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More Doors from Ile D’Orleans, Québec
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And now to the fun stuff.
Last week I showed you some doors on a network of quaint little chapels on Ile D’Orleans just east of Québec City.
This week I thought I’d share some of the other doors I found on that island.
There was this old stone church in the town of Saint Pétronille that had some lovely doors on it.
And this lovely little poem painted into their parking lot pavement that sums up the peaceful feel of the island quite nicely
The island comes, the island goes
with the tides
a constant wink to the universe
I think I took this next one more for the beautiful back yard view of the river but the garage doors are nice too.
This one was found out in front of an actual pottery barn.
Again with sweeping back yard views of the river…for these next two I was seriously considering walking up either driveway to go knock on the door and tell the owners to get the *(@! out of my new home 😉
You may just have to trust me on this one – there is a lovely door hidden somewhere in this mess.
And this adorable mailbox door was probably my favorite discovery of the day.
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I thought for sure I commented on this beautiful stone church with brick or burgundy red doors. I liked particularly the arch over the top of the main set of doors.
Bicycling throughout a quaint town must have been such a wonderful experience. The home with red doors and three dormers was really pretty, too.
I apologise for missing or not posting my response to this one. . .
I knew I couldn’t press like the day this came out so maybe the whole thing just did the go through. Thank you, Norm for the great, special doors here.
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Those are all so lovely…and that poem so beautiful. 🙂
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I like those red doors on that church. That mailbox is cute. That saying on the parking lot is perfect.
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Thanks, I thought so too 🙂
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such awesome doors as usual! i covet that mailbox…
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Thank you 🙂
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Your photographs have a look about them that suggests it was a beautiful day while you were touring the island … and then I saw the photo of the garage with the river in the background and the laundry hanging on the line. That’s my favourite photo. It is so iconic of a beautiful summer day in a small town. I just want to walk into that scene.
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It was a beautiful day Joanne. Sunny, not too hot, a nice breeze. Walking around, exploring and admiring the scenery, it was very peaceful.
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Those kind of beautiful days have been few and far between so far this year.
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Beautiful place!
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Thank you. I added your post to our link-up list 🙂
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Cute store and van! It looks this Isle islike a place I like to visit:)
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I’m sure you’d love it there. And there’s a gorgeous waterfall right across the river for you to paint 😉
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With the waterfall I strayed kinda away from the abstract, because how does one paint an abstract waterfall? (rhetorically!)
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My second reply, because I misunderstood. You were talking about the waterfall at Isle d”Orleans, and I was talking about Bridal Veil Falls in Yosemite on my post:)
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Fabulous post
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Thank you 🙂
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Oh yes, that’s just lovely all around, isn’t it? I am also a fan of kicking out the owners of the white cottage overlooking the water.
And I love that mailbox! (With bonus gate!) 🙂
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It’s the how to get the current owners to leave peacefully without making a fuss, part that I haven’t figured out yet 🙂
You noticed the gate! Unfortunately I messed up my attempt to get them both in focus in the same shot.
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Ah, it looked lovely to me.
I tell ya, if you do get them to leave, The Mister and I would like to stay in the guest room overlooking the water, k?
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Done deal 😉
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Much appreciated!
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I love the picture with the clothesline. So romantic.
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Thanks. That show is one of my faves too 🙂
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The church is fabulous, but that stone house with the red window and door trim is really sweet! I’d want to live there too.
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Thanks Deborah. You should see some of the gorgeous old homes that are B & B’s…sigh 🙂
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Lovely. Just lovely!
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Thank you Jennie 🙂
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You are welcome, Norm. 🙂
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I share your taste in homes, Norm. Tell you what, you have first pick and I’ll take the second!
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Thanks Maggie. They say great minds think alike. Now we just have to figure out how to get the current owners to leave peacefully 😉
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Setting is just lovely! Definitely lucky people to have that sort of Island life!
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Lucky people indeed. It must be pretty lonely in winter though, but in summer, oh my is it ever gorgeous!
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These are just fabulous. Lovely mailbox door at the end…and the clothesline… I always love doors high up in a wall – this one looks like a house, not a barn so why would they put one high up on the outside? And the poem is just great!
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Thanks Susi. The elevated one is at the back of the church. Not sure what it leads to though. Yes that poem was great, and the tide was out when I arrived so it really hit home 🙂
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You had me at “old stone church” Norm. And then, the asymmetrical front door – painted RED – well, you weren’t giving a guy much of a chance, were you?
The other doors and views are wonderful. I agree with you, thought, the mailbox takes the prize this week.
Great tour. The island did well for you. Thanks for bringing us along.
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Thanks Dan. Between the nice weather and the bounty of doors, I’d say the island was very good to me indeed 🙂
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Looks like a great place to visit, doors or no doors. Great gallery, Norm.
janet
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Thanks Janet. it is a lovely place to visit 🙂
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What a fabulous collection! I love the clothesline, not something you see often nowadays.
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Thanks Jackie. In rural areas folks do still love their clotheslines. Nothing make clothes smell cleaner/fresher than drying in a warm summer breeze 🙂
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Ahh, so much beauty and joy. Thank you for all of it. And I’ll be happy to visit you there. 😉
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Thanks Manja. And we’d be thrilled to show you around 🙂
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A fantastic collection Norm – all so well looked after. I especially like La Cabane and its van 🙂
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Thanks Debbie. I’ve added yours to the link-up list.
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What a lovely place and great doors too. :>)
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Thank you. Glad you liked them 🙂
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What a quaint and restful place, Norm. I love the bit of verse, too. Sums up an island like that beautifully in just a few words. I love that backyard photo, with the washing on the line and the river in the background – makes me want to live there.
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Thanks Jean. I was wondering if the clothesline shot would fit, but I did get a door in the shot so I think it works 😉
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Norm, if your new business venture doesn’t work out like you hope, I have an idea for you – tour guide in your wonderful country. 🙂 This is a beautiful collection of doors, big and small, colorful and subdued, and, oh, that lake view. 🙂
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Thanks Judy. It is a beautiful place to visit 🙂
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Wow!
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Thanks Chris. Hey, you may want to check your spam filter – it looks like my comments on your blog are getting bounced to spam 😦
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Uh oh. Thank you. I’ll check. Sorry.
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Not your fault. No idea why it keeps happening. The WordPress spam gurus are working on it…
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Is there a special spam filter on WP? Your comments are not in my g-mail junk folder. 😕
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Yes, in WordPress. Click on “My Sites” in the upper left of the screen. Then “View Admin” or “WP Admin” depending on the interface, and then you’ll see “comments” about halfway down the list. Click on that to open the comments manager.
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Thank you. I’ll look for it.
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Linkup isn’t working yet at 5:45 am EST.
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Okay it’s working now – that was weird
Thanks for the heads-up 🙂
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You outdid yourself. A really lovely place and such a variety of doors.
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Thanks Sherry. It is a lovely place. Up to now we have only ever done day trips there, but next time I think we’re going to bring the bicycles and stay for a few nights.
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