The ramshackle house has served as a reference point, and an occasional subject, for nearly five years of photographing the southeast view. A couple of years ago the elderly owner moved or passed on, so the building now belongs to a realtor. For the first time in years, encroaching trees and brush were cleared out — including the evergreens, a solo where a trio once stood. The roof has been reshingled and several windows replaced; all that remains is that faded, butterscotch siding, which nostalgia can keep.