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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Gate, 1

I keep passing this gate on my walks with Boz and finally I caught it in the right light. I love that wisteria. I'm not crazy about the security company sign, but I guess when you have an entryway this pretty you have to protect it from people who just can't resist inviting themselves in.
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21 comments:

  1. Pasadena AdjacentMarch 12, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    My favorite kind of garden; on the edge of unstoppable

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  2. AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    Oh good, a gate series. Wish I had a secret garden.

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  3. Petrea BurchardMarch 12, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    My favorite kind, too, PA. And I don't know if this will be a series, Hiker, but I reserve the right.

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  4. BellisMarch 12, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Gate series(TM)? Just don't try to shut down my Facebook "I love gates" group.

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  5. VirginiaMarch 12, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Petrea,
    This is gorgeous. I want to see it when I come!

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  6. Petrea BurchardMarch 12, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Bellis, I went looking. Bill?

    Virginia, I hope you're keeping a list.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Bellis, we have a number of alternatives you can use. "I love fence doors," for example.

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  8. SpeedwayMarch 12, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Wisteria makes me wistful, for things I can no longer have, takes me to "purple haze." Is it behind that gate, just beyond my reach?

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  9. Petrea BurchardMarch 12, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    "I love wall openings."

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  10. TheChieftessMarch 12, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    I love wisteria...now that's a series!!!

    I never even noticed the sign til you mentioned it!!!

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  11. DesireeMarch 12, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    I love it--

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  12. sandyMarch 12, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Beautiful lighting in this ..I love gates and archways ...front porches...houses..

    nice photo.

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  13. KatieMarch 12, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Definitely worth waiting for the wonderful light and wisteria as this is a fabulous photo. I'd be very tempted to peek over that gate.

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  14. Petrea BurchardMarch 12, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    The gate is set back from the sidewalk. Peeking over the gate would mean trespassing, which of course I wouldn't do. Not that I wouldn't want to, I'm just terrified of the consequences. A few people here are much braver than I am.

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  15. BellisMarch 12, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    You can get in a little peek with Google satellite view. It's amazing how much there is behind some houses that you'd never guess from the front.

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  16. irinapicturesMarch 12, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Beautiful entrance. And great that "the behind the gate" is kept as secret.

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  17. -K-March 12, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    "I want to go to there" as they say on 30 Rock.

    And I agree about security signs, they ruin the mood to so many houses.

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  18. Petrea BurchardMarch 12, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    Thanks for the suggestion, Bellis, but this one doesn't reveal anything. I think Irina's right, it maintains its charm that way.

    K, I suppose the security signs keep some bad guys away--the ones who are sober enough to read, anyway.

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  19. Ms MMarch 12, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Lovely photo! You caught it in the right light. And the wisteria is beautiful over the arched gateway. It does make me want to go inside....

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  20. Susan CampisiMarch 14, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    This made me think of the album cover to Jackson Browne's For Everyman. But looking at the cover now after many, many years, I see only slight similarities: the archway, the angle, the Southern California vibe.
    http://www.amazon.com/Everyman-Jackson-Browne/dp/B000002GYU

    Funny how memory makes these vague associations.

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  21. Petrea BurchardMarch 14, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Ms. M, I've found a spot to plant wisteria at my house. I just have to remove a giant rosemary bush. (It's okay, I have two.)

    Susan, I see the similarity. It may be just the vibe, but it's there.

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