American Gothic

Hopefully you've all seen the painting to the right. You may not know the name of it though...American Gothic. Well, it just so happens that the house in the background of the painting is a real house that is very close to the area I'm doing my training. Apparently the window in the upper part of the house is in a Gothic style and is a famous icon from the painting. I took out a little time and went by the house. There was a small museum and gift shop next to the house, however it was closed by the time I got there. But the sun wasn't down and I got a few photos. The first pic is of the painting and I actually took it through the glass front doors of the museum. Came out pretty good! The next picture was also through the doors, and I can only assume that it's of the happy couple from the painting. The next picture is one of the house as it stands today and finally a picture of the window close-up.
I don't know if it's just me, but I love visiting places like this. I imagine myself in the time that the "event took" place and wonder how things could have looked different, what the other people around there were doing and things like that. I also imagine all the people that could have walked around, right where I was standing, looked up into the same section of sky and what were they thinking. I do the same thing when I'm in museums. Looking at the displays, wondering about the people that used the tools, wore the clothes or painted the paintings. I especially love the Smithsonian's, considering all the millions of people that have come through their days in the years. Alright, time for bed and another day of training tomorrow.