Architectural August 24 by olivetreeann

Architectural August 24

I took this shot in 2009 while Jeff and I were visiting Cape May, NJ. Cape May is noted for its Victorian homes, many of which have been turned into quaint B & B's. Each house is decorated in Victorian "ginger bread" embellishments and painted with elaborate color schemes.

For the final run of Architectural August I decided I would post shots of different homes in my archives. I was inspired by all the unique homes I saw while Jeff and I were out on Saturday looking at cars. No luck on the car front, but lots of fun drive-by photos shot from Jeff's van!
Looks lovely
August 25th, 2015  
super processing
August 25th, 2015  
Bev
Lovely house. Very nice job on the processing.
August 25th, 2015  
Beautiful! You did a great job of making a beautiful scene look even nicer!
August 25th, 2015  
I would love to visit this part of America. I just finished a book set in this area and it sounded beautiful.
August 25th, 2015  
Very nice
August 25th, 2015  
A great POV to get the whole house in the shot!
August 25th, 2015  
Nice shot and edit
August 25th, 2015  
Great shot and beautiful processing!
August 25th, 2015  
I love Victorian houses...they have so much personality:) I like the processing on this too...it fits the era :)
August 25th, 2015  
cool processing
August 25th, 2015  
What a lovely looking house. It looks so welcoming with all those hanging baskets
August 25th, 2015  
Lovely example of the Victorian
August 26th, 2015  
@juliac @365projectlinda @prttblues @dsp2 @nicolecampbell @777margo @grammyn @meemakelley @hamora @janewinfrey @ninaganci @salza @jfitzroy50

Thank you Julia, Lindy, Bev, D S, Nicole, Margo, Katy, Kelley, Hamora, Jane, Nina, Sally, and Jim!

@nicolecampbell Yes, Nicole- I could see you absolutely loving Cape May. There are lots of artsy shops, great places to eat, fun seaside things for the family (like miniature golf), good ice cream places and the scenery is beautiful. The B & B's are beautiful, but there are also some very nice motels with what we call "efficiency apartments"- they have a mini-kitchen for stove-top cooking and easy meals. There are some nice wild-life places and historic sites too. Lots to do- and if you want something a little more exciting, just a little ways up the coast is Wildwood- with a boardwalk much like the one you just posted pictures of.
August 26th, 2015  
@dsp2 @hamora @thresheg
Thank you D S, Hamora, and Graham for your generous favs!
August 26th, 2015  
you know, this picture looks like those cross stitch patterns i did many years ago. wonder how it is to live in a house like that. plumbing and heating considering.
August 26th, 2015  
Great edit as well
August 26th, 2015  
@summerfield I'm sure it has its ups and downs- especially when it's time to make up the beds. Thanks Vikki!
@susale Thank you Suse!
August 27th, 2015  
What a splendid looking house. The decking and posts are a lovely feature. I like how they have the blue colouring picking up all over the house. It looks great on black too.
August 30th, 2015  
@jennywren Thanks Jenn! If you can imagine a whole town of these, each having its own color scheme and "gingerbread" (the lattice and scroll work on the porches and eaves) then you are "seeing" Cape May!
August 30th, 2015  
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