Eclectic, quirky, and sometimes edgy…this is how things look from my front porch.




Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Richmond Again

I'm not sure what draws me to Richmond, exactly.  A good portion of the attraction is neighborhood after neighborhood of magnificent architecture; Victorian splendor with turrets and row houses with dental molding...

Or maybe it is the unique doorways...


 Or the tiny front yards lush with ivy and flowers...


Or the quaint-looking businesses which wouldn't be caught dead in a strip mall.


Or the old churches...
Or the moving poetic dreaminess of its residents...Can't you tell it is a town of intellectuals, refined people, as well as the home of two major universities as exemplified here: