Quite the Home

I had to do something today that kept me away from home, but indoors most of the day. While there I was musing over what I would do for my post for today. On my way home, I had to photograph a piece of property for a job I have. I decided to use one of those images. This is the house (?) on the property.

My imagination ran wild. Did these people (who appeared not to live here anymore) run out of money after they finished the foundation and before they could erect the house? Did they intentionally choose to live in the basement (foundation)? How long did they live in the "basement"? Did they get claustrophobia from living underground and having only one source of daylight in their home? There were no other windows around the entire foundation. Imagine trying to get out the front door after even a moderate snowstorm.

I'll probably never get the answers to these questions, but it's fun trying to piece together the situation of another person's life.