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Thursday Doors-Guest Doors

August 22, 2024Posted in Adorned Doors, Architecture, Doors, Photography, Thursday DoorsTagged Gillette Castle, Guest Doors, Photography Challenges, Thursday Doors, Travel and Tourism, Wood45 Comments

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These aren’t Guest in the sense your mind probably went to when thinking about Guest doors, no. These doors were sent to me from a friend who lives in CT but, wishes to be anonymous for the time being.

She moved to CT oh, 4-5 years ago…time flies! Anyway a couple of weeks back she sent me an email saying,

“I visited Gillette Castle in Connecticut over the weekend and they had the most beautiful interior doors, all hand carved and I thought of you 🙂 Here are just a few but there were many! There were three stories’ worth and each one was unique. The castle was fascinating!”

She didn’t include the stories or details but, we have her images of three of the doors.

The door knobs are interesting. They’re wood!

*Image used with permission from photographer*

She included a close up the door knob as the third image. Those door knobs are different! The doors remind me of quilts with their square patterned designs.

I looked up the castle and it does look beautiful and interesting.

Here’s something about those door knobs.

“Gillette designed 47 one of kind doors made from Southern White Oak found on the property. They were all hand carved. Each door has a unique, elaborate latch intricately carved of wood.”

Here’s a little intro about the castle from the website:

” Atop the most southerly hill of a chain of hills known as the Seven Sisters sits the retirement estate of noted actor, director, and playwright William Hooker Gillette. Named the Seventh Sister by Gillette, the property’s focal point is a 24-room stone mansion reminiscent of a medieval castle”. There’s a photo of the castle at the link and lots more information about the man and more photos.

https://www.gillettecastlefriends.org/history-of-the-castle

The doors are lovely. Don’t you love our door enabling friends!

Here’s a BIG SHOUT OUT to my friend in CT for sending me these beautiful and interesting doors.🥰 May she continue to send me doors to share with you!

This post is part of the weekly challenge Thursday Doors hosted by Dan Antion over at https://nofacilities.com/2024/08/22/still-more-from-iowa/

Head on over there to see more doors from around the world or join the craze and add a door or two of your own. 😊

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Thursday Doors- The Round House

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024Posted in Architecture, Photography, Thursday DoorsTagged Ohio, Put-in-Bay, Round House Bar, Thursday Doors, Travel and Tourism31 Comments

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This is the last door I have from our trip to Put-in-Bay, OH back in May.

The Round House Bar.

I love the arched door, color theme, the dome roof, and the structure at the top of the roof. What is that called? Viewing room? Oh, and the Rooster weather vane. I do like the rooster theme. Fun fact about me: I was born in the year of the Rooster in Chinese Astrology.

We didn’t have time to go inside, but I do want to return so maybe one day I will get to see the murals on the walls.

Here’s some history:

“Originally housing the Columbia Restaurant, this building opened in 1873. Back in the day, there wasn’t a good way to keep things cold. Thanks to intrepid island dwellers including Valentine Doller, they figured out a way. The Columbia Restaurant was able to serve up ice cream and cottage cheese using blocks of ice gathered from Lake Erie in the winter. Housed in what is now the Put-in-Bay Winery, the ice kept things nice and cold.

The famous circular bar was then built in 1944 by the Greunke family, commissioning the Cincinnati Brewing Company to construct it. It was the perfect place to hold concerts “in the round,” with Mrs. Greunke as the featured pianist. They moved the stage to its current location so the performer wouldn’t have to play with their back to the audience.

The McCann family has owned the Roundhouse since the early 1950’s. Most of the building is original, with the exception of the floor and front porch. The original plaster walls have remained. They were also responsible for painting it its signature red, white, and blue along with artist Scott LoBadio painting the outside. The inside walls features murals by Canoe Bob.”https://putinbay.com/dinings/round-house-bar/

This post is part of the weekly challenge Thursday Doors hosted by Dan Antion over at

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Thursday Doors-Nº3425

June 13, 2024Posted in Photography, Thursday DoorsTagged Arches, Gates; Photography; Southwest Vibes; Turquoise, Portals, stone gate, stones, Thursday Doors44 Comments

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On my way to vote on Tuesday afternoon I spied this doorway and had to stop to add it my collection of doors for Thursday Doors.

This post is part of the weekly challenge Thursday Doors hosted by Dan Antion over at https://nofacilities.com/2024/06/13/csc-model-trains/

Head on over there to see more doors from around the world or join the craze and add a door or two of your own. 😊

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Thurs. Doors- Put-in-Bay

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024Posted in Photography, Thursday Doors, Travel and TourismTagged Doors, Ferry, Miller Boat Line, Monuments, Ohio, Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, United States of America44 Comments

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While in Ohio earlier this month we also wanted to see more of the area we based ourselves in so, one afternoon after a morning of birding then lunch we drove back to our hotel grabbed some stuff then headed to catch the ferry to Put-in-Bay, an island on the shallow western end of Lake Erie.

We decided to be walk-on Ferry passengers. Here’s where we we’ll wait for the ferry to come in. See the ferry making its way to the dock on the right back there? There’s a blue door!

*Miller Boat Line Ferry pedestrian waiting area*

Does that big ole portal the cars, trucks, and passengers enter and exit the ferry count as a door?

It was smooth sailing over to the island. We’re almost there! I see lots of doors as we approach the island.

The view of the dockyard from the upper deck of the ferry. There are several open doors.

Welcome to the island!

Some fun facts about Put-in-Bay:

The island dates back to the War of 1812 when Put-in-Bay became an important operations headquarters for Oliver Hazard Perry. The island was the launching point from which Perry set sail to defeat the British fleet commanded by Robert H. Barclay in the war of 1812. The historic battle of Lake Erie and the American victory gave the United States Navy and our country the often quoted slogan, ” We have met the enemy, and they are ours.” For more information about the island and its history visit this website. ~https://www.visitputinbay.org/history/

Today there’s a 352 foot granite column on the battleground site. The Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial. There’s a lookout at the top, which we were told has exceptional views on clear days like it was that day, but it was closed the day we were there. Two pics because I can’t decide which to share. I hope you like them both.

In fact most things on the island were closed. Their season starts Memorial week-end so, we were 12 days early . The preferred method of transportation while on the island is by golf cart or foot. We took the bus into town and had a great bus driver who shared lots of great information about the island with us. Then he hooked us up with the trolley driver who was giving out free tours of the island that day. He was nailing down his talk-points of interest about the island and practicing on us. He was great! I took a few snaps of the bus and the trolley but I can’t find them. Sigh.

This is getting rather long so, I’ll wrap it up. I have more doors and history from the island to share with you next week.

This post is part of the Thursday Door weekly challenge. To see more doors from around the world visit our host’s Dan Antion of No Facilities site https://nofacilities.com/2024/05/30/on-board-the-delta-pearl/

Nikon D850 and iPhone 14 Pro

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Thursday Doors- For Rent

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024Posted in Birding in Nevada, Photography, Thursday DoorsTagged Birdhouses, D850, Douglas Co, Fun and Whimsical, Nevada, Nikkor 500mm Pf-E, Nikon, Portals33 Comments

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Available at Sparrow Pole Bungalows! Cute one room birdhouse with plenty of floor space and a tall ceiling for that perfect cozy nest. You’re sure to be the Early Bird in the neighborhood as the front door faces east so your day will start with the sun shining into your cozy nest.

You’ll love your neighbors, and there are bird feeders nearby.

This post is part of the Thursday Doors- a weekly challenge group hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities. Click on the link to see other doors from around the world-https://nofacilities.com/2024/04/18/still-in-oakland/

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Thursday Doors- Sparrow Pole Bungalows

April 11, 2024Posted in Thursday DoorsTagged Birdhouses, Birds, Blue Sky, Douglas County, Male Birds, Nevada, pole, Portals, Sparrows, Thursday Doors, vine44 Comments

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This post is part of the Thursday Doors group hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities which you can click on to see other doors from around the world-https://nofacilities.com/2024/04/11/alumni-doors/

Nikon D850| Nikkor 500mm PF-e| PS CC 25.5.1

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Thursday Doors: Fog, Timber, and Stone

March 14, 2024March 14, 2024Posted in Architecture, Thursday DoorsTagged Cottonwood tree, Doors, Light fog, Nevada, Old Tractor, Rabbitbush, Ranch, Rural Decay, Rural Photography, Rust, stone buildings, Windows37 Comments

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The fog was starting to lift when I pulled over to photograph this little stone building.

This post is part of the Thursday Doors group hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities which you can click on to see other doors from around the world-here

Nikon D810| Nikkor 24-120mm @ 105mm| PS CC 25.5.1

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