A little piece of history.

Swamp Thing (my straggly green wreath) has been replaced with tulips
 to brighten up this rainy day.  There's snow in the forecast later this week
and our flowers won't be blooming here for quite a while,
but I'm looking forward to green grass and leaves on the trees.





Speaking of green grass, isn't this a pretty setting? 

I wonder what it would look like in sepia tones with a wood frame around it?

Presto chango!

How would it look hanging above my sofa?

Hmmmm, I think I like it.

I've got a thousand nail holes above our sofa, yet I still haven't found "the look" I'm after.
Do you find it difficult to fill a large wall space, or is it just me?

Instead of a grouping, I actually want just one statement piece
 above the sofa.  This is the one spot in our house where a mirror won't do.  There's too much busyness on the opposite wall to reflect (dark brick fireplace, stained glass windows).
 I'd love a landscape painting and the large vintage photo gives me a preview

of how it would look.  An extra-large unframed canvas would be perfect.
  Round it out with a few small items like a new sofa,
 chairs and a rug and I'd be a happy camper.  :o)

Gasp! This is the one.  Perfect size and subject matter. If anybody has one
stashed under a bed, I'll be more than happy to take it off your hands.
source

I bought the vintage photo for a discount price at a local shop

because I want the large wood frame for a future project.

The label above was glued to the bottom corner when I found it,

so I did a little research

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source 

Here's the grand opening of the national park in 1954.  I suppose the photo I own

was part of a promotional campaign for the park and found its way from Massachusetts

 to Minnesota's Iron Range via the nearby Minnesota Museum of Mining

or Ironworld Discovery Center.

 And now it's found its way to the wall over my sofa.

  I'm on a mission to collect photos of our home in its early days when it was

surrounded by cow pastures.  I know they exist because a former owner told me

her daughter has them in storage.  If possible, I'd like to enlarge

one and frame it (in the frame above) to hang in our upstairs hallway.

  It will also serve the purpose of covering holes from picture ledges I took down.

Holes waaaaaaay up high where I don't want to paint again.

Until I possess those photos of our old house.......

I'll enjoy this one.....

for now.

Thanks for visiting!

Vickie

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