Castle Ironwork

I love the attention to detail at Scotty's Castle.  I'm fast approaching my 200th tour of the season, and every time I go in, I see something different.  I simply had to post pictures of some of my more favorite pieces.  My apologies if you find this boring, but there are some really skilled people in this world.

 

The two pictures below are the same thing, one taken from the ground, the second taken from the bridge.  This is probably my favorite.  It's a bit hard to see from the first picture, but there is a small flower hanging upside-down, that swings freely from it's curly-cue.  Beautiful, simply beautiful.

The next few items are light/bell holders.  Detail.  I love it!

In each room, the curtain rods are different.  The picture below is from the Solarium, my favorite curtain rods.  Amazing. 

 Decoration in the Upper Music Room above the tour exit door.

Each candelabra in the place has a different design.  Each room is so unique in it's own way.  Like I said, I always find something new.  In this picture, you can also see some of the tile work too.  All original.

The ceiling in the Upper Music Room.  All the beams are hand carved, and the chandeliers are exquisite.  I realize it's hard to see the detail from this picture, but I love this room!

Two more, and I promise that is it.  This little guy is hidden in a corner and is often over-looked as people come into the entryway of the Annex building and are caught up by the splendor of the Italian Suite (and who can blame them, it's gorgeous). 

This archway is part of the entrance to the Hacienda, a few feet away from the Castle.

I've got four more weeks out here.  Accepting all last minute visitors during that time!

Castle Couture

Finally, a post about what I look like for most of my work day.  It's a little different than my ranger uniform, as you can see.  The character I have chosen is a newspaper reported from the LA Times.  "I'm sure most of you have read stories about Scotty and his castle in the papes, but have you noticed all those stories say something different?  None of them agree?"  I am at the castle to set the story straight... and look mighty cute doing it too!

It's hard to see in this pictures, but I'm showing off the seam in my stockings.  Yup, we try to keep things here as authentic as possible.  I don't usually curl my hair though; this was a special occasion because I knew we we're going to take pictures and I had friends from Great Basin visiting and I wanted to give them the true experience. 

This is my co-worker Masaki.  He's from southern California.  He's also chosen a news reporter character.

This is Steve, who I worked with at Great Basin.  He is a prospector in the Amargosa Valley and a good friend of Scotty's. 

We have quite the collection of costumes; I'll have to take more pictures and post our winter bunch.  I have also taken quite a few pictures of the details in the wood and metal work in the castle and am anxious to post those as well.