A Tale of Two Homes

This lovely wooden sided home is situated in a wooded area within two miles of the center of Mount Holly Springs Pa. Mount Holly is between Gettysburg PA and Carlisle PA in the foothills of the Appalachians, just about two miles north of the points that the Applacian Trail crosses both PA Routes 94 and 34. There are other pictures in my collection from this area.  This looks like the perfect home in the perfect setting.  And it is, almost.  This picture is taken from a spot directly in front of another home directly across the street from the one pictured here.  After I took this picture I walked across the road and took another picture of the home across from this one.  Scroll down to see it.

This is not a joke.  The quaint home pictured below is directly across the street from the one above.  I have been asked if this home was occupied and I can honestly say I am not sure.  This area was at one time a back woods area but today people have built very nice homes in the area and at times they are cited next to or close to some of the older homes.  It is interesting to note that some of the older residents of these areas complain about the encrochament in their areas where they could ten years ago pretty much do as they please.  If they killed a deer, in or out of season, they could hang it in front of the home to dress it and nobbody would bother them or even consider callling the game warden.  With all of this ‘civulization’ as they pronounce it, you aren’t allowed to shoot a deer, even in season.  One resident of another area like this told me, “They call this civilization?  I think not.  You can shoot a person and get away with it but you can’t shoot a deer for food.”  And he has a point.

This is not a joke.