Sit A Spell
Come sit a spell here out back of the house. Take the time to reflect on the day or which corn cob will be softest. Wonder when the next Sears catalog will arrive. Sit a spell take a load off your feet, in more ways than one. To a lot of the early pioneers a outhouse was a convenience. We may think it as a crude place to go, but it was a lot better than a back of a tree in the hallor. So remember the next time you go set a spell. You want need to look under the seat for spiders. Probably want have to worry about snakes or other critters there to greet you. You want have to worry about your bare other regions exposed to the bitter cold. An don’t be complaining if the air freshener has ran out. Our forefathers place to sit a spell was a bit less refined than what we have now.
The outhouse was thought to have come about in the 15th and 16th centuries. They were outback of the inns in Europe. Due to a lot of people not being able to read they used symbols to make “his” & “hers”. A sun or star was most often used for men and a crescent moon for women. These also provided the air freshener in the way of a breeze.
Taken at The Mountain Farm Muesum, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, Great Smoky Mountains…this outhouse is also seen in Golden Morn II on the lower right side.
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jadeast
Been there , done that Gary and this was where the sear & Roebuck catalog was most often found as well!
amarica
Great shot Gary. We were just talking about the stages that humans have progressed in dealing with this body function…Great writeup my friend…xxxxxx
Lois Bryan
LOVE it!!!! Yep … I’ve spent time in these!!! Thank heavens there were always plenty of Sears & Roebuck, or Monkey Wards catalogues … don’t remember having to resort to the corn cobs, lol, but I heard stories!!! EEEEK!!! Great photo … love the fabulous mists!!!!!
saseoche
Excellent work and beautiful image well done my friend…..
cdwork
Beautiful Autumn Image!
Susan Bergstrom
Yes and beware of the green monster!LOL…these captures are just awesome…I tell you.. if you don’t put a book together, I may have to come and hunt you down! I’ve been known to break kneecaps!
Jeff VanDyke
I dont think I’ve ever shot an outhouse. Somehow you’ve made this work really well!! Great shot!!!
michael byerley
wonderful shot !!!
Lori Peters
The background is beautiful!! The outhouse—well it’s okay. Great picture, Gary. XXXX
Angel Perry
WOW! This is beautiful!
EchoNorth
Lovely, soft Depth of Field and autumn hues…about as poetic as an outhouse can get!!
Antanas
Perfect….... very good composition…, beautiful atmosphere
bill oneil
nothing wrong with the good old outback dunny…sitting there with the door wide open, reading the paper and enjoying the view…nice shot by the way
ccwri
I am laughing so hard I can hardly write!!!! Hey this is a great place to shop!!!!!! If you don’t like what you see in the sears catalogue use it, then check on monkey wards! Awesome photograph, and I can tell that experience has inspired your writing too!
sweetdesign
Fantastic shot!! I love the writing too!! I have tears in my eyes and my side hurts from laughing!!! Too funny!! Fantastic shot!!
Leanna Lomanski
Excellent composition and tones! and great written accompaniment….....
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Jane Best
Gary, this is a marvelous photo and composition with foreground details and softness of Autumn trees and color in background. Your informational commentary about the history of these small but useful structures is also extremely interesting too.
Seth Weaver
Classic Americana Gary. I’ve used these as a child. You can still find some of these scattered through western NC.
Lizzy0538
Oh what a wonderful picture. Born and raised in the country and ours had those outhouse lilies around it and never a fence as wonderful as this. We did whitewash ours though. And thank God for Charmin and indoor plumbing. Love the pic and the words.
Deb
Aimelle
this one has so beautiful autumn colors… I especially like the background that really is a great add to the subject. well done !
SueAnne
Love this one too, the bg is great with all the fall in the air mixed with a little bit of mist.
I think I need to go back and fav this whole series…..............