September 28, 2010

• Weekly Photo Challenge, “My Street”

  
  

   

  Follow > this Link < to Visit and PLAY with 
  the Weekly Photo Challenge
  It runs for one full week from Friday mornings to late Thursday nights. 

  The challenge beginning September 17, 2010 is:

  “My Street”
  suggested by:   WhatAWonderfulNewWorld

   

  I grew up in a small town and lived on a non descript little street.  After getting married, my husband and I bought a little house on another small street in another small town not so far from where I grew up.  There is nothing fancy or exceptional here, just small, one floor plan, brick homes with hard working families raising children.  We are about 15 miles from the center of Cincinnati proper, and within walking distance for groceries, the library, the post office, the dentist, a fair amout of fast food places, auto repair and gasoline and very close to some recreational parks for fishing, picnics, and people watching.  I would call our location central to anything needed for daily living. 

  PHOTOS

  

  1-  We decided on our house not because of the McDonalds at the entrance to the street but

   

  

  2-  because of the school situated within a stone’s throw to our house.  We liked the fact our kids could walk and be there within a few minutes.

   

  

  3-  Our street has maybe 20 houses with McD bordering the street on its right at street entrance.  In this photo, McD’s is just behind its entrance drive peeking out from the left front of the photo and right beside the schools bus exit with the school situated on the grounds just at the left of the McD’s lot.

   

  

  4-  This view is the dead end where our house sits and you can see the distance and length of the street if you see the red and gold roof of McD’s clear at the end on the left.  That pretty much indicates how big the street is.

   

  

  5-  The homes are pretty much alike with color and plantings setting them off and of course numbers so visitors can find you when coming to visit.  In the fall, if the colors are nice, there are trees on the street that draw out the cameras and this home and trees are nearly in the McDonald lot as they sit next to it.

   

  

  6-  In the spring, this Flowering Crabtree sets off another home that without it and some flower beds there would be nothing to distinguish it as anything special.  It’s good to have beautiful trees and flowers on little streets that have no other distinguishing features.

   

  

  7-  There are children who come and go with sales of the houses which happens fairly often. 

   

  

  8-  This little Dogwood tree is in my yard and blooms beautifully in April of each year.  As it planted itself perfectly, I have watched it grow from a seedling to a tree filled with beautiful blooms each year.  It along with a few other plants makes our home more homey and a desirable spot for us to spend time.

  I know there are more exciting spots in the world but it’s all relative to each of our own needs and though this street, this house / home isn’t exactly what I would have considered perfect, overall its been a good spot for the past forty years. 

  

   

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