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