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A beautiful old farm building is missing part of its front door. Old and weathered, most of it is hanging on, but why the door has not been fixed or replaced is a mystery.
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Maybe they’ve left it off on purpose, to allow larger animals a place out of the sun… until the place falls down.
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Certainly a possibility Cat. Makes as much sense as anything I can think of.
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I was going to suggest that stray dogs don’t often know how to use doorknobs, but….
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Dogs, hogs, and frogs.
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A door for short people:
“They got little baby legs
And they stand so low..”
And the roof leaks. I love this photo tho.
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Nice. Thanks Joseph, who lives in paradise.
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You always give this wondering/wandering old broad something to think about. Your photographs are stories waiting to happen. Thanks for sharing.
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Gracious Pat. Thank you, the Lady Bean.
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Amazing photography here! I love it! I always look for places like this to shoot at because I dont like being plain every single time! LOVE!!!
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How very nice of you! Thank you so much and come back again.
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Very interesting that the top of the door is boarded. Nobody is getting in the top! I love buildings like this with so much character!
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I believe the only people entering that building would be small people and children. Maybe its set up for critters?
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Maybe! Perhaps your burro friend?
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I went to see my burro friend again this morning and to shoot some additional photos. He might like that shed and would fit nicely through that door.
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That’s some roof! What a great find!
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That stuff is all around me. Thanks Pat.
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A wizened old building with it’s upper teeth taken out waiting to eat something soft and tasty. Why didn’t you go in?
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There are a million bees there. And my IQ is just over 100. Nice to hear from you Dezra.
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🙂
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Perhaps the person who was doing the patching has moved on and something broke in the bottom of the house. Looks like the time the coyote chased a cat under my place…right through the hole it made in the chasing…. That was a racket I’ll tell you!
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A coyote chasing a cat! Poor kitty, I suspect he did not prevail
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It’s a fabulous find of an authentic Dutch door! There are old shake shingles on the roof too. This is a cool one, Mike!
A Dutch door (American English), or stable door (British English), or half door (Hiberno English), is a door divided horizontally in such a fashion that the bottom half may remain shut while the top half opens. The initial purpose of this door was to keep animals out of farmhouses, or keep children inside, while allowing light and air to filter through the open top. This type of door was common in the Netherlands in the seventeenth century and appear in Dutch paintings of the period. They were also commonly found in the Dutch cultural areas of New York and New Jersey before the American Revolution. (Wikipedia)
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How in the hell do you know all this George? Did you go googling or does this stuff live in your head? I am quite impressed and appreciate both your comment and your knowledge.
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I used to be obsessed with antiques and old buildings. You can still buy lovely Dutch doors, but yours is the real, handmade thing. Cool. 🙂
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I love you George.
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Fabulous image.
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Thank you very much.
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