Thursday Doors: A Bunch Of Randomness

It’s been a few weeks since I last participated in Thursday Doors, so this week I thought I’d dust off some random door photos I’ve accumulated.

There was just so much to like about this first one in Prague … arched doorway, decorative transom, ornate door frame, studs on the door, … and the little peephole, netted for security.

Prague – 2014

This second one isn’t really a door, but a doorway, so I think it counts.  It leads to the library within the North Wing of Queen’s Park, the Ontario Legislature.

The origins of this library go back to 1792 – 25 years before Canada became a country.  By the turn of the 20th century, the Legislative Library had one of the most important reference collections in Canada… probably not as impressive as it sounds since Canada was pretty much still a wilderness back then.

Unfortunately, in 1909, a fire destroyed the entire library and most its contents.  It was subsequently rebuilt with a view to fireproofing the new wing.  Apparently it was successful because a second fire in 2009 resulted in only minor damage.

Found in the small town of Creemore north of Toronto was the modest St John’s United Church.  A Door + Autumn Colours + Heritage Building = Triple Bonus!

This plain, wide-planked wooden door was the entrance to SS2 Schoolhouse in Whitchurch-Stouffville, now the site of a museum.  The rope on the left is still attached to the bell in the small bell-tower on top of the school.

Yes – we rang it.  Yes – it still works.

Schoolhouse SS2  – 1870

This last door is one of my favourite recent finds.  If you look closely, there is actually a wire fence attached to that gate.  The incongruence* of it made me laugh.

Bordering the Milne Dam Conservation Area

Thursday Doors is a weekly photo feature hosted by Norm Frampton at Norm 2.0.  I encourage you to go have a look.  Follow the little blue frog link in Norm’s post and discover a whole world of wonderful doors.

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* I often look up words online to ensure I’ve spelled them correctly and / or used them appropriately in my sentence.   Today I looked up “incongruence” because WordPress didn’t like this word.

The results that came back from my search were – shall we say – odd.

“Incongruence is in fact a real word, but that doesn’t mean you should use it.”  … hmmm, you don’t know me, because now I’m totally going to use it.

“All explanations of the second form of incongruence from the point of view of a phyletic force464 can also be shown to be absurd.”  … Whaaat?  Are you talking to me?

… and in case you’re wondering, the second quote apparently originates from “Studies in the Theory of Descent: On the seasonal dimorphism of butterflies”.  I just knew you had to know that critical piece of information.

… and WordPress doesn’t like “dimorphism” either.

… and I’ve managed to make the whole post random and not just the doors.