No. This is not my house. But it such a classic view that I could not resist framing it. So Currier. So Ives. So Currier and Ives. Actually, a little wiki research this morning informs me that Currier and Ives were only the print makers. The New England winter scenes I associate with the name were actually drawn and painted by George H. Durrie, and in the mid to late 1800s, the Currier and Ives catalog of hand colored Lithographs included everything from scenic landscapes to hunting scenes, portraits of prominent Americans, renderings of important moments in American history, and even political cartoons. Anything and everything that the aspiring American housewife of the period might want to hang on the living room wall. Their speciality was sentiment.

And this is certainly a sentimental scene. It has that “over the river and through the wood” look (and quite literally at that :-). It speaks of Thanksgivings and Christmases in simpler times. It is, in fact, more like an idealized painting than a photograph…though I assure you the scene is very real.

Samsung Smart Camera WB800F in Smart Auto. Processed in Snapseed on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 using the HDR Scene filter, Ambiance, Shadow, Sharpen, and Structure. It was cropped from the top for composition.