Saturday, October 16, 2010

a little place in the country

On my recent road trip I took a little detour up along the Hudson River, and stopped at the Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, New York.  It was getting late in the day, and so I missed the last tour of the interior of the house, but the building and grounds were just beautiful in the fading afternoon light.





 The building has such fantastic architectural details, shapes, and shadows.








And the gardens, even this late in the season, were still lovely, 
full of light and little unexpected treasures.






10 comments:

  1. Lovely, Lucy. There was a time when I could have told you all the trivia about this, but most of it has slipped out of my brain.
    I love the shot of looking up at the columns. I love the rose
    You're good my dear, you're good.

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  2. I like the shadows of the iron work on the steps and the bird bath especially much...but all you do is beautiful. I agree with Lindy!

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  3. gorgeous photos! it's a beautiful area there, you captured it well.

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  4. Gorgeous photos! I love the architectural simplicy in many of these shots...the muted colors highlight the lines...

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  5. Oh, I really like that statue with the reflection in the water. Beautiful.

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  6. what Lindy said -- you're good.

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  7. wow, really gorgeous. love the buildings, the light...all of it!

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  8. Wow, Can you imagine living there?

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