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].
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Love them all!
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Thanks for loving all of them!
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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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Yes! Thanks for reading! 🙂
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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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Thank you!
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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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All that love still seeps through the structure. I like it!
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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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Actually, the “green house” is not the same as the house in the other photo. I’ll have to search through my archives for an earlier pic of the green house.
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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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Me too!
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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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I would love to get inside one some day! But I’m a “fraidy-cat.” Bugs and unstable walls and floors. No, thank you! 😆
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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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Now, that’s a beautiful backstory!
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Such a beautiful post. Lovely images
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Thank you!
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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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Thanks! I agree. We can always find beauty—if we choose.
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You are welcome. 🤗
Hmm. True!
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Nice blog
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The caption says it all! Lovely…
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Amazing photos! I wish I had your eye. I do
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well not to chop of people’s heads!
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Haha! It just takes a little practice.
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Thank you!
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I love the photos. They remind me of my youth. My grandparents lived in a small town called New Roads in Louisiana. They had A you like this. Whenever I see houses like this it reminds me of them. I wonder if their home looks like this or if it’s still standing.
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Are you from New Orleans or thereabout? Whenever you’re in the area of your grandparents home, you should go and visit and take pics–even if the house is no longer standing. After Katrina destroyed my grandparents home, I made a point to go to the spot and take pics. I think I shared at least one of them on the blog. My grandparents are no longer living (one of my aunts was living there at the time), but the house figures in so many of my childhood memories.
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Yes I am from New Orleans. I plan to next time I’m home. I I take plenty of pictures on my iPhone and note but this Nikon is awesome. I love snapping pics with it. I have not put it down since my family got it for me..
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You’re probably like me. I take my almost camera everywhere–even the grocery store. 😀
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Sorry for the delay. I was sick upon returning from my 48 hour weekend. But I pack my bag each time I leave the house.
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Wonderful pictures in B&W or color (I prefer the color). There is something intriguing about old buildings. Thanks for posting this and sharing your pictures.
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There is! I wish I were brave enough to venture inside. The thought of rodents and falling through floors sort of scares me.
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