Spring Break: The Old House

I've had a pretty eventful week and some days with some pretty amazing people. Who knew a single week could be packed so full of stuff to do...and being from my hometown, that's saying plenty! I actually didn't want to come back to school after my break. I usually am ready to get the heck out of my hometown by the second hour of being home. Not the case this time.

I had many adventures over the week so I'll start with my exploration of the old house near the park.

So a friend and I went for a drive this past week and she came across a house she really loved. To anyone else this house would look just like another run-down, condemned house. But she pulled into what was left of the driveway and
I was simply blown away at the beauty of this place.

Everything was grown over. There were thorny vines everywhere and dead trees, grass...probably spiders and snakes living in ever dark corner, but there was beauty. The house was so different for any other house I've seen.

I would have gone inside, but I was afraid it would cave in on me. It had what looked like a sun room and a quaint staircase leading to the second floor...then further up there was what used to be an attic.

The land this house sat upon was huge! From the street it looked like a small yard full of trees - the land this house stood on went on and on

behind it - almost like a field. The trees grew tall with thick branches and the thorny vines draped themselves off these branches. Looking up, you'd think you were in the middle of some sort of odd jungle. And the sun - it glowed bright yellow, orange, and red in the late afternoon, it's rays peaking through the canopy of the trees lighting up the sky.

I can see why she loves this place so much. Though it is so close to a busy street where cars and trucks zoom by, stepping out here is like stepping into another world. I wish she and I explored the land more. From what we saw, there was a trail through the overgrown grass into the woods where tall skinny trees grew in straight lines. Further out,

there was another house (now a pile of wood and rubble) and more field.

One day she's going to buy this land, she tole me. If I had the means, I'd buy it for her. This place is amazing. I've driven past this place numerous times and haven't given it a single thought, but when I actually took the time to look at it, I was taken aback by how interesting it is. I hope that she can find the people that own this land. Fixing up an old house has always been a thing of interest to me and I wouldn't mind helping a good friend out.

Hey, we all have dreams don't we?