Charles Weatherbee Chickens, Charlestown, NH, Many Times Satisfying Old Mounted Silver Print folk art lighting woven splint of the lid

woven splint of the lid softened with age

but definitely thought it was a beautifully constructed thing

) I am not certain the age but definitely fairly old--I'd guess early 1900s--and all appear to be addressed to Louise

One extra included

and the trees that appear to perch atop the post and house

Charles Weatherbee Chickens, Charlestown, NH, Many Times Satisfying Old Mounted Silver Print folk art lighting woven splint of the lidI love this photograph very much, and will be very glad to keep it for myself. With these many dozens of little chicks looking like large puffs of freshly picked cotton inside their wide and low wood framed pen, the geometries of which, enhanced by the honeycomb patterns of the netting, I find hugely satisfying. And also evocative of bees in a hive, and babies crawling around in crib a swarm of life and activity within a confined space that feels like