Wednesday Vignette - The Good Old Days

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Nearly all the leaves on the large trees have fallen and I know it's "way down in the fall" when the Acer palmatum 'Emerald Lace' just outside the kitchen finally colors up.  It's always the last to turn. When I went out to take a closer look at the show, I noticed this one spring of green amid the sea of gold, red, and orange.   Holding on to old-fashioned ways, remembering the good old days. 

Sometimes I feel like this rebel sprig of leaves, holding on to styles of the past.  I'm an internet real estate junkie and love virtual tours of homes, especially historic ones.  It thrills me to see an interior that's been lovingly restored, the old dark wood shining beautifully; original light fixtures or good reproductions gleaming.  To my eye, it's shocking to see an original Victorian exterior, every detail of gingerbread intact housing an ultra modern, painted wood, stark interior.  I love modern interiors but much prefer them in modern homes.  I have dear friends who love the look of modern interiors inside old homes and, of course, one can do what one wishes with his/her own living space.  I'm not a purist by any means but when original, hand-carved woodwork is ripped out and stained glass removed  to make way for something more contemporary, I find it sad.  Hand-crafted beauty like that isn't easy to replace once removed.  More and more of the historic homes on the market have been stripped, flipped and staged to  resemble every other home on the market. (It's a Costco world.)   Oh well, not everyone thinks this is gorgeous and in five billion years (give or take) life won't exist on the planet so it really doesn't matter.  For the moment, I'll enjoy living in a space that's a bit out of step, like these silly green maple leaves.