Primarily Primary by Weezilou

Primarily Primary

"The Lunenburg Academy is the only intact Academy building surviving in Nova Scotia. Built in 1895, until the end of this school year, this building has consistently been an elementary school with an enrollment of 165 students. The building has an entirely wood structure and stands three stories tall. From its perch on top of Gallow's Hill the Academy can be seen from miles around and is claimed to be one of the most remarkable heritage buildings in the province. It has been designated as a Municipal, Provincial and Federal Heritage site."

"An architectural masterpiece, this remarkable building is a landmark in the Town of Lunenburg. The unusual architectural style enhanced by an abundance of decorative Victorian designs, sometimes referred to by the term "Gingerbread", creates a unique structure greatly admired by visitors to the Town of Lunenburg."

http://videolounge.cisco.com/video/field-trip/ is a brief view of The Academy, inside and out.

I love period music and this classic was penned in 1894, Melody by H. W. Petrie and lyrics by Philip Wingate, and was a standard around the turn of the century. Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9_LW3BJ5mU

seung jun http://365project.org/seungjun/profile , new to 365, has been recently posting photos pumped with primary color, so I was inspired to go that route, too.
wow, Louise. great architectural shot. this structure's beautiful. and i love how you composed it, with the flowers framing the bottom. this could be an ad for the academy.
July 24th, 2010  
and wow. this is the first time that i don't have to scroll down for half hour before i can write a comment on your picture of the day =)
July 24th, 2010  
the sky is seriously blue and the building is seriously beautiful! i will be in Canada tomorrow!
July 24th, 2010  
hahaha I love your title and how it corresponds with the colors in your photograph. really stunning and I definitely think it could be an ad! So, soooo beautiful! Will be going to check out the music too! :)
July 24th, 2010  
Such a beautiful building!!! Amaizng shot, Louise!! I agree with Rainee, the flowers add so much to the framing! And the colors are simply brilliant! I quite enjoyed going back in time with your musical choice! ;-) Have a great and sunny weekend! :-)
July 24th, 2010  
what an unbelieveably gorgeous school! would love to teach there!! the framing with the flowers at the bottom is spectacular!
July 24th, 2010  
The architecture is amazingly beautiful where you live. I bet you never tire of it. I love your primary colors and the framing of your picture :o)
July 24th, 2010  
Gorgeous shot. Love the amazingly detailed architecture of the building - I can't believe that was an elementary school. I think pumping up the colors was an excellent choice. They really pop.
July 24th, 2010  
Louise!! this is absolutely GORGEOUS!! the colors couldnt get happier :) I have missed you!!! I just can't get around to everybody's photo but that I havnt been able to see your photos makes me really sad :( well just know you always post such lovely pictures and you are still a kindhearted loving adopted grandmother in my eyes :)
July 24th, 2010  
Wonderful capture love this building and thanks for background
July 24th, 2010  
Great building, love the flowers in the foreground
July 24th, 2010  
HC
LOVE this! So pretty and historic!
July 24th, 2010  
great shot and nice angle. :)
July 24th, 2010  
wow! I just love these bold colors together! What a great angle and simply lovely colors.
To respond to your question the other day, at one of my jobs (the primary one) I do work mostly graveyards. It's not too bad though because usually it's only one or two per week for 12 hours a night usually. Makes for long nights, but short work weeks. I also have a second job, which I work early mornings a few days a week...I prefer the graveyards most of the time! haha. It can be a bit taxing switching back and forth so much(days to graves and back), but when you need money for bills and such you do what you have to do I guess. I just try to keep in mind that one day the need for 2 jobs will no longer be there.
July 24th, 2010  
Its a beautyful building. I really love the colours in the picture. The yellow and blue compliment the building so much :-)
July 24th, 2010  
I love your photo of this beautiful building. It really shows off! Colors, the angle, everything. I'd like to go inside! Wonder if they have a principal's secretary I could compare notes with?
July 24th, 2010  
Wow..this is great Louise. Focus and colors are amazing. Love this...
July 24th, 2010  
What a fabulous building ... I love the architectural style!
July 24th, 2010  
Ooh, nice! I love the angle and comp!
July 24th, 2010  
Amazing building, the primary colours are so vibrant, weather looks great there. Thank you for your comments on my page, sounds like you missed a great opportunity with the cyclists, but the picture you posted was lovely and conveyed such heartfelt ssentiments.
I listened to the period song, proper music hall, & very apt with the school theme! P always reminisces about the time he was a boy in Southampton & went to a Pantomime staring Charles Hawtrey - the boy soprano in your song - by then an old & fading comedy actor!
July 24th, 2010  
Glorious!
July 24th, 2010  
love the colours :)
July 24th, 2010  
Wow, I love the roof tops, great! The whole building actually is really cool. The windows, just an over all beautiful building. You have it composed nicely too louise.
July 24th, 2010  
Wow, Louise, you really got a good picture here! I love the yellow flowers in front - spectacular! (mine had cars in front...not too cool!)
July 24th, 2010  
What a beautiful building. The flowers in the front make the red roof POP!
July 24th, 2010  
this is a great architecture! neat shot! the flowers plus the building combined makes it perfect!
July 24th, 2010  
Wow, this is gorgeous!! I absolutely love the contrasting colors and your composition! It looks so beautiful! Up to this point I only have 3 must visits on my list. Alaska, Maine, and the Grand Canyon. I think now I have 4!

Thank you as always for your lovely comments! I'm quite proud of my daughter. She's an awesome mommy!
July 24th, 2010  
This is such a gorgeous building!
July 24th, 2010  
oh and it worked well louise!
July 24th, 2010  
Wow! Wow! What would it be like to teach in this school? This history that the building itself could share to my lessons. Neat picture.
July 24th, 2010  
That is a great looking building Louise. Like the way you have the picture framed. I have been following seung jun and have been enjoying his descriptions of the colors. Very inspirational.
July 24th, 2010  
Wow, just gorgeous, Louise! The colors are simply amazing!
July 24th, 2010  
The architecture of the building is beautiful, and I love the bright vivid primary colors! This was beautifully composed!
July 24th, 2010  
Look at that sky! I love the colors and compostion! It really pops!
July 24th, 2010  
this is stunning!! the building is beautiful, as is your photo. i love the color and the way you framed it with the beautiful yellow flowers. what a beautiful place to learn!!
July 24th, 2010  
Beautiful! I love everything in this photo =)
July 24th, 2010  
That's a remarkable building - love the strong lines and the black and white with the other colours that you've included. Great picture.
July 24th, 2010  
love the colors!!!! they are all so brilliant!
July 24th, 2010  
wow great photo, everything pops with colour!! really bright and cheerful!
July 24th, 2010  
Beautiful pic. I love the yellow flowers in front also.
July 24th, 2010  
That's it! A fave of the highest order!
July 24th, 2010  
Beautiful - I love the way the colours are all so vibrant. That's a fabulous building.
July 24th, 2010  
That is one gorgeous building.
July 25th, 2010  
Hi.... the two guys in Hawaiian shirts on our Photowalk were just tourists whom we stopped to ask if we could take their pictures! They were flattered and happy to oblige - and a bit amused! Indeed, everyone we asked was amused at twenty people all with cameras - most with two or three cameras - wanted to take their photograph!
July 25th, 2010  
wow, what a beautiful building..love it!!
July 25th, 2010  
love all the colors...so bright and cheery to me!! :)
July 25th, 2010  
I absolutely love this. I love that the yellow of the flowers compliments the red of the roof and the blue of the sky. Great composition on this!
July 25th, 2010  
Great colors in this - so vibrant!
July 25th, 2010  
Beautiful shot and what an absolutely gorgeous building. It looks so stunning with the white and black and red.
July 25th, 2010  
Sweet Geez, Louise. I love my architecture. This hits the top of my list
July 25th, 2010  
This is absolutely beautiful Louise! Love the red/white/black combination and then the flowers in the foreground. A perfect photo!
July 25th, 2010  
This building is gorgeous. Your picture of it is beautiful!
July 26th, 2010  
thanks a lot. this photo is so wonderful
July 26th, 2010  
Beautiful composition!
July 26th, 2010  
Every picture of EVERY building you have posted is just beautiful. The entire town appears gorgeous!
July 26th, 2010  
Those colors make for a very bold photo. Love it.
July 26th, 2010  
Wonderful photo Louise...I'm trying to get caught up...we're at the beach this week and boy is it hot here!
July 26th, 2010  
Wow, what a fantastic building to go to school to! In fact, it would be a great building to visit every day! Great perspective and fantastic colours, too!
July 26th, 2010  
stunning photo! I knew from the thumbnail it would be a fave!
July 27th, 2010  
Love the contrasty boldness you brought out with the processing of this shot. Your title says it all. There are many people here that give me ideas and I think you have successfully paid it forward since I too feel the desire to chase some primary colors now. Thanks Louise (and Seung too).
July 27th, 2010  
Must be the most beautiful school ever.
July 27th, 2010  
The colors are magnificent! And this is a beautiful building.
August 20th, 2010  
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