She says she glories in being abandoned. –J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
Earlier this week while out for a drive, I caught a glimpse of an abandoned building I’ve photographed many times over the last several years. I’m always intrigued by how much the building changes, but I was stunned by the beauty of its neighbor [photos #1, 2, 4, 5].
I was pleased to find nature doing what it does–reclaiming what the humans left behind.
I had a difficult time choosing which photos to share for [not-so] #Wordless Wednesday–the originals or the edits. My hubby remarked that color photos tell a story, and the black and white ones are more artsy. Since I can’t decide whether I want to share a story or art, I’m sharing both sets.
Did you ever wonder
Why abandoned houses looked so sad
Much like the people
Their exterior was only for the function
We would not feel so sad
If we recognized
That the spirit of the house
Had already moved on
The dream remained.
Maria Lehtman, The Dreaming Doors
[For earlier shots of the building in photos #3 and #6, check out a 2016 post. You’ll be able to note some of the changes in the building’s condition].
Love them all!
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Truthful insight about purpose and presentation. Well done essay and photos, Chandra.
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Beautiful images, and love the title, nature abandons nothing, they will revert to her.
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Love your pictures, they are both beautiful and emotive. A house or home left without
care is soon reclaimed by nature.
miriam
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I feel it is the people who lived in the house that gives it it’s character.
Just a thought… 🙂
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Both the structures have a story to tell.The cottage seems straight out of a fairy tale of pixies and gnomes.
Is that cottage also abandoned or it it just the building?
Lovely captures, Chandra.
Thank you for sharing with us on #WW.
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I had to check out your older post, Chandra and discovered that both the houses have extensively altered since the years! Very haunting and sad at the same time to see the pictures of decay and foliage growing all over them. Clearly, the spirit (of the houses) is no longer there.
I feel very moved every time I see old structures in my city, as it makes me wonder about the people who lived in them once. Every home bears an untold story.
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Love this.
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I love seeing old houses and wondering about the lives of the people who lived there.
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Such old buildings are so fascinating. They make me think about how they were used in the past, and why they were abandoned. It is an art to taking pictures of them, and you have done a professional job with these pictures. My favorite is the last B&W one.
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The greens are delightful. I can imagine a sweet little old lady, still living there. living on foods from the garden, and berries from her prolific bushes. 🙂 In b&w, it seems historic. As if it was the birthplace of a famous author or poet. LOL 🙂 Beautiful all!
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Such a beautiful post. Lovely images
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I love the captions. Abandonment in its self wears one out. But just as we also can choose to let the beauty flow forth in the midst of it, I feel these buildings too did. 😊
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Nice blog
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