My in-laws recently bought the old 1860's Cape next to us here on the island. One of its interesting points is this little structure.Campobello Island had some grand hotels on it at the start of the last century, but they didn't last long, and when they were torn down, bits and pieces of them were distributed across the island and incorporated into many of the homes. Some of the houses here have doors -- still with the room number on them -- from the hotel.
Anyway, one of the hotels had a pair of these little structures. Our house has one, and it has fallen into ruin and is covered with lichen and moss. My in-laws' house, however, has this beautiful one. It's still in good shape probably because it, unlike ours, which is deep in the firs and brush, sits in the open.
I love the evening light as it plays across this scene. "In the Shadow of the Big House," 8x10, oil, en plein air.
