Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Bloggyback: to use existing posts as a basis or support.

An eminent blogger, and possibly the chicest lady that sadly I only pseudo know, Lisa Borgnes Giramonti, the witty and inspiring writer of A Bloomsbury Life, has incited me to bloggyback from her post today. "Reflections of a 24-Hour Hermit", the perspicaciously thoughtful Mrs. Dalloway style account of one woman's decision to resign for a day, opened with a beautifully shot photograph of a "front gate". I have long admired the garden gates that accompany the well appointed townhouses lining the irrepressibly historic streets of Georgetown. Today, prompted by L.B.G.'s ability as a wordsmith to create posts that are so visually stimulating, I took a little walk and collected a few photos.



7 comments:

  1. haha -you know that 'ferocious' dog is probably a yorkshire terrier or something equally as harmless and adorable!

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  2. Scott, I am honored! And I love all those gates you found on your ramblings...how lucky that you get to see them on your daily perambulations. Thank you for all the incredibly kind words (I am a big "Mrs Dalloway" fan, btw...)

    I love the first and fourth gates, especially -- surrounded by aged brick walls, exuberant greenery and hinting as to the secret gardens that lie beyond... xx

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  3. A lovely post-I never tire of walking around Georgetown and seeing the lovely homes, gardens, and gates. I think I mentioned to Stefan that there is a book on the gates of Georgetown.

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  4. a dear friend has a sign, "regarde, chien lunatique" and I love it.
    Her door mat, in sisal, says "Go Away" but to know her is to love her and entre! her door is always open.
    Fabulous doors.
    pve

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  5. Lovely gateways and Georgetown is always such a visual treat. I think Mrs. Dalloway in Washington would make an interesting story.

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