Not quite two years ago, I spent three weeks exploring Italy on a photography trip. One of my stops was several days in Tuscany, which I had only briefly explored in the past. As I visited many of the small towns in the area, I became mesmerized by the architecture of the small homes that could have been built as long as a thousand years ago. I can only wonder about the history that has occurred outside these homes. I found myself taking a lot of photos of doors and windows as I walked around. Even though some of them looked like they would soon crumble, I felt that their appearance showed strength and resilience with tons of character. I liked this particular window as it showed all of these characteristic and also had a freshness there with the colorful flowers in the window box.