Tag: rock walls

Sunday Snap: Grates Cove

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Grates Cove in Summer – jenniferkellandperry.com

I love the horizon I captured in this photo for two reasons: its misty summer haze and the slight curvature that it exhibits.

This picturesque little fishing village is my mother’s hometown. My father’s maternal roots are here as well, so many of my relatives are from Grates Cove. Some live there, while others have summer homes.

A National Historic site recognized for its acres of rock walls, it has also been reported that Grates Cove has the highest number (per capita) of mainlanders buying houses to live, in all of Newfoundland.

To learn more and see photos of the rock walls, visit my blog post from 2013: Grates Cove
To see more photos from around the province, visit my dedicated page: Newfoundland and Labrador

Daily Prompt: Horizon

Do you have relatives living in tiny villages?

Weekly Photo Challenge: Walls – Part 2

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For one of the weeks of our vacation in Italy, our party of eight stayed in a stone farmhouse villa in the Tuscan region near Siena and Florence. It is known by the Italians as an Agriturismo.

Located in the province of Arezzo, this ancient agriturismo, the Scarpellino, had been renovated in 2005. All of its original architectural details were restored.

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I loved how warm and homey the villa felt with all of its stone walls, inside and out.

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I also loved where it was situated, nestled in the middle of vineyards and olive trees.
Complete privacy was a given.

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Here are some inside shots:

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villa19One would think the hard stonework of the walls would make one feel cold.

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 Perhaps it is my “inner cavewoman” that likes the atmosphere stone walls create.

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The Daily Post Photo Challenge: Walls