My name is Tara, and I was born and raised in Washington State.
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In 2010 I married Bill (bmac62) and retired ... two of the best choices I ever made! :)
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In March, 2013, we sold our home in Washington and went on the road in our RV full time. What a blast! There is so much world out there to see!
After traveling around the West for a few years, we got rid of the motorhome and are now spending winters in deep-south Texas and summers in Washington State. Spring and fall finds us visiting whichever place strikes our fancy at the time!
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If I’m missing from Renderosity from time to time, I’m busy having fun elsewhere.
Thanks for your interest in my work, and for stopping by to learn more about me!Â
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Comments (18)
Krittermom
Love the color with the black contrast. I guess the staircase makes for close neighbors?
photosynthesis
Never seen this kind of external staircase - interesting concept...
Faemike55
very cool - depending on what's on the top floor, this could be a stairway to heaven! Wonderful capture and dedication
wysiwig
Very convenient for visiting the pretty neighbor lady. Appears to be a curious afterthought. I wonder what the impetus for this was?
bmac62
These were fascinating old buildings in the French Quarter. They have obviously served many purposes over the past two hundred or so years. I suspect (based on other nearby buildings) that all four second floor doors in this building opened at one time onto a single large deck. Like your composition and the building owner's unique design for the front of this building.
jayfar
Very intriguing and I can't quite work our the purpose !!
helanker
Well seen and captured. Must be family :-D
dochtersions
What a remarkable picture. Sure, I love it, and what an honour, you did mention me, so: "Thank you, dear Tara"! I find it so funny that you can along the outside of your house to (lets say) the downstairs neighbours. Or, it must be that one can go to your bedroom in this way, and when you wake up and want to have a cup of coffee, you must first walk via the outside stairs to the kitchen. How cool is that idea, huh? So you can continue to fantasize, for example, that you have neighbours above, and you're going to visit them in the evening ..... but if you want to return to your own home, and you've had a drink, haha .... , how do you come safely home, when taking the stairs .... etc. And .... do you come safely through your door, without bumping your head hard on the plants baskets? If I continue thinking about this, I imagine that behind the windows of the ground floor, there are two people on the couch, or on the floor, both with a crushed and painfully head. So, and now I will keep my mouth, it's about time, right my friend?! :D
durleybeachbum
Extraordinary! I could stare at this , postulating various theories, for ages.
alanwilliams
wonderful network of fire escapes
lisalisette
That is just great.. very nice captured :))
kgb224
Amazing capture Tara. God bless.
RodS
One has to wonder if these are very good neighbors! LOL A really interesting and lovely shot, Tara! Love the soft colors here! You don't miss a thing, my dear friend!
MrsRatbag
Hmm, that is a most curious arrangement for certain! It would be really interesting to research how it came about, but in the meantime what a fantastic photo! I love the colour and the way you've composed the shot!
Wolfenshire
Makes you wonder what they built it like that for.
jocko500
this is one house here as the two is connected by the out side stairs. . why they do this I do not know but new orlears got things going on that no one else in the USA have maybe the world as some people say.
jocko500
oh forgot some of these buildings is all one house as I been in some before. never saw this one or if i did I do not remember
debbielove
In case of fire just jump and hope! Great shot! Rob
anahata.c
Yes, ala Jock, NOrleans has things going on that no other US city has. I assumed what he said was right---ie, that this is one house, one owner (family), and they just wanted to connect the two floors on the outside. It makes a great find, and a beautiful bit of diagonal against those wonderful perpendiculars so common to these facades. Nice soft effect too--the hues seem just a little softened or slightly toned down, and it feels a bit like a dream, as a result, which is very sweet. The inclusion of the deep red (crimson) facade on the left is a good contrast. A fascinating shot, and done as kind of mid afternoon dream. And the hanging plants are like a row that unifies the whole pic. Nature's chandeliers...