Totally Busted

As you guys can tell I am completely smitten with architecture. I ooooooh and ahhh over all kinds of structures...barns, outbuildings, outhouses {yes, even old outhouses}, farmhouses, big old houses in towns and cities, little quaint cottages...all of it.Anyway, I had to go to a neighboring town last week to take Dw to get the moving truck. Joy, oh joy!!
I have long admired the homes in this beautiful little town just 12 miles from where Dw grew up. So after dropping him off I went to get a few groceries.
Suddenly I thought, "hmmm, some of my bloggy friends would totally enjoy these homes also. I think I will take a few pictures." {I stopped the car to take them...no need for anyone to panic.}

The only trouble was that snapping a few pictures, led me to a few more and then a few more...every street I turned down was screaming to take more pictures......and my family was waiting for me {my cell was dead and they were unable to reach me - haha}....they couldn't imagine what I was doing or where I was. Later I found that they thought I had gone Memorial Box hunting...who me?? Like I would do that!! But truly, I was having a special time just enjoying the beautiful architecture...until I got busted...and it's been a while since I was that embarrassed......
Look at the attic windows...they were just begging me to come snoop up in that ol' attic....

Imagine the times that have been shared on this porch....and I just had to take a bunch of pictures of porches...cause in the comments when I posted here....Kimberlie and purejoy said they loved the porches...and Jen from Australia said they have nothing like that there.....

And check out that cupola up there...wonder what's up there??

Some more of those beautiful attic windows...

Hard to see...but notice that leaded glass window on the side of the house in the bay?? Oh my. Such beauty.

And check out this place - God's house! Isn't it simply beautiful? Can't you just imagine a beautiful fall wedding with the leaves turning and the steps as a backdrop for pictures??

And then I remembered that ~Truly Tina~ and Melody, both said in the comments that they love red doors...so I took this one for you my sweet friends....

And then the inevitable happened....I snapped this one...but thought I could get a better shot of it....so I went to take it again...

and then I heard a voice say, "Can I help you?" Oh my. Oooopsie!
Totally and completely busted by the lady of the house. I was so flushed.... "Oh, please forgive me! I am so sorry. I just love your house. I live in Colorado and we really don't have architecture like you find here in Western New York and I just wanted to take some pictures for my friends to show them and I am so sorry...please forgive me!!" I was embarrassed to the max. Talk about an instant hotflash!! Aye-yi-yi.

This sweet lady could have scolded me...but instead she laughed and said, "No they don't have this kind of architecture out there. Snap away!" I told her home was absolutely beautiful and thanked her profusely!!

And my personal favorite.....can you imagine how many beaus came a-courtin' to this porch? Nervously wondering how the dad will react...and how the date will go....I love it!!

The road back to Dw's childhood home...isn't it so pretty? Dotted by dairy farms....

Windy and twisting through the countryside....

So blessed we are in America!!