Saturday, January 28, 2012

Castles of Abilene


I happened upon this apartment complex with its Rapunzel tower, near my son's middle school. It looks so incredibly incongruous in the middle of our West Texas plains. The fake half-timbering is a pretty good replica though. Overall, there's some room for the imagination plopped here. I'd like to know what room is inside the tower.

The second "castle" if you'll notice, even has a rounded front door. I wonder when the shutters on either side of the window came along because they're not the right size and look out of place. Even more, I wonder about who decided to build this! The fairytale effect is enhanced by the overgrown yard and bushes.

"Abilene" doesn't sound a very European name, but we have our castles!

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