The first of the above photos was first on the family blog June 1. It prompted an indepth conversation among family members regarding the building of the house Grandma and Grandpa last lived in while in Bordersville, just west of Humble. There was speculation about where the materials came from (Mishael Norris, Jr. indicated in a conversation with me that some of the materials were salvaged from the old house that was being replaced on the same site.) I recall there was discussion as to the dimensions of the house, the depth of the porch and the arrangement of the rooms within the house. Photos taken inside the house were posted at a later time with references to more precise details of the interior of the house.
Shortly after the initial discussion, Mike Norris sent several more photos of the house under construction which were evidently taken at the same time. (Photos 2 and 3) The second photo looks down the west side of the house toward the back. It shows a tree, bare of leaves, which I take to be the chinaberry tree I remember in the back. Given the absence of leaves on the tree, I would suppose the house must have been at that stage of construction during the wintertime. It appears to have moss hanging on it. Do any of you remember the tree to be moss-laden?
Shortly after the initial discussion, Mike Norris sent several more photos of the house under construction which were evidently taken at the same time. (Photos 2 and 3) The second photo looks down the west side of the house toward the back. It shows a tree, bare of leaves, which I take to be the chinaberry tree I remember in the back. Given the absence of leaves on the tree, I would suppose the house must have been at that stage of construction during the wintertime. It appears to have moss hanging on it. Do any of you remember the tree to be moss-laden?
The last is a photo what I take to be the west side of the house and taken from a vantage point that I imagine to be along about the back yard/pasture fence line. If any of you have a more precise memory, please let me know.
Note: The last photo is one of those I mentioned earlier that didn’t scan well. There appears to be something in the photo processing of some old photos that reflect the scanner light, especially in the dark areas, and results in a poor quality scan. I tried several flat-bed scanners and found they all yielded the same result.
Note: The last photo is one of those I mentioned earlier that didn’t scan well. There appears to be something in the photo processing of some old photos that reflect the scanner light, especially in the dark areas, and results in a poor quality scan. I tried several flat-bed scanners and found they all yielded the same result.
1 comment:
Joy,
The chinaberry tree that I remember was in the back yard, but on the other side of the back porch. It wouldn't have had moss in it.
Geraldine
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