The bars on the window are designed to permit the casement windows to open part-way.  But judging from the amount of thick paint on those window frames, I’d say that flat bars would have worked, too.

But these make a better shadow.

Hart, Texas

photographed 9.27.2008

Whew! I did it. I am, of course, posting this in advance, so it’s pure conjecture on my part when I say the vacation was great and I look forward to a return visit to where ever it was that I went. But, I also look forward to replying to your comments, which I will start doing tomorrow!