Friday, March 23, 2007

Outside of Guelph..

BIG OLD FARMHOUSE



I was driving up a road somewhere just outside of Guelph and I was attracted to this lovely huge farmhouse. When I see a house this old I wonder what stories the walls can tell. I wonder how many little children were raised in this house and how many little babies were born within it's walls.



It was a similar but a little smaller farmhouse that my grandfather died many years ago and his funeral was held in the parlour. I started to wonder if this house had seen some of its members pass on and were the funerals held in the "parlour"?



As I stood beside my car, my eyes wandered to the brown object to the right of the house in the driveway and I wondered what it was. So I zoomed in with my camera and here's what I saw.





CARVING FROM AN OLD TREE


Do you stand and dream like I did when I viewed this very old farmhouse? I suddenly realized that I was blocking traffic and that I should get back into my car!


16 comments:

isa said...

You need to enlarge the photo to see the beautiful detailing of the house (mansion?). Yes, if only the brick walls could talk ;-)

Deb said...

what a beautifully detailed and beautifully maintained house. I'm sure it has seen lots of life passages in its time.

alice said...

Now, i see the old carved tree just on the right of this house, wonderful!

Stefan Jansson said...

You have a good eye. Great carving.

Janet said...

I love that carving! I wonder what the story is behind that!

Ben Nakagawa said...

Thanks for comment on Nelson, Pat.
This curving is amazing.

Shammickite said...

Great pictures, of both the house and the tree carving. I wonder who carved it, and why, and how long did it take, and are there any others, and ... oh, so many questions.

photowannabe said...

that looks more like a mansion than my idea of a farmhouse. This is gorgeous and I'm sure there are man stories hidden within those walls..

Jilly said...

What a beautiful house. There's probably a best-selling saga to be written about the generations that have lived there.

Super photograph.

Jx

Kate said...

It doesn't fit my vision of a farmhouse--much too grand! It would make a good setting for a story, wouldn't it?

Denton said...

This is an especially good photo when enlarged. My mother, who loves older homes, would focus on the gingerbread (elaborate decorations) in the arches. Personally, I like the snow and the sky.

Z said...

I agree with the others who think this building is far too grand to be a farmhouse! Wow! That carving is extraordinary, and I suppose explains the beauty of the house as well... an enthusiast.

Dave said...

I wish I owned a farm house like that! Very nice!!!

J. Andrew Lockhart said...

I love the carving! :)

The Wellspring said...

I'm with Kate - seems to grand to be a farmhouse, but oh how lovely it is! I love it :)

~Lisa

Nathalie H.D. said...

That house is a real gem. Great find! And the carved tree is quite something too.



Now you park correctly next time ok?