Hi Ray; Thank you for your reply to my album.I'm glad that you enjoyed. I could see myself happily living in any one of these buildings but,it would have to be moved to California. any chance of that happening ?? ha!ha! Thank you again, Loietta

said lady1880s 2007.06.03 at 20:57:03 PDT

Hi Ray,CONGRATULATIONS on being featured,be it a little late,very interesting and beautiful pictures,well done,I have enjoyed them,I am in Canada at present on vacation,thank you for sharing them with us, take care Ann (Chester England)

said annedm1 2007.05.11 at 08:08:16 PDT

Belated congrats for the feature Ray! Ciao :o) Roberto

said rodemicheli 2007.05.07 at 16:29:42 PDT

Hello Ray, congratulations for your well deserved feature with this beautiful, interesting album about that old architecture. Very pretty houses and churches, there is a patriarchal atmosphere. Best regards, Andrew.

said theskywalker69_3 2007.05.07 at 12:38:00 PDT

Congratulations, Ray! I'm so glad this album was recognized. What an honor to have two members of our "3 Photos a Week" challenge group (you and Tenia) featured on the same day! I'll keep this short because I know your mailbox is full. I'm proud of you! Barbara in Arkansas

said barbicat108 2007.05.07 at 08:44:31 PDT

Dear Ray!A belated congratulations on your well deserved featured album.Warm regards,Ildi

said lazarildi100 2007.05.07 at 01:58:10 PDT

Hello Ray: Congratulations on having this album featured today! Have a great day! Darlene in Ontario, Canada. http://community.webshots.com/user/littledarlings

said littledarlings 2007.05.06 at 22:54:30 PDT

Hi Ray and CONGRATULATIONS on being featured today. Excellent pics with well balanced color and nice composition. Best regards. Manuel (Spain)

said mdediego 2007.05.06 at 22:31:23 PDT

Congratulations on your featured album

said papomena 2007.05.06 at 21:58:49 PDT

Hi Ray, congratulations on your feature.It's a real good one. I love these homes. I hope your enjoying your day in the lime light.Take care, Claudette

said mamabear250 2007.05.06 at 21:08:34 PDT

This is a cool album. Congrats on the feature. Thanks for sharing. Darla

said Darlaree 2007.05.06 at 20:04:06 PDT

Congratulations on being featured, thanks for sharing. Michel

said nttl2k1 2007.05.06 at 19:37:48 PDT

Hello Ray, Congratulations on your featured album. I have long admired the cobblestone houses as well as other buildings and mostly in the Wayne County area where there are over 100 as you know, I'm sure. I had often thought of taking photos of them, but you have saved me the effort. :0) Since I don't live in that area, I wouldn't get too far on numbers. I had been told that they were mostly built from stones from Lake Ontario. You included so much more info of interest. There are only a couple cobblestone places here in Chenango and Madison Counties that come to mind. One is a large tavern in Bouckville built by the old Chenango Canal and the other one is a home near Earlville. I was able to go through that once. There is a photo of the tavern in my Chenango Canal album. Enjoy your special day and many more to come and thank you for sharing this most interesting album. Donna/NY

said debkd 2007.05.06 at 17:59:07 PDT

Congratualtions for having this album featured - lots of work here. Good job.

said albertsville 2007.05.06 at 17:38:00 PDT

Holy Cow Ray!!! Congratulations on having your album as one of the featured albums today...Yippeeee! Hugs, Kelli

said kellimays 2007.05.06 at 17:32:13 PDT

Ray, congratulations...You do great work...lovely album....Marra

said rosemarra 2007.05.06 at 16:10:57 PDT

CONGRATULATIONS Ray!!! So nice to see you get a feature! Best wishes, my friend! Kris :)

said KrisApplegate 2007.05.06 at 14:54:26 PDT

Dear Ray, Congratulations with your featured album today! I am so happy for you, what a great and excellent work for creating this album of all the Cobblestones Homes. Never seen this houses before and I love it! Very good information Ray. Enjoy your special day, its your day! Big hugs, Joke

said _yoko12 2007.05.06 at 12:38:32 PDT

Beautiful album, congratulation on your feature. I just spend some time in Philadephia and was facinated by the construction of the buildings. Thanks for the bit of history

said erinrex 2007.05.06 at 12:24:35 PDT

Ray, congratulations on being featured today with this interesting and beautiful album. I don't know why I did not visit it so far and I'm glad I had the opportunity to do that today. Enjoy your very busy day today! Best wishes, Yair.

said ykarelic4 2007.05.06 at 11:47:23 PDT

Now this is an album I will definitely enjoy, Congratulation on being featured today. Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame. Very nice to see familiar names in the featured section, Hugs, Bonnie

said grma_of6 2007.05.06 at 11:16:34 PDT

Ray, congrats for your featuring. Enjoy the day in the limelight. Will watch your album tomorrow.

said utehempel 2007.05.06 at 11:14:38 PDT

Ray! CONGRATULATIONS on you featured beautiful album today! I'm so happy for you : well deserved feature! And today is a special day for our Group : two features in the same day: you and Tenia! Greetings and have a great busy day. Warmest. Claudia

said sstarlights 2007.05.06 at 10:41:37 PDT

What a fabulous shot and well deserved feature of the day. Congratulations! Best Wishes

said luuez 2007.05.06 at 08:40:47 PDT

Hi Ray...WOW, Our sincere congratulations on having your album featured here. Marg and I are so proud of you and and all your photographic accomplishments. Enjoy this very worthy spotlight here today on WS.....Your Manitoba friends...Marg and Larry

said umpa1 2007.05.06 at 08:02:24 PDT

Hi Ray. Congratulations on your featured album today. Great shots! Kay - Canyon Counry, CA (USA)

said kayben80 2007.05.06 at 07:18:04 PDT

Hi Ray, What a delightful road trip. These old, historic cobblestone homes are so interesting. It was an enjoyable view and I thank you for sharing it with us. Enjoy your day in the spotlight. Cynthia

said cayowza 2007.05.06 at 07:16:13 PDT

Ray, congratulations on being in the spotlight today - you deserve all the praise I'm sure you're getting and more! Take care, Kathy

said sks4th 2007.05.06 at 07:03:41 PDT

Hi Ray: cordial compliments for the long due "reward"! A very interesting album - the construction type reminds us a lot old houses in villages nearby - and that type of building proves to be most resistant. Besides the fact that it gives beautiful patterns! - Thank you for all that research work and careful photographing!!! - Best wishes: Kaethi and Henri

said oertlif_3 2007.05.06 at 07:01:58 PDT

Hello Ray, isn't it grand to be featured together on the same day. Wow, I'm blown away. Congratulations my friend, I know exactly how you feel. Great album and well deserved recognition. Enjoy. Hugs, Tenia

said tenia115 2007.05.06 at 07:01:27 PDT

CONGRATULATIONS, Ray on having your 'Cobblestone Homes' album featured today on WS. Nice album, thank you for sharing. Enjoy your day in the spot light. Joyce, California, USA

said joyce914 2007.05.06 at 06:56:57 PDT

Congratulations on being featured today, with your beautiful album. Wonderful photos. Have a great day. Best wishes. Brian

said waterl00 2007.05.06 at 06:34:30 PDT

Wow! Congrats! Both of us featured on the same day! Great album, enjoy your day...Deb

said unicorn2 2007.05.06 at 06:08:53 PDT

Ray, I am so happy to see two of our group featured on the same day, congratulations. This little gem was tucked away but be sure I will get a look at it today. Have a great day with your full mailbox too, with hugs ~Vickie~

said vickie1945 2007.05.06 at 05:57:10 PDT

Congratulations on having your Cobblestone album chosen as the feature today - Very informative as well as beautiful. Enjoy the spotlight. Loree

said greenhorngrl 2007.05.06 at 05:49:01 PDT

Interesting album! Congratulations on being featured! Thanks for sharing.

said lovejoy 2007.05.06 at 05:43:34 PDT

Congratulations, Ray, on your featured album. I'm so excited for you today and this is such a wonderful album presenting lots of history. Have a great day! Sharon

said photoop23 2007.05.06 at 05:11:59 PDT

An interesting look at some of old New York and it has been wonderful to see it score a feature today. Goodonya Ray and my warmest congratulations old buddy! Peter

said georgieboy98 2007.05.06 at 04:42:03 PDT

A most interesting and historical album that is well presented. Congratulations on your album feature.

said bearfolk 2007.05.06 at 04:36:22 PDT

Hi Ray! Congrats on this great featured album! I'm so proud of you! Two of group featured on one day! Hurray! This is a wonderful album, Ray. Around here, we don't see many homes of cobblestone. Very interesting and informative. Sharon

said sharwils 2007.05.06 at 04:28:27 PDT

Congratulations on the feature of this interesting album and thank you for sharing.Enjoy your day. Marlene-Holland

said 22338 2007.05.06 at 03:59:30 PDT

Ray mate you got a geeat album featured today congratulations and enjoy your day in the sun...Sandra

said sandrajacktrips 2007.05.06 at 03:56:32 PDT

Congratulations Ray! Thrilled to see this morning you with a featured album! I am always tickled to find one of my friends honored with a feature, it is like an honor to me too! Wonderful feature and well deserved. Blessings to you. Greetings and hugs from, OKLAHOMA. Susie

said segseven 2007.05.06 at 03:51:55 PDT

Ciao Ray. Congratulations on your feature. Beautiful photos. Great sceneries. Greetings, Renato/Italy.

said renato26 2007.05.06 at 03:13:44 PDT

Hello again Ray, great to see your superb album of interesting architecture featured today. Reminds us that our forefathers had to use whatever local materials were available, rather than trucking cement blocks vast distances as we do now! Enjoyed viewing this album once again, congratulations. Eric

said ericy202 2007.05.06 at 01:22:39 PDT

Congratulations on being featured today.Beautiful album,thanks for sharing.Enjoy your special day!Best regards,Henri and Josee/Belgium

said haneveercoremanssh... 2007.05.06 at 01:10:07 PDT

Congratulations on being feautred this album is just wonderful well done have a nice Feautred Day Shlomo

said thewise000 2007.05.06 at 00:57:50 PDT

Bonjour Ray, Super album, Great photos!... Congratulations on being featured today and thanks for sharing. Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

said maxeclip 2007.05.06 at 00:39:18 PDT

Congratulations Ray, this is a super album fully deserving the accolade of being a feature, have a good busy day in the limelight, take care Ken

said hircock100 2007.05.06 at 00:34:24 PDT

Hi again Ray, Many thanks for your visit to my UK barns album at end of nov. It must have brought it luck as the lead photo was the photo of the day in UK section on dec 10th. I was away then & missed it & that is why I am only just getting back to you. Had a fantastic trip to Antarctica (more snow than northern USA LOL). Eric

said ericy202 2007.01.05 at 07:42:08 PST

Beautiful homes and churches make this album a treasure to enjoy again and again. Thank you for sharing it. Great photographs and wonderful composition. Ray

said mccoyray 2006.11.13 at 11:38:38 PST

I've always wanted to visit this area - Now I know I want to visit, I could live quite comfortably in some of these FABULOUS homes. OMG! Loree

said greenhorngrl 2006.10.16 at 07:45:04 PDT

G'day Ray - what a great collection of buildings including the detailed shots and great info you've included which adds so much to the album. I've added a few messages inside the album too. Thanks heaps too for your great bunch of comments in my Aussie Garden Gadabout album - I've been walkabout (again) and just catching up on my mail. I'm looking forward to checking more of your work soon too. Hope your weekend has great photoshoot moments in it! (hugs) Lorraine - Australia

said aussiegypsy 2006.06.10 at 05:48:30 PDT

Hello Ray; I thoroughly enjoyed this album. I don't remember ever seeing Cobblestone houses before, but it makes really good sense to me. If one has an abundance of stones, build a house, a wall (which also are common in New England) and they were so beautifully and thoughtfully done. Many with patterns and also similar size. What a project that must have been. I must make it back there for a visit. Thank you for the tour. Best Wishes, Marjie/Olympia,WA

said windflowers43 2006.05.25 at 06:27:06 PDT

Hi Ray, thank you so much for your suport and friendly words in my albums. I hope you have liked the flowers I dedicated to you in photo 29. Answering to your question, not all the flowers are mine. I took some of this photos in my friend Isilda little and cosy greenhouse, many of them are from my garden yes, although this year it is not so well cared because I have been rather handicaped due to column problems. Some of them were taken in the garden of Pena Palace in Sintra and the water lillies in the Portuguese Institute oh Oncology. After I made my blood donation God offered me those wonderful water lillies:) This album about cobblestone homes is a wonder. All this houses are magnificent with its beautiful walls, porches and windows. And always surrounded for majestic trees! It's so nice... Ohhh, and you got photos when it was snowing! So wonderful... How nice snow covering everything! I loved the detail and caption in photo 17. My favorites are the churches's photos, they are great, specially #75 and 76! And I enjoyed reading the captions and the old plates. Thank you so much for bringing to us these beautiful houses which, other way, most of us would never know. All the best for you, Rosa

said quartominguante 2006.05.02 at 05:04:02 PDT

Ray, Love this album! Kinda like going on vacation without leaving the house! :)Also, thanks so much for visiting the new kitties. The one you like is a calico and I have named her Jellybean. She is indeed a beauty! Your daughter may have a kitten, if she would like. :) I am trying to find homes for them now and so far have found a home for 4 of them. :) They are beautiful creatures. I will be adding more photos as they grow. Blessings, =^..^=

said maggiemae422 2006.04.28 at 06:43:03 PDT

Well here I am again to thank you for your kind words Ray :o) Although I do prefer butterflies, I have to admit that that orchid album has given me lots of satisfaction :o) And thanks for this interesting trip around cobblestone houses :o) Ciao! Roberto

said rodemicheli 2006.04.21 at 15:14:39 PDT

Hi Ray, I'm always fascinated to see variations in architecrure and style in other places. Your album is interesting and has added to my awareness. Thanks for your contribution on both counts. Best wishes from Keith in Sydney.

said magikeith 2006.02.17 at 14:18:44 PST

hi again wow what a nice bunch of old home this is great sure like nu 30 i never seen so many home build with cobble stone at one time, great job in photographing them must go now thanks for sharing Jean

said jac707 2006.02.13 at 17:39:09 PST

Hello Ray, thanks for your visit to my Round Tower Churches of England album. This album of yours is certainly unique as far as I know for USA. Your cobble stones look like river washed cobble with a relatively smooth & flatish profile. Most of the round tower churches here are built with flint, with some incorporating a local sandstone with iron in called carstone (you can see plenty of that in my history & structures album). The older churches are in flint as picked from the fields & lime pits. They are solidified globules of molton material shot out from a volcano millions of years ago. Most are irregular in shape & various sizes, usualy a bit larger than river washed cobble. Usually white/grey on outside but almost glass like in middle. Later towers are "napped" flint, where it has been hit with another flint to expose the glass like face. No stone suitable for building corners was available is this area untill about 1120AD when the Normans started to import it by sea from France. Flint was worked in this area from Neolithic times for arrow heads & knives etc. Enjoyed looking at your bayside walk album as well, many shots just like here on east coast of England. Eric

said ericy202 2006.02.13 at 09:29:07 PST