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| David and Paul in Live Oak 1988. |
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| Live Oak today! |
Our house, built in 1966, lives. Its
slow evolution reflects our changing needs along with our shifting styles.
Originally shingled with asbestos siding in a muted grey-green, the house now
dresses in grey with red trim. The footprint, a mere thousand square feet in
the beginning, now sports an addition of a family room, master bedroom, and
master bathroom. Landscaping, once immature trees and bushes, towers over the
lot. Inside, rooms transformed from plain beige tones to pastel tints to vibrant
hues.
I began documenting our home’s progression through photography. In the early years, the transformations appeared as background to our personal growth. In recent years, my camera records a project before we begin and after we finish.
So many people now-a-days move
frequently that they never get the pleasure of watching a small Live Oak reach
maturity. They don’t have the opportunity to flourish with their homes. I count
myself fortunate that I’ve sunk in roots and grown.
Copyright 2013 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman
