doors & windows

when jerry and i spent two weeks in spain a few years ago, i started taking pictures of windows and doors. there is something so beautiful about old homes and how the doors seem to be the gate between the dirty streets and someone's little oasis. my sister came back from her travels to the middle east and europe with several pictures of windows and door and it appears that other people have the same interest as i just came across this blog. i can only guess that the blog is about windows and doors because i can't speak a word of french. here is a photo of the view out of my kitchen window. i love how the leaves on this japanese maple start out red in the spring and then turn to green over the summer. we painted our kitchen red while the tree was bare and had no idea that we made a match!