First, some background music for today’s post; so if you desire, play and then scroll on to the post.
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Doors are a means of approach, admittance, or access
Doors are gateway marking an entrance or exit
Doors can be hinged, sliding, or a revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, vehicle, cupboard, or a piece of equipment
Doors describes a location as entry, bedroom, bathroom, patio, closet, front, side, back, shower, kitchen, office, garage, basement, cellar, barn, exterior, or interior
Doors can be double, sliding, revolving, folding, storm, swing, trap, hinged, reversible, Dutch, French, screen, paneled, fire, security, driver, passenger, pre-hung, single, or double
Doors can involve knobs, hinges, openers, knockers, bells, intercoms, bars, handles, chalk, weathering, frames, locks, deadbolts, latches, keys, springs, stops, peepholes, and more
Doors can be a hatch, gate, portal, gateway, doorway, or entry
Doors allow the possibility for accommodating change
Doors are a sign of life and death
Doors stand for accountability or blame
Doors can be a request to leave
Doors is a sign of a potential possibility
Enjoy a few doors from my recent trip to Italy. Any favorites?
Love your gallery of doors, Frank. That San Gimignano one looks very familiar. 🙂
“There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors.” ~
Jim Morrison.
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Paradise,
San Gimignano is an interesting and beautiful place. A well-preserved old city!
BTW – I accidentally published this a few days ago, and your comment plus several Likes brought it to my attention. Plus, your Jim Morrison quote helped me add something at the beginning.
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Love that door across from the duomo
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Andy,
Welcome first-time commenter. Unquestionably one the most impressive doors I’ve ever seen. See this collection of photos from Google Images … http://tinyurl.com/b8e29qy
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I love the door to the Duomo! I’ve long been obsessed with doors in art– there’s so much poise and possibility to each. 🙂 Your collection of doors is beautiful!
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Rarasaur,
Now that is one big, heavy, but beautiful door! I got lucky with a good closeup of a section of that door. Glad you enjoyed these.
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A wonderful collection of doors!
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TBM,
Thank you … could some doors of London be a possibility?
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Having visited Jim Morrison’s grave – I suppose the “Doors” are my favorite. Great choice! As for the entry doors – love them all but especially the last one. I think the rounded top and simple surrounding is truly inviting.
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Renee,
Glad I was able to deliver doors with Doors to you. I like you fav pic too because one can enter, and still be unsure what is ahead.
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I like the entry to the top of the Duomo, Frank. Nice shot with that one! I like the dynamic range of light and shadows.
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Cathy,
It also has a bit of mystery to it … and only the start of the long, winding way to the top.
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I LOVE when you say “Doors is a sign of a potential possibility” because I believe that. Frank as always you’ve started my morning off correctly 🙂
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Kay!
Glad I was able to get the morning started right. Hope you saw the posts on windows and arches!
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Nice post!
The doors of the Duomo, my last trip to Florence was memorable, I climbed, took some pics, was raining, as soon as I walked out the door I started to puke like the girl from the Exorcist, so for that reason my favorite door is the one of the Duomo.
And hello back!
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Doggy,
It’s a beautiful view up there, but I didn’t envision it being the puke platform. Welcome back!
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Frank, you are just the best at this!
I listen to an mp3 player when I go to bed at night. It’s full of music that tends to help me drift off to sleep, and Riders on the Storm is high on the list, so I hear it often. I’ve always enjoyed The Doors.
I love that you take pictures of doors!! The first picture is my favorite. The angle up, and the two distinct doors on the same building – very nice. When I was interested in photography, I thought it would be a wonderful idea to travel across America and take pictures of doors – back doors!
Thanks for another great post.
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Maddie,
Believe it or not, Riders of the Storm was a late addition to this post … so glad it added.
The first pic is one of my favorites for many reasons. Simply a lot in that inviting entry. Bottom line – I got luck!
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I still adore the honeycomb glass of Devine. This is also my fave Doors song. Ever.
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Red,
A classy pick. And for the record, devine is a take off on Tatoo’s Da-Plane, Da-Plane. … and glad you enjoyed Riders on the Storm.
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YAAY!!! Dooors!! I have 2 favorites… for energy I love Lucchio and my aesthetic sense can’t take its eyes off Pisa!!! It’s the mystery that has me intrigued!
LOVE Doors and doors too!!!
two fingers – pointing to your eyes, then to mine then to yours and nodding!!!
🙂
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BuddahKat,
For some reason this just came to me … did you recently have Riders on the Storm on your blog? If so, that’s where I got the idea … Problem solved … and Thank You!!!
Ah ha … you enjoyed the bookend pics. Good choice … plus Lucchio was such an interesting place. Thanks for the kind words!!!
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Here there …are – your doors … brilliant – Doors on the video I can live without. Love your sentences about doors …. Doors is a sign of a potential possibility – my favorite. Your door-gallery is beautiful. My favorite door … is; the Duomo.
Delightful post, Frank ..
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Viveka,
Cheers to another who appreciates doors …. and glad you enjoyed the Duomo’s door … and the line about potential possibility. 🙂
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Again, wonderful!
“Door” also immediately summons images of the physical and metaphorical.
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Guapo,
Thanks … and love your addition of “summons images of the physical and metaphorical” … awesome!
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I’m behind because I thought you were still away. I’ll get caught up. Great post (as usual)! You reminded me of a “doors” story that should go in one of my posts. Thanx.
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Archon,
The fact that this served as a reminder to an upcoming post for you is an honor. Meanwhile, I was able to return to normal posting slightly ahead of schedule.
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Almost missed this post. I happen to like both The Doors and the doors of the Duomo in Florence.
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Mudge,
I aim to please and glad this post did that in several ways.
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I likes the main Duomo Doors best.
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John,
The main Duomo doors are huge, and I was lucky to get a good framing on one of the sections.
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I’m working on getting ‘caught-up’… Awesome shots!!
Lucchio and San Gimignano, my faves.
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Victoria,
Good choices … and I love the one in Lucchio.
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