Gradiose Details

We've had three thunderstorms already today and it sounds as if a fourth is rumbling in the distance.

There was a summer festival today at the retirement village my grandmother lives in. The grounds are a retreat set amidst this mansion's grounds. The details are phenomenal inside and out. Marble, crystal, copper, everything elite and gradiose, most of which was brought over from Italy. The cottages for the seniors are very modest, however. Thought I'd do a shot of the architectural details for a change of pace from my gardens. The windows and archways, the attached gazebo, even the rooftline is a sight of oppulent beauty.