White Curtains in Mineral Point Wisconsin

Nothing Square about this WIndow

Nothing Square about this Window © 2010 Bo Mackison

April 1. New month, new season.

Windows. I love how there is nothing quite square about this window. Back in the 1800s I suppose they didn’t have to use rulers and squares when they were building their stone buildings. Eying it was good enough, plus a few years of settling in. I like that.

I like its crookedness.

Polperro House

at Pendarvis Historical Site

at Pendarvis Historical Site

Polperro House is one of six house that are on the interpretative tour at Pendarvis Historical Site in Mineral Point Wisconsin. I love the exterior architectural details on this 150 year old house. Quarried limestone blocks on the first floor, chinked wood on the second and third floors, and quite intricate doors and windows pieced in place.

Pendarvis and Trelawny Houses

Mineral Point, Wisconsin

Mineral Point, Wisconsin

Pendarvis and Trelawny Houses are two of the six featured buildings at the Pendarvis Historical Site in Mineral Point Wisconsin. These homes, originally built in the 1840s,  were restored in the 1940s and are furnished with period pieces. Interpreters offer insights as to how the Cornish miners and their families lived and worked when mining was king in this small south-central Wisconsin community. The historical site is open for interpretive tours and demonstrations May through October, but even when it is closed during the winter season, it’s still lovely to photograph when the snow plays contrast with the tan limestone and white trim on the buildings.

Peering through the Window

Without Risk Nothing Will Change

A Quiet Message © 2010 Bo Mackison

While visiting Shake Rag Alley, I noticed this basket when I peered through the window. There was a bit of a red bow and the turquoise on the table’s edge, so I set up and took a few photographs. It wasn’t until I had the photo up on my computer that I noticed the hand printed message on the edge of the table. It read:

**** Without * Risk * Nothing * Will * Change ****

I believe there are few coincidences. So is this a message I needed to read today?

Yes, I think it is.

Chain and Links

Shake Rag Alley

Shake Rag Alley

A soul mate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. ~Richard Bach