Thursday, August 20, 2009

STONE UPON STONE

This is another of the Famous Mushroom Houses of Charlevoix. This shot was taken from street level. While there is not much "mushroom" to see, you can see a good bit of the stone work. It is amazing to behold. I did not have a wide angle lens, so this shot will have to do. It is said that the architect/builder hid these stones till he could find a suitable use for them. It seems that he found it.
Posted by B SQUARED
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16 comments:

  1. VPAugust 20, 2009 at 2:21 AM

    It is amazing how much can achieve a creative mind with simple stones. Any further image of this place is obviously welcome.

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  2. Elaine YimAugust 20, 2009 at 2:34 AM

    This is a good place to sit and relax, maybe have a picnic? Beautiful scenery.

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  3. UnknownAugust 20, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    This is fantastic| Love all that stone work!

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  4. Small City ScenesAugust 20, 2009 at 9:08 AM

    Amazing! Specially the fact the builder hid the stones until he could use them. There is a park in Anacortes (about 45 minutes north of me) and all the walls and stage are made of small stones and shells. Said to be build in the 20s by out of work railroad workers. I'll have to post a picture someday. MB

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  5. Mary Stebbins TaittAugust 20, 2009 at 11:43 AM

    Incredible work--my brother is a stone-mason, so I know what's involved.

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  6. JamesAugust 20, 2009 at 12:51 PM

    Mushroom house, that sounds groovy.

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  7. cieldequimperAugust 20, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    This is great! It's almost like a small maze of stones.

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  8. FrankAugust 20, 2009 at 2:06 PM

    Wonderful stone work and seems to fit the house and lot really well. That is really hard, backbreaking work.

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  9. tapirgalAugust 20, 2009 at 2:41 PM

    This is fabulous! If course, you need to click into it to see the wonderful flowing lines. It's like being there. What a great find!

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  10. EscapistAugust 20, 2009 at 3:13 PM

    ooo beautiful stone work......


    joliiiees:-)

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  11. Cezar and LéiaAugust 20, 2009 at 4:17 PM

    That's truly amazing! Maybe some "mushroom" inspired the architect to put up such a building!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  12. LoisAugust 20, 2009 at 7:13 PM

    He certainly did find a suitable use for them!

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  13. Lee SpanglerAugust 20, 2009 at 10:27 PM

    The patience,the fortitude is amazing. Also it is a good shot anyway since it conveys adequately your message. What a labor of love!

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  14. EG CameraGirlAugust 21, 2009 at 7:22 AM

    What a lot of work! But the result is beautiful!

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  15. secret agent womanAugust 21, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    I've always loved stone buidings.

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  16. stromsjoAugust 25, 2009 at 1:35 PM

    Classic material, classy aesthetics.

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