House On The Hill

Heather  Rivet  IPA

House On The Hill

Remember that house ..
when you were a child
the house that everyone thought was haunted
you know the one….we all had one…

you faced your fear and entered the house on the hill

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A wonderful story written for my picture by:iconmahjongmonkey:

I want to live in that house on a hill.
The joy I could share
With the one I love near
As we live in that house on a hill.

The sun will shine through on each window sill.
We’ll dance in the kitchen
Of that house on a hill.

The nights will be calm
But we don’t have to be still.
There is much to enjoy
In that house on a hill.

I’ll dream happily of the present we share.
I won’t have a care as long as he’s there,
And we’re in that house on a hill.

I’ll smile and sing,
All of our hopes will take wing
As we grow in that house on a hill.

But I just sit and stare
At the shadows in there.
Empty window panes
And the garden that snares
My sad little house on a hill.

The clouds in the sky fail in deterring
My sunny imagination.
It’s with a hopeful tear
That I turn away
From that abandoned house on the hill.

Image copyright © 2008, Heather Rivet
Copying and displaying or redistribution of this image without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited

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House On The Hill by Heather  Rivet  IPA
House On The Hill by Heather  Rivet  IPA
  • RavenSoul

    RavenSoul

    Looks like my Grandma’s House many years after they moved… I miss those days , Thanks for the memories sweet girl

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    thanks so much my friend:hug:

  • Rany Lutz

    Rany Lutz

    Super image…sky is perfect!

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    thanks so much..i appreciate that alot

  • UnEasy

    UnEasy

    Outstanding. Such beauty.

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    thanks so much

  • AnaCBStudio

    AnaCBStudio

    Great processing Heather!

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    many thanks..my friend

  • hfrymark

    hfrymark

    wow that is stunning love it!

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    thanks so much I appreciate that

  • David  Hibberd

    David Hibberd

    Well done Heather

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    many thanks i appreciate that alot

  • Laurie Puglia

    Laurie Puglia

    Very well done, love the mood, setting and detail here Heather.

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    thanks..the sky was perfect that day..

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    We never had places like this when I was a kid….luckily! Beaut image, Heather!

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    no..these make for fantastic images..they wont be around forever and many are just hanging in their..thanks so much Mel

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    Beautiful shot Heather ! I was too chicken to enter scary places like this.

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    hehehe can you hear the floor boards creaking?

  • Jeff Clark

    Jeff Clark

    Beautiful shot and tones.

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    many thanks I appreciate that alot

  • vickymount

    vickymount

    Love the mood of this and the poem to accompany it.

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    many thanks i appreciate that

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Wonderful tones and muted colors! Excellent composition! Yep wer sure did have a haunted house and bravely explored the insides but only with a friend. I am sure our parents had no clue…

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    many thanks..i think there are lots of old releics like this around

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Lovely work Heather :-))

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    many thanks my friend..i appreciate that alot

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    Fantastic!

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    many thanks I appreciate that alot..

  • Tara  Turner

    Tara Turner

    wonderful :)

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    many thanks

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Brilliant work, my friend!

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    many thanks..i appreciate that alot

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    OOOO Heather, darling, an instant fave … there’s nothing more intriguing to me than a once-loved old home, falling to bits, backed by a threatening sky. The imagination just starts to whir!!!!! Glorious photographic artwork, as always, when it’s a “Heather”!!!!!!!! By the way … fantastic poetry to go along with!!!!!!!!

  • paolo1955

    paolo1955

    Great image, love the shot

  • Hannah Fenton-Williams
  • Tim Denny

    Tim Denny

    Great shot here, good job

  • Laddie Halupa
  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Beautifully done!!!!!

  • Keith Reesor

    Keith Reesor

    Incredible capture Heather!! :)

  • Phillip M. Burrow

    Phillip M. Burrow

    Beautiful capture Heather, Congratulation on being featured. Great job!

  • Rick & Deb Larson

    Rick & Deb Larson

    HUGE CONGRATS on your well deserved feature!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

  • Steve  Taylor

    Steve Taylor

    Great capture

  • Shanina Conway

    Shanina Conway

    Brilliant Heather! I’m sure remember mine and your fantastic image made the memories flood back…you always amaze me with your superb eye;)

  • Richard  George

    Richard George

    Beautifully done!

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    beautiful composure and lighting

  • Vim Lowenstein

    Vim Lowenstein

    kind of texas chainsaw like

  • annalisa56

    annalisa56

    Excellent !!!!

  • Cee Neuner

    Cee Neuner

    Wonderful old building.

  • Charlene Aycock IPA

    Charlene Aycoc...

    Wonderful capture.

  • Hassan El-Zayyat

    Hassan El-Zayyat

    Great mood.

  • aussiedi

    aussiedi

    Congrats on both of the features, well deserved.
    Di

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    Congrats on the features – well deserved! I always love old stuff – this is an amazing find.

  • Bradley  Nichol

    Bradley Nichol

    • Nicely done Heather :-)
  • helmutk

    helmutk

    Lovely capture !

  • Leslie  Battjes

    Leslie Battjes

    love it! well done

  • midzing

    midzing

    fantastic shot,,, love the atmosphere,,, well done

  • Delany Dean

    Delany Dean

    Fabulous work on a marvelous find. I love these old houses… you have truly done this one justice…

  • Mark Coward

    Mark Coward

    Beautiful shot. Wonderfully decrepit building.

  • Husky

    Husky

    Wonderful image Heather!!

  • Dyle Warren

    Dyle Warren

    Great shot Heather…kind of gives me chills….....☺

  • BigD

    BigD

    Yes, I remember those kind of houses. LOL Excellent work, Heather

  • Philip Johnson

    Philip Johnson

    great shot Heather would fit the unwanted and abandonned group

  • Lisawv

    Lisawv

    Great find and a very expressive image. If only those walls could talk, the stories they could tell. Would be interesting to know the history of this old house. The stormy sky adds to the image. Great work.

  • Teresa Zieba

    Teresa Zieba

    Awesome work Heather.

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    excellent capture

  • Iris Greenwell

    Iris Greenwell

    Fantastic mood and great details.

  • Joemarie Chua

    Joemarie Chua

    one of the best photographic experiences of my life is to view this beauty!

  • Sonya Byrne

    Sonya Byrne

    Great capture and Congratulations on your feature

  • icesrun

    icesrun

    Looks so lonely and forgotten! Beautiful catch

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    stunning

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Its excellent Heather!

  • RajeevKashyap

    RajeevKashyap

    Lovely work

  • Gene Walls

    Gene Walls

    Fantastic image, Heather! Gorgeous capture and wonderful treatment! Outstanding work!

  • Martine Roch

    Martine Roch

    would be an excellent renovation project. I’m sure it was a lovely house. Great shot

  • DonDavisUK

    DonDavisUK

    Great work Heather, love your poem of the House On The Hill. Excellent. Don.

  • Laura  Sierra

    Laura Sierra

    Spooooooky!

  • Samantha Bla Bla

    Samantha Bla Bla

    Amazing capture

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    Wonderful old barn.. I love to look inside these for signs of history.. You got a beauty here Heather…
    Chuck..

  • Anne  McGinn

    Anne McGinn

    what a find – gorgeous

  • Cynthia Lund Torroll

    Cynthia Lund T...

    A haunting, cinematic work Heather…

  • Justtrying

    Justtrying

    has it all
    great artwork

  • Jing3011

    Jing3011

    Excellent

  • loramae

    loramae

    Wonderful capture! :O)

  • Kent Tisher

    Kent Tisher

    I love this!

  • DilettantO

    DilettantO

    Beautifully evocative, in the same way Andrew Wyeth’s paintings are.

  • Sean Jansen

    Sean Jansen

    Oh wow, this looks so awesome. Great capture !!

  • Deborah H. Benoit

    Deborah H. Benoit

    Lovely work and mood!!

  • Patrick Desmet

    Patrick Desmet

    Good photography !!

  • Yool

    Yool

    Stunning work!!!!

  • Luca Renoldi

    Luca Renoldi

    extraordinary image!

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Your processing is fantastic. This is a very beautiful image.

  • DutchLumix

    DutchLumix

    You have a capture of my new house LOL
    Awesome capture !!!
    Regards,
    Erik

  • deborah zaragoza

    deborah zaragoza

    this reminds me of a Winslow Homer painting….......... Very beautiful Heather I love it !!!

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    wow thanks so much..

  • ilpo laurila

    ilpo laurila

    Brilliant capture, very beautiful.

  • nikmd

    nikmd

    wow….the tone and the mood is captivating

  • MHK-Annai

    MHK-Annai

    That’s such a cool house, great shot!

  • William Bullimore

    William Bullimore

    Splendid capture of this fantastic old structure.

  • Gary Kelly

    Gary Kelly

    Mood. Someone mentioned mood. Yes, that’s what this image is all about, and it’s brilliantly captured.

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b

    fantastic image, and love your narrative too. ;-) xox

  • PrairieRose

    PrairieRose

    Heather, this shot is FABULOUS!!
    such GREAT atmosphere in your work…............
    cheers, Rosie

  • Berk Nash

    Berk Nash

    Awesome!!

  • niki78

    niki78

    Nice work Heather.

  • RVRFNX

    RVRFNX

    Superb house, superb shot. Superb!

  • Heloisa Castro

    Heloisa Castro

    gorgeous capture

  • Lukas Uskrt

    Lukas Uskrt

    Very nice shot

  • BigD

    BigD

    Excellent capture Heather

  • Lina

    Lina

    very spooky! Great shot!

  • Tania Birch

    Tania Birch

    Cool Shot, but hey no I wouldn’t go in that house! I can just imagine seeing a figure in that top window and that would put me off. Love the vignetting makes it look real eerie. :-)

  • Jim Nooney

    Jim Nooney

    So much mood here…beautiful shot.

  • julayneluu

    julayneluu

    Very beautiful, great shot!

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    that’s brilliant, what character!!!

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    wow thanks so much Karing

  • Artsez

    Artsez

    I love this! The angle it sits on, the sky and overgrown shrubs complimenting the house and making a lovely muted palette. Even though it’s falling apart, I still want to go in there!

  • Heather Rivet... replied

    wow thanks so much

  • Robbiegraham

    Robbiegraham

    I just popped in again to look at your work and wanted to say how impressed I am. You have clearly mastered the camera. Your shots are superb Heather ! Kind regards
    Robbie

  • Robbiegraham

    Robbiegraham

    I just popped in again to look at your work and wanted to say how impressed I am. You have clearly mastered the camera. Your shots are superb Heather ! Kind regards
    Robbie

  • carlosramos

    carlosramos

    Outstanding. Such beauty.!!

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    outstanding,

  • Lee-Anne Rafferty-Evans

    Lee-Anne Raffe...

    an instant fave

  • Nelson Campbell

    Nelson Campbell

    Wonderful find and shot…wow.

  • Christopher Wren Raggatt

    Christopher Wr...

    Great shot , well done.

  • shadyuk

    shadyuk

    Awesomw Shot !

  • IzzyGumbo

    IzzyGumbo

    Oh I love the mood of this! Wonderful shot!

  • Tangerinedream

    Tangerinedream

    Haunting yet beautiful i love it ! x

  • Anna  Ellis

    Anna Ellis

    I love this, Very Haunting, Great Shot!

  • J.K. York

    J.K. York

    i bet it was the belle of the ball when it was new. great find. the moody sky compliments the feeling of abandonment. well done.

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    I remember ! its funny cuz theres was a house like that we called the witchs house and right beside it was a beautiful very rich house and we called it the princess house.. the witchs house was VERY scary ..no one would go near it haha

    fabulous Heather!

  • Junior Mclean

    Junior Mclean

    nice photo

  • ceejaycee

    ceejaycee

    What beautiful muted colours you’ve caught in this. Lovely work.

  • Wanda-Lynn

    Wanda-Lynn

    Wow! What a Fantastic shot and Excellent capture!

  • Tallow

    Tallow 25 days ago

    I can see why you are one of the Top Emerging Photographers of Canada for 2009. This along with your other photos are fantastic Heather

  • Heather Rivet... replied 25 days ago

    wow thanks so much I appreciate that

  • Patrick Monnier

    Patrick Monnier 24 days ago

    Totally in line with Tallow. I’m very happy to have discovered your portfolio which I discover because you favorited one of my pictures. So, many many thanks.

  • Monte Morton

    Monte Morton 23 days ago

    Great shot!

  • Heather Rivet... replied 20 days ago

    thanks so much

  • nancie

    nancie 23 days ago

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GREAT PHOTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Heather Rivet... replied 20 days ago

    wow thanks so much

  • Trish Woodford

    Trish Woodford 21 days ago

    Old abandoned houses are always so interesting, wonderful find and shot Heather – love the moody sky too :)

  • Heather Rivet... replied 20 days ago

    wow thanks so much

  • hologram

    hologram 11 minutes ago

    wonderfully haunting capture, love the slight vignette, adds a great sinister feel.
    Cheers,
    h

  • JKKimball

    JKKimball less than a minute ago

    If the spirits around this house could talk!
    Wonderful!

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