Sometimes, you have to think “outside the box” to re-imagine the “box”.  Especially when the theme is “framing”.  So I remembered a sight from this year’s Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration.  Having run out of counter space to display all their accordions for sale, the owner of Tempo Trend Music from Victoria, BC enlisted a perfect place in the Festhalle to place his instruments.  It was pretty unusual, but a n excellent spot for them, as you can see them all with one look.

The staircase was a ready-made display case!

On our trip to South Dakota in 2020, we found some man-made frames for the spectacular scenery.

This is at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, where the old doorway frames some beautiful hills on the opposite side of the river valley.

The road tunnel in Custer State Park gives a good view of Mount Rushmore, and the inside of the tunnel has visual interest of its own too.

Our visit to the Bellevue Arts Festival this year yielded a very unusual example of a frame.  There were numerous stalls where woodworkers were exhibiting their wares.  This particular cabinet was absolutely unique.

The woodworker literally carved the drapery on the frame of the cabinet, out of wood!  A viewer does a double-take when passing it, surprised to find a wooden, rather than a fabric, scarf draped over the frame!  I think that has to be the most interesting piece of woodworking I have ever seen.

Frames.  I liked the way my glasses cast their shadow in the afternoon sun.

From the bluff

Trees always make good frames for the scenery behind them.  I took that shot of the big trees to get the light shining behind them.

Here’s the Link to this week’s Original Post.  And Patti’s too!