Green door, what’s that secret you’re keeping’? … Green Door: Shakin’ Stevens
Sydney May 2014 (3 photos)
“The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets-”
… Miss Maudie speaking to Scout, To Kill a Mockingbird
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These are 3 walls and doors I found interesting because of their mix of textures and their wabi-sabi nature. Wabi-sabi is a quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional (just like me 🙂 ).
“You unlock this door with the key of imagination…”
Etcetera Etcetera Etcetera 
Three great shots along with three favorite quotes/pieces from our shared culture. Thanks for the new word too – not one I have heard before, but I do like the meaning behind it.
Thank you. Too many door quotes to choose from but I thought these interconnected. Wabi sabi applies very well to your subjects.
Which is why it rang a resonant note with me.
🙂
Watch out or the Door Maniac group will suck you in, LD … 🙂
“There’s an old pianner and they play it hot behind the green door …
Don’t know what they’re doin but they laugh a lot behind the green door …
Wish they’d let me in so I could find out what’s behing the green door …”
Come to think of it, I may have heard a laugh coming from behind that green door. 🙂
Did you get to see what’s behind them?
No, but I’m guessing another dimension, of sound, sight and mind. 🙂
I really like all of the textures especially the first image.
Thanks. Don’t know why, but I had to go and touch wall 3. 🙂
Great clarity in your shots as usual, Dragon. Pity those doors don’t have large keyholes, then you would be able to peep through them and have a look at whether the grass is greener on the other side. There’s always something very exciting about visiting someone’s house for the first time.
True, but sometimes it’s better not to know and just let the imagination flow. 🙂
I love wabi-sabi and wasabi too 😀
Some like it hot. 🙂
“I’m trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You’re the one that has to walk through it.” Excellent trio of images!
Many thanks. 🙂
The Matrix says, “You’re welcome.”
Never send a human to do a machine’s job.
In my best HAL voice: “I’m sorry Lignum. I can’t open the shutter door right now.”
Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen.
Daisy, daisy give me your answer do …
Poor HAL never saw it coming. What an incredible film!!!
True. 🙂
Hope you have a wonderful weekend my friend. Snap away!
Thank you very much. You too. 🙂
The first one seemed to have a lifetime of secrets behind it!
Most definitely. 🙂
Absolutely marvelous… Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes, Aquileana 😛
Thank you kindly. Very much appreciated.
Could there be Japanese gardens behind those doors 😉 ? These doors are unique indeed and beautifully captured by you!
Somehow, I suspect not. But imagination being what it is… 🙂
It take a big heart to appreciate the beauty of in thing modest and humble. There is no better way to express wabi-sabi nature and texture than these doors. Great post, Dragon.
Thank you very much Amy. 🙂 Photography opens up your mind to seeing what might have otherwise been missed.
Only dragon can open it up… magically 🙂
Thank you Amy. My cousin Puff the Magic Dragon helped me with that. 🙂
I love, love your cousin 🙂 Please don’t let him “sadly slipped into his cave” okay….
Great weekend, Dragon!
Have a great weekend too Amy. 🙂
Wonderful photos Draco! Great walls and doors, the wall in the last photo is really lovely! I had never heard of wabi-sabi… I like it a lot! 🙂
Thank you very much Elina. It’s an interesting term that covers a wide aesthetic.
wow, love, love, love all three, Lignum… love that painterly feel, especially in the second one, that crack in the wall is a fantastic detail!!
“the beauty of things imperfect”… what a lovely way to stay down-to-earth and appreciate the little things in life…
Thank you very much Alex. You’re very right. It’s important to appreciate the small things in life.
Hope you’re well. 🙂
I really love the textures and tones in these.
I wonder what’s behind them! 🙂
Thank you Lisa. Sometimes it’s best not to know. 🙂
Well, my dear Dragon…very nice images…but what (or WHO) is this “Wabi Sabi” of which you speak?
Thank you kindly.
An interesting question. Wabi sabi is like the wind – tangible in one respect but undefinable in another.
But I always look on the bright side of life and will find the answer, perhaps it’s …
… downtown.
I knew that about you – that you are unconventional 😀 I would also feel drawn to these walls and try to capture them. Nice to see you in colour again, Draco, really nice 🙂
Thank you kindly Paula. You knew? I try to hide it. 🙂 🙂 🙂
😉 no way to hide it
Strangely I like pictures of doors! There’s always a feeling of mystery within a door, no matter if it’s grand or plain. I love that tiny one, or perhaps it’s just on a lower level to the pavement. Must be strange letting yourself in and out of that door – makes me think of Alice In Wonderland! 🙂
The immediate reaction for many upon seeing a door, is wondering what’s behind it. It’s human nature. 🙂
In the last there is a small gap between the pavement and the door with a step halfway. The slope leads from the front of that house to the rear of that house, and the yard is at the lower level.
These are fabulous shots of extremely interesting doors, love the brickwork and the rugged woodeness of the doors. If I was there I would be itching to see what was behind those doors. I am anyway.
It’s like a step back in time. They don’t build them like that anymore.
I like doors too, especially those that are a bit weathered. They have such great texture.
And often an interesting story.
Lovely images. I wonder what is beyond the door…I loved the book to kill a mocking bird. I found it sad but hilarious at the same time. Behind doors you can never really know!
Everyone wants to know what goes on behind closed doors. 🙂
I suspect some impr(opriety) behind that first door. but how would we know for sure.
These are beautiful and I love that wabi sabi aesthetic.
Thank you very much. Wabi wabi is everywhere, and so is impr(opriety). 🙂
Closed doors do awaken the imagination…..
A door that is slightly, only slightly open, teases it even more!
Most definitely. 🙂
Such beautiful photos and quotes to go with them – the To Kill a Mockingbird one, especially, is timeless!
Thank you very much.
These are three lovely images – just the sort I am always taking. And I have learned something new, wabi-sabi defines much of what I like.
Jude xx
Thanks. The aesthetic of wabi sabi is quite appealing. We are surrounded by it.
What a wonderful tease of Wabi Sabi!
Thank you Patti. The brick work and textures were amazing.
That first one in particular caught my eye, but your words even more so … imperfect, impermanent, incomplete. I was saying to myself “just like me” and then YOU said it!!
I think wabi wabi appeals to and applies to many of us. 🙂
lovely… i love doors pictures ❤
Who can resist to want to know what’s behind them? 🙂
🙂
Lovely artistic photos and quotes! Wow, I remember hearing that song “Green Door” in the 50s. Maybe it was remade? 😀
Thank you very much. I had to check wikipedia and discovered the recording by Jim Lowe. It reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1956 squeezing out Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley. Same lyrics but completely different tempo.
Thanks for that. 🙂