This was taken on the way to Stonehenge on a side-stop to get out of the van, stretch and see a few more things along the way. I don’t think there’s anything famous about this house in particular, but our guide was showing us some of the architecture that had survived / been preserved. He was comparing the thatched roofs (shown) with the stone roofs on some of the other buildings. I found myself rather impressed that thatched roofs worked at all given the lack of a true water-tight seal. I guess when you have several feet of straw stacked up it forms enough of a seal to work – they weren’t very long lasting though.
This one at this angle with the newer straw reminds me of some old lady with a bad haircut. I’m not 100% sure why, though I think the window makes me think of old wire-frame glasses. Maybe I’m thinking of some specific old lady that I’ve seen in a movie somewhere, who knows. I took a few shots of a few houses like this, but this one has the combination of being the nicest looking house as well as being the best framed photo to keep the background distractions to a minimum.
Because it DOES look like a bad hair cut. It even has a moostache (mustache) and a cut out for the ear. 🙂
I like the little red flowers in the front bushes.