Let’s start out with an odd door for Becky’s SquareOdds, although I don’t think Dan, our host for Thursday Doors will find it odd. This is the back door of one of the BNSF trains taking passengers into and out of Chicago, in this case to and from Aurora, Illinois while stopping in Naperville where we lived. The trains before 8:30 am came from Aurora, stopped in Naperville, and then went directly to Union Station, taking about half an hour. Catch one later and you’d see every stop between Aurora and the city and believe me, there were lots of them, making your trip somewhere between an hour and an hour and a half. It was well worth it to board early, then have coffee or take photos while waiting for the stores or attractions in the city to open!
Moving on to non-square doors, I want to remind you that it’s not always about the doors themselves.
Although this Naperville house was directly across the street from a ridiculously enormous mansion, it was much more attractive and livable in my eyes and I loved everything about it, from the round window, to the enormous porch, to the attractive door. This house felt like a home; the other looked like an expanded ego in building form.
Great trio
Thanks, Sheree. 🙂
candy stripes.. great door shot
The stripes are fun, aren’t they?
yes 😉
I enjoyed your doors. Like the handles on the second doors and the third door was gorgeous.
I’d love to have that last door on my house, although it would look different on a Southwest Spanish-style house. The whole house was just great.
Yes, that door might look out of place on a Spanish styke house.
Excellent doors, Janet, not odd at all. I like the hardware on the center doors and your thoughts on the simpler house.
Thanks, Dan. The train door isn’t really odd but it’s odd enough to work for the theme and Becky’s pretty easy to work with as long as the photo is square. 🙂 I love the door handles and the entire last house. Would have loved to have seen the inside.
Oh yes, love the look of that house too.
It’s both a beauty and feels like a home, two that don’t always go together.
Superb challenge combination, I always find it odd to see the back of trains when it ends with a carriage door. Less common sight these days in the UK
When I was a child, I’d always wave at the men in the caboose if we passed a train as we were driving. Not lots of cabooses left on trains these days. This being a metra/commuter train, they wouldn’t have one anyway.
such a great word caboose, we just called them guards van!
See? Another potato-potahto moment. 🙂
Great set this week! I like the stripes on the train door, and the house door.
I like the stripes, too. That house was just great.
LOVE door photos!
Thanks, Jennifer. Glad you enjoyed these.
janet
interesting doors
Thanks, Tanja. I’m glad you enjoyed them.
janet
I like the arched door on the house, Janet. You’re right, it does look very livable! The steps & handrails to the porch remind me of the front of my grandmother’s house that was torn down years ago. 🌞
I love a big porch and if I were living in the Midwest again, I’d really like a house that has one. An enclosed one is more practical there because of mosquitoes, but this one looks lovely.
Loving that last one!
Pat
Yeah, that’s a winner. So inviting.
janet
Three varied and interesting pictures.
That arched door really is lovely, Janet. I like that it’s wood stain rather than paint on that particular one. Hugs!
I like that too, Teagan. Thanks for another visit and comment.