woman coax and
wheedle you and deceive you;
she is after your barn.
from Brainy Quotes
This just made me smile.

Do you like old barns?

Maybe it is time to go exploring?

Happy weekend, dear friends!

Hoping to go out exploring this weekend.

Choices

Choices, which door?
The road of life can lead us down a windy path and present us with
doors that are often closed, choices to be made.
Structural architecture has always fascinated me, as you can see by all the photos here.
Windows become the eyes of the world.
But doors offer opportunities yet unknown.
Which door do we open?
Which turn of the road?
If once opened we find something that doesn't fit or bring us JOY,
do we learn to walk out the door and follow the path exploring
and choosing JOY over sorrow?

Writing this post this song came to mind, EnJOY!