Miner's Cottage by maggiemae

Miner's Cottage

This sweet little cottage is always so cute for a photograph seen on the way through Central Otago. Probably built in the 1860's as is our current holiday cottage, the walls are over one foot thick.

Three good things;
1. Beautiful weather in Central, 27 deg most of the day!
2. Taking photos on a journey is as good as it used to be having to let dogs out for runs everywhere we went.
3. Outside our thick stone walls the lavender is growing over a metre high.
Looks both rustic and charming. Love the texture of the stonework. Surprised at how dry the country looks. Have a fantastic Christmas.
December 23rd, 2014  
Awesome shot
December 23rd, 2014  
Lovely cottage and how brown the countryside is already - Have a wonderful Christmas. Fav.
December 23rd, 2014  
What a wonderful shot. Interesting looking old cottage. Old buildings are one of our favorite things to shoot, but haven't done much of that lately.
December 23rd, 2014  
Excellent shot
December 23rd, 2014  
little house on the prairie
December 23rd, 2014  
Lovely sweet cottage, I like the tones.
December 23rd, 2014  
Wonderful capture, lovely tones
December 23rd, 2014  
Love this shot Merry Christmas
December 23rd, 2014  
Very nice shot.
December 23rd, 2014  
Lovely. I spent a Christmas in North Island once and then later did WOOFing on a farm in Otago.
December 23rd, 2014  
very nice cottage. i'd love to see the metre-high lavender! lovely processing you did here, maggiemae.
December 23rd, 2014  
What a beautiful scene and cottage, thank you for your comments in 2014, a Happy Christmas to you and yours
December 23rd, 2014  
Love this Central Otago stone cottages... lucky you to be spending xmas there..
December 23rd, 2014  
You are having Christmas in a lovely simple way Maagiemae.........enjoy your stay ....hope you get some great photos there too! Must be wifi so not too remote!
December 23rd, 2014  
@happypat It is fairly remote but I employed great cunning! Only chose one of the two holiday homes offering Wifi! Our one was the cheapest and actually great value for money - soft fluffy towels, Sky TV, and the best.... a cherry tree which we are allowed to pick the fruit!
December 23rd, 2014  
wonderful colors and textures in this subject.
December 23rd, 2014  
Beautiful scene!! Happy Christmas to you and yours Maggiemae - enjoy your holiday!!
December 23rd, 2014  
Such a quaint little place tucked into the side of the hill!
December 24th, 2014  
great shot
December 24th, 2014  
A super shot of this rural scene and cottage A very Happy Christmas to you and John !
December 24th, 2014  
Bev
Very nice shot, Maggie. A quaint little cottage. It almost looks like it's been miniaturized.
December 24th, 2014  
I like this scene, nice capture
December 24th, 2014  
It's lovely. So quaint.
December 24th, 2014  
What a cool little place
December 24th, 2014  
@prttblues With these tiny cottages we wonder how they managed to bring up often a family of 9, in two small rooms!
December 24th, 2014  
@beryl Thankyou Beryl - we both appreciate these very nice greetings!
December 24th, 2014  
@snaphappi Thank you Maggie! Those in this region are now monitored with water usage and have to pay for the water they use! No wonder its dry round here - the Miners have long gone!
December 24th, 2014  
Now that's a sturdy cottage! What an interesting background.
December 24th, 2014  
@congaree Its really desolate, John - hills and mountains of just a mountain tussock! Wild but beautiful!
December 24th, 2014  
This is full of interest and I love the colours. Enjoy your holiday Maggiemae and I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas
December 24th, 2014  
@thistle Thank you Joyce! The thoughts are reciprocated!
December 24th, 2014  
Love this little cottage. So like the ones here in Cornwall. As Cornish miners settled all over the world it could even have Cornish connections! Have a great holiday and have a Happy Christmas
December 24th, 2014  
Love this. fav. Merry Christmas to you and yours
December 24th, 2014  
Just gorgeous love the way the foliage complements the color of the stone - foot thick walls must go a long way to keeping the temperature inside pleasant all year round.
A very Merry Christmas to you Maggiemae.
December 24th, 2014  
What a great away place to spend your Christmas. The lavender sounds beautiful, does it smell strong.
December 24th, 2014  
Love this
December 24th, 2014  
Lovely shot. Can you imagine opening the windows and smelling the lavender!
December 25th, 2014  
Merry Christmas Maggie!
December 25th, 2014  
Looks very rustic! The lavender must give off a heavenly smell.
December 27th, 2014  
Love the rusty look!
December 28th, 2014  
Love the tones, textures and light here, fav.
December 29th, 2014  
What a wonderful shot of this cute cottage, Maggiemae.
December 30th, 2014  
Lovely little house and beautiful colours - I like it!
January 8th, 2015  
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