at one point…I wonder
28 February 2013
at one point this meant something more than a token statement of middle-income American house
at one point it had a function
at one point it was a place of gathering
at one point it was a place of needed warmth
at one point it was a place of cooking
i wonder what stories were told around this place
i wonder what the rest of the house looked like before it was no more
i wonder if i knew someone who lived here
i wonder if they thought their house would be gone one day
i wonder what they spent their day doing
i wonder if they ever wondered
…at one point, i wonder
photo (c) by the author


1 March 2013 at 12:56 AM
Very poetic, Lee. I cannot imagine a home without the hearth- even if many of them are non-woodburning due to fire codes.
I wonder… where you get your great images! That is something I want to drastically improve on my blog. I really admire the pics you select.
1 March 2013 at 6:55 AM
Tara, thanks as always. I happened to take this image myself…a long time avid amateur. I was driving home from a meeting one day and saw it, turned around and took a few shots. Photoshop did the rest with b/w and a little adjustment. My other images mostly come from Flickr or Stock.xchng
1 March 2013 at 8:40 AM
Good one Lee, few words but very powerful.
1 March 2013 at 6:44 PM
thx
2 March 2013 at 7:58 AM
I always wonder about the memories a house has.
2 March 2013 at 8:01 AM
me too, this one just struck me as i drove by