Some old house inspiration, part 3

This is my final post with old house pics from New York; when I saw something interesting last summer I tried to take a photo if my phone was convenient.  (I saw a lot of beautiful old houses while I was running, and I never run with my phone.  By the time I was done I'd often forget what I saw where, and on which street.)  But here are the last few I managed to get some pics of.

I noticed a lot of neat details on this house as I passed, aside from the architectural detail that is well-maintained and looks so nice.

The house is shades of dark and light blue, like the water.

A few blocks from Lake Ontario, this house has a lot of nautical details (much easier to see up close):

the outdoor light that is ship-style, the paddle on the railing, the galver on the door, the crane outline on the porch and even the lettering on the welcome sign.

Someone managed to make this house memorable and area-appropriate, without it being "theme-y."

I'm hoping to do that with my 1970's house!

(FYI: my cool new word for the day is "galver" - I learned this when googling "What do you call a ship's steering wheel?")

This house caught my attention because of it's cool window art. 

I'm not sure what inspired this; were they artistically covering up an unwanted window or did the homeowner just want to add a cool art feature to what would otherwise be a long blank wall?

Whichever reason, this is so creative!

This is lighthouse in the city; someone did an amazing job painting it!

Very cool!

Here's another house in the country that looked so pretty, mainly due to this garden of sunflowers.

I passed this one too on my way to the flea market, surrounded by farms.

Again, this is the New York I know, but not necessarily the New York most people imagine.

What is it about sunflowers that make the heart so happy?

💛💛💛💛💛

I saw some beautiful sunflower bouquets in the supermarket in New York, and I was tempted to buy them.  But I was leaving to return to Tennessee.  When I made it to Tennessee I saw the same and wanted to buy them again.  But I was leaving the home/house to come back to The House of Goodwill to work.  One of these days my house changing will pause again, and I will finally buy myself some sunflowers.  Looking forward to it!

Oh, New York.  I love my home state.  But my heart is with the thousands and thousands of people who have lost jobs due to the vaccine mandate.  (And who are barred from collecting unemployment.)  The tyrannical government of New York has been dooming this state my whole life, as more and more people leave and the state suffers.  (I assume the taxes will be raised once again to help pay for the "state of emergency" caused by the decision to fire everyone.)

I try so hard to not mention politics, but...it's hard to see a place you love fall apart.  And it's hard to witness so much unnecessary suffering caused by a person who was never elected in the first place.

But I'll leave it at that.

My prayer is that The House of Goodwill will be a place of respite for those who need it.  May my blessing be used to serve others.  I better get it done!