Love is the master key which opens the gates of happiness.
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.
~ Alexandre Dumas Pere
Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven.~ John Lubbock
Blue hued gates to where? Doors of mystery. Step through them into a garden green. Swing them open, place your bare feet on the cool tiles of an atrium or courtyard. Press the door bell. Or lift the heavy iron door knocker. Will it open for you? As you wait patiently, run your hand across the carvings. Feel the iron nail heads worn smooth by time and weather. These are entryways with stories to tell.
All images taken at Market Imports, Raleigh, NC ~ June 2009
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