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February 2, 2019July 3, 2019

Windows, So Many Windows!

I was looking over photos I took during my last trip to England and noticed that I had several photos of windows. They are not all the same style and each have their own beauty. They are everywhere. It is interesting to think about the number of windows one sees during a lifetime, or even in just one day! How many times do we look out of or peer into a window?

 

There are many different window styles on this street in Stamford, England.

During a day trip to Stamford, England, I discovered beauty in the windows there. Stamford is a beautiful town in Lincolnshire and was used as the village of Meryton in the filming of the 2005 movie version of Pride and Prejudice. There is no question in my mind of why they decided to film there!

There is such beauty in this window.

These windows are so beautiful. Not only the designs on the windows themselves but also the carved stone corners. Windows like these make me wonder what the rooms beyond them look like.

Windows right along a street in Stamford, England.

How many people walk by these windows day by day? I love the flowerboxes. I wonder about the life stories behind the windows and the person who planted the flowers. The simplicity of these windows make them beautiful.

Old windows in Cambridge, England

In Cambridge, England, I found yet another type of window. I don’t know the actual name but I would call them slotted windows. I wonder why they were put on this building and if they were there for defensive purposes.

Another beautiful window in Cambridge, England.

 

I love the ivy growing up and on this window. When combined with the stone work and the intricate design, it speaks of times past and yet the now because the ivy is flourishing.

All of these windows are different but they are not unique in that someone had to create each one. Each one has a story and has been there as life has unfolded around it on either side.

I took the next photo in Stamford, England. I took this picture for a reason. Please comment on WHY you think I took this picture and also what you think the story might have been behind it.

On a street in Stamford, England.

I will post in the comment section in a few days as to why I took the picture.

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7 thoughts on “Windows, So Many Windows!”

  1. Mary Rose says:
    February 3, 2019 at 9:23 am

    It looks like a newer window in an older building – an update for the residence. I wonder who left the coffee mug on the window ledge?I love what you wrote about the ivy – “I love the ivy growing up and on this window. When combined with the stone work and the intricate design, it speaks of times past and yet the now because the ivy is flourishing.” In the summer we have the same ivy growing on the old bricks of the Senter Place building on Maine Street in Brunswick. It is so visually appealing and restful.

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    1. Lizziejean says:
      February 3, 2019 at 3:01 pm

      I like how you describe the ivy as being visually appealing and restful. That is so true.

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  2. Marita Fairfield says:
    February 4, 2019 at 9:16 am

    I think it is because a tree is reflected in the window. Am I right?

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  3. Trish says:
    February 4, 2019 at 3:33 pm

    With the tree reflection and the reflection of the pavement minus the lined details, it looks ike a dirt road heading for a grove of trees with a telephone pole on the left…. very pretty indeed😉

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  4. tiffany Brown says:
    February 6, 2019 at 8:26 am

    I think someone was walking by with their coffee and saw the reflection of the trees, stopped to look and set their coffee down and then got distracted, leaving there coffee behind for you to find.

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  5. Lizziejean says:
    February 6, 2019 at 11:11 pm

    The reason I took this picture was because of the coffee cup sitting there on the window sill. I thought it was quite funny that it was there. I think if it had been a disposable cup I would not have even wondered about it. But a ceramic coffee cup made me wonder who might have left it there and why.
    It was interesting to me what others saw in my picture. I was so focused on the coffee cup that I never noticed the reflection of the trees in the window.

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  6. Mary Rose says:
    February 13, 2019 at 8:26 am

    Oh, Liz, I am glad I was not the only one who missed the trees for the coffee mug. Going back for a second look, the trees really stand out.

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