a steep spiral staircase




























these were the stairs leading up to our bedroom at the pennsbury inn where I stayed overnight a couple of weeks ago. it's a nice bed and breakfast surrounded by an amazing garden created by the innkeeper. the house was built in the 1700's and it is suspected that the home was used as part of the underground railroad.
please visit my other long island daily photo blog here to see more of the pennsbury inn.
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Comments

Jayne said…
Nice architectural shot. :)
The commonplace turned into abstraction. Well caught.
KaHolly said…
Excellent capture of what would be a scary descent for my old joints and bones!! I'll bet the inn was interesting from wall to wall. ~karen
If it were used in the UGRR, there are people who would be interested in knowing that.

Spiral staircases are not my favorites, but I do think the shot is great.

ROG, ABC Wednesday team
bobbie said…
This photo is marvelous! And the photostream on the other post is just as beautiful.
Pat said…
Maybe I need a sweet fix, but these look like Hershey's chocolate bars.... Great shot of the stairs...or chocolate!!
Hilda said…
I love spiral staircases in photos, but I hate them in person, especially narrow, steep ones like this. I keep bumping my head! ;)

The inn sounds like a lovely place though.
Marlene said…
Very interesting photo, I too would be afraid to go down that staircase, I have trouble with straight stairs. Old buildings and their detail is fun to see, and to learn the history would be equally as fun.
Sylvia K said…
What a terrific capture, Lily! The spiral staircase makes such a great abstract shot. Interesting place! Definitely one I would love to visit with such an interesting history! Hope your week is going well! Enjoy!

Sylvia
lv2scpbk said…
Love the way you took this shot.

On behalf of the ABC Wed., thanks for paticipating.
Thérèse said…
Sweet dark chocolate!
Daryl said…
Nice! Love the perspective.
x_pEpPeRoNi_x said…
round and round.. all the way to the top...

It's an interesting photo. I do love stairs myself! :D
James said…
Great shot. I love the way old staircases look in photos. I went to the Inn's website and it looks like a great place with lots of history.
Ilse said…
I love this shot. Stairwells are just so neat. Lines converging and light reflecting at different angles. Also, I, too, have eaten bread from that bakery -- I can hardly imagine it woudl close for a day. It's an institution.
Tumblewords: said…
Terrific shot! Fascinating shapes and shades.
LisaF said…
The composition in the Stairwell Shot is amazing! Love it. And now that I think about it, Bibi is right. It does look like chocolate bars!
Anonymous said…
I love this shot.

Paz
Alexa said…
Terrific composition, Lily—and a good choice for S! (Did make me a bit dizzy though.) The inn looks like a wonderful place for a getaway.
Halcyon said…
I love those twisty stairs. These are even neater b/c they square twisty! I've never seen that before.
Unknown said…
That is a very cool shot, Lily! You have a good eye!

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