The Gardener's Cottage

Years ago, these buildings would have been used by the gardener to store tools and boil up a kettle. One of the cottages has a big open fireplace which would have been very welcome on a frosty morning such as today. The sun was shining on the roof, giving it a warm glow.

[HTGT]

Catherine that's a gorgeous photo! If you treated it to a little processing you could enter it into the ESTOOI challenge!

[Catherine P]

Beautiful scene and capture

[Paul]

Beautiful setting. The old cottages make for a lovely subject and the light on the tired roof is excellent. Fav for me 😊

[Hazel]

Looks very intriguing!

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot

[Monika Samburska]

beaitiful shot! fav!

[Dawn]

Fabulous shot I'm sure there would be some interesting stories in those walls

[Babs]

Beautiful cottages, they have such character.

[Milanie]

Other than the roof damage and some missing panes, they almost look useable - what a shame to see them just be abandoned. Great shot with nice color and lighting.

[Walks @ 7]

A great deal of character and history in these. Fav!

[leggzy]

Such beautiful old cottages....nicely captured

[Photo Bird]

You've captured these lovely old buildings really well, I like the light on the roof and on the trees behind. I'm sure whoever owns them would like a copy of your photograph

[Sharon]

Beautiful! The light is so pretty!

[Margo Sayer]

This has such potential, I hope it doesn't become another abandoned property.

[Catherine]

@cottiac Love your interpretation - great processing!

[Catherine]

@cmp Thank you Catherine

[Catherine]

@paul10 Thank you Paul. It has a 'gingerbread' quality! Thank you for the fav too

[Catherine]

@quietpurplehaze @bkbinthecity Thank you for commenting. Much appreciated

[Catherine]

@msamburska Thank you Monika and for the fav too!

[Catherine]

@dawnee I am too! They are lovely old buildings.

[Catherine]

They are and especially in early morning.

[Catherine]

@milaniet They would make nice holiday cottages, but at least the wildlife enjoy them!

[Catherine]

@joysabin Thank you Joy, there is. Thank you for the fav too.

[Catherine]

@leggzy Thank you and for the fav too.

[Catherine]

@s4sayer They are part of a big house and not really suitable for development. The wildlife get a lot of pleasure though!

[Catherine]

@photobird Thank you so much - they belong to my neighbour and this is the view from one of my windows! The light changes so quickly!

[Catherine]

@twinsplusone Thank you! Really appreciate you comments.

[HTGT]

@megpicatilly Sorry Catherine I should have explained that the ESTOOI challenge is basically take an email and process it to bits then upload it and tag it the relevant ESTOOI tag. This time's challenge is around the theme of OLD or NEW - thought this would fit if you processed it a bit! http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/29052/first-etsooi-of-the-new-year

[Sue]

Great shot, I love the light shining on the roof. Would never have guessed where they were if I hadn't read what you had written above.

[Catherine]

@suesouthwood Thank you! I liked the light on the roof - it was only there for a few minutes!

[Derek Sleightholme]

I have often found that landscape images without a skyline have real impact and this is one of the best.

[Catherine Otley]

Beautiful to have so much colour in such a wintry scene.