Rural Deterioration
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Somewhat deteriorated facade detail seen in the old town of Chania in Crete.
Looks best in large size (lightbox, press L and then F11)!
Fassadendetail in der Altstadt von Chania.
Wirkt am besten in großer Darstellung (L drücken und dann F11).
26th June 2015 - A re-edit of a shot I posed last week at the suggestion of Lee Chapman. Hope you like it fella..
Deteriorated wood fishing boat with floats. Inverness, Tomales Bay, West Marin County, Northern California, USA
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This shed is deteriorating really quickly. However, there is a new fenced in area just next to it where you can put your horse while visiting the farmer’s daughter.
I first took a photo of this house in 2011 and which is posted on my photostream. The wooden siding and porch has deteriorated quite a bit, but not as much as I would have thought. The tin roof really seems to have helped protect the old structure.
(You can sing the title. It sounds better to the tune of “Look Away Dixieland”)
This farm truck has been left in the field to deteriorate. The flat bed is in bad shape and the tires are non-existent. It looks like there is a huge, rusty auxiliary fuel tank on the side. I don’t know the year, but it must have been in the 1960’s given the two tone turquoise color. Happy Truck Thursday.
.... to the mansions of Clinton Hill is this deteriorating building in Williamsburg. This long, narrow, always shaded passageway leads to the front door of another home. I don't think that chain locked gate will be enough to keep the bad guys out.
Explore #426! Thank you my friends! Thank you!
The weather forecast deteriorated from being sunny and warm to cloudy and cold but that didn't deter this little dark-eyed junco from looking on the bright side today. Sunny skies are always a rare bird around here in December. On average we only see about 6 days with ample sunshine this month, so don't move here if you suffer from SAD syndrome!
In Japan, 70 years old is called ”Koki” (古希). In the old days, it was rare to live until the age of 70, so called it that way. Prolonging human lifespan may be one of the causes of ecosystem deterioration.
My favourite tree on the Midland Highway, which connects between Hobart and Launceston in Tasmania, Australia.
I've photographed this tree on several occasions. Each time I do I notice subtle differences and deterioration in the health of the tree. A few less limbs, broken branches, etc. This grand old lifeform is reaching the end of its lifespan.
This image was taken nearly a year ago - I really have to take another shot to capture its current stand.
I took a picture of this little house two years ago. It has deteriorated quite a bit since then. The differences are quite evident. I expected the porch to collapse, but was surprised about the large hole in the side.
It still has the telltale pink paint on the top couple of boards.
The ‘For Sale’ sign is still on the front of the house. If there are any takers out there just let me know!
I have posted a picture of what it looked like two years ago in the first comment.
This is an abandoned house. I pulled over to the side of the road and got out of the car. I had just taken a shot or two when all of a sudden there was a dog running over to me and barking. Where did he come from. I called him Sweetie and said he was a good dog, but wisely got back in my car and drove on by the house. I turned around and came back intending to get shots of the front, but the neighbors had come out of the house next door. That explained the mysterious dog. I decided to keep going. There is always another day.
All our castles
are deteriorating in a strange static light
The tops of the skyscrapers
Become their true selves
Rejoicing in the destruction of rules!
Celebrating the return of
Monsterdom!
Don’t worry!
In Monsterdom, it’s not too scary!
You only have to work long hours
if you’re cleaning up a monster mess.
The other days, you get to party on the rooftops
Just be careful you feed the monsters before you
let your guard down.
We didn’t elect these creatures
with the sharpest teeth and the slyest smiles
They try to eat us when we’re not looking
Pit us against each other like clever chess masters
Make us remorseful for wanting change at all.
We don’t remember voting for them to take over the city
Yet, they seem here to stay.
What will it take before we realize it’s better not to be ruled at all?
**All photos and poems are copyrighted**
Wikipedia: Khao Yai National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาใหญ่) is a national park in Thailand. Established in 1962 as Thailand's first national park, it is the third largest national park in Thailand.
Khao Yai National Park is in the western part of the Sankamphaeng Mountain Range, at the southwestern boundary of the Khorat Plateau. The highest mountain in the area of the park is 1,351 meters (4,432 ft) high Khao Rom. This park lies largely in Nakhon Ratchasima Province (Khorat), but also includes parts of Saraburi, Prachinburi and Nakhon Nayok Provinces.
The park is the third largest in Thailand. It covers an area of 2,168 square kilometers, including tropical seasonal forests and grasslands. Elevations mostly range from 400–1,000 meters (1,300–3,300 ft). There are 3,000 species of plants, 320 species of birds such as red junglefowl and coral-billed ground cuckoo, and 66 species of mammals, including Asian black bear, Indian elephant, gaur, gibbon, Indian sambar deer, southern pig-tailed macaque, Indian muntjac, Ussuri dhole and wild pig. There have been are no tigers in Khao Yai for at least 20 years. Its waterfalls include the 80-metre (260 ft) Heo Narok (เหวนรก), and Heo Suwat (หวสุวัต) made famous by the film The Beach.
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex being proclaimed a Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO resulted in the Thai government becoming the key custodian of the forest in Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai. To prevent deterioration or degradation, the state has been required to institute measures to protect the forest, as part of its obligations under the Convention on Cultural and Natural World Heritage. The conservation and protection of the World Heritage site relies on cooperation between the state, the private sector, private organizations, local communities and the general public. It is also necessary to maintain opportunities for scientific research.
The ghost town of Bodie, California contains several vehicles in various stages of deterioration. The state of California bought the town in 1962 and maintains the site in a state of "arrested decay".
Happy Truck Thursday!
Old barn revisited with a new camera. Ever since I got it two days ago, it has been foggy and raining. I had to try it out in the mist anyway. I don’t have the knack yet!
This looks like new siding, so I thought it is good that someone is fixing this house up.
A few problems present themselves however. Am I crazy or is the left side of the house lower and totally out of square? It also appears that the roof is buckling in the middle. The front porch is rotten and there is a stake or pipe up through the porch roof. What’s that about?
Not to mention that they have hired the same local gardener, who isn’t very good! So, why the new siding if the house is structurally unsound?
I call this house the ‘holey molely’ house. Not because there are a lot of moles in there, but because there are a lot of holes in the house.
In fact, I didn’t see one mole, but I do think I caught a glimpse of a red fox. He might have built his den in this house, or maybe not. I guess it could have been a dog hunting for moles. I didn’t get close enough to find out.
I just recently saw this house as the summer vegetation began to die back. I hope you can see it as well. If not, just pretend it is there and give it a fave anyway :)))
I call this the Corn House because every time I went to take a photo of it, two years ago, last year and this year, the lower half was obscured by a corn field.
I did take some winter shots because I know many of you will wonder, “Why didn’t she just take the shot in the winter?” I have an answer. There was an ugly trailer with a car parked next to it which really detracted from the beauty of this deterioration.
Recently I went back to the Corn House and to my surprised they had planted a soy crop. I refuse to call it the Soy House. Besides it will always be the Corn House to me.
It just needs some vine removal, new windows, some chimney work and the inevitable scraping and painting.
I love looking up at the leaves during autumn and seeing all the changes with the leaves. I especially liked these leaves because of the subtle hints of color variation between each other, the way they are deteriorating and of course the way the light hits them making them all dramatic against their background while also highlighting their beauty.
Not much is left in the ghost town Lake Valley in New Mexico. But this rusty automobile rests peacefully in the desert in what was once the center of a town of several thousand people.
This was one of Earl and Daryl’s jobs. This guy wanted to make his shed into a man cave and so he asked Earl and Daryl to install a satellite dish. Instead of anchoring the dish permanently to the roof, the boys opted to anchor the dish with cinderblocks. That is a lot of weight on this old roof. In fact, you see it here just before the dish fell through the roof creating a large open hole for collecting rainwater. The owner didn’t specify that he wanted running water in his man cave, so what a nice surprise for him.
The owner took the time to protect the shed from lightening, but not from Earl and Daryl. They also built a nice porch for him on the front of the man cave... not quite in the middle or straight. Unfortunately, this man cave is now just a deteriorating shed with a hole in the roof and vines growing up the sides.
This old house in Farnham, Virginia, is not presently occupied. It has an old rusting tin roof on the house and a tile roof on the porch. It looks like new siding has been installed on the top section. Hopefully it is going to be fully restored.
The entrance to the porch and the right side of the house is covered in vegetation. Of course, there are still Christmas lights on the porch and some chairs on which to sit and relax. HWW
A deteriorated truck is what is left of a cattle ranch no longer in operation in the southern California desert.
Happy Fence Friday!
Came across this old deteriorating cabin while hiking in the back country around Moose Lake In Montana.
A deteriorating window on the back side of old barn, which is now undergoing restoration. The glass has been broken out of the window, placed by a set of rebar bars.
Robert Rauschenburg (1925-2008)
Sor Aqua (Venetian) (1973)
-wood and metal suspended with rope over water-filled tub with glass jug
Nearly a decade after becoming the first American to win the grand prize at the Venice Biennale in 1964,Rauschenburg returned to the floating city.
With its water-filled bathtub,this work evokes Venetian canals:its suspended tangle of found rusted metals refers to the aging.deteriorating surfaces throughout the city.
Deterioration. Abandonment. Corruption. When looking at my photo stream, you may think I have a love for this sort of thing. You may even think me somewhat morbid. Not so. Life is not always bright, cheerful, and happy. When traveling and exploring with a camera it is the objects with wear, patina, and weathering that catch my eye. There is nothing more boring than newly painted or newly refinished surfaces to my way of thinking. I leave the sunsets, beaches, new cars, etc. for others to take. Give me an old rusty pickup truck or weathered barn and I am happy. Birds, butterflies, and flowers are pretty but an old dilapidated farmhouse is absolutely gorgeous. Worn objects are used objects and used is a word that describes life and living. The worn care lines of a human face show forth life and living in the same way. The objects that people have used and the people who have used them are the story of human relationships and human civilization. Desolation, abandonment and destruction are actually dehumanizing. They do nothing to lift up or encourage our common humanity. They are the very picture of Nihilism. Dachau and Auschwitz are Nihilism. Do we need a reminder? Why are we fascinated by dehumanizing subjects? Where is R.P. McMurphy when you need him?
A wee gem of a Castle in Fife , so famous according to Google Maps , it doesn't exist though the local convenience store is there , TUT TUT , shame on you .
This site can be traced back to the 12th century .
By the 13th century it was the home of the Abbots of Dunfermline .
Mary Queen of Scots visited in 1562 .
the building was threatened with being demolish in 1972 after it had badly deteriorated . It was saved by a public enquiry
It's an awful shame it was only found by chance .
Processing/Texture: NIK Color Efex Pro - Vintage.
A broken window, weathering, deterioration and decay: stuff I love to come across and photograph :)
Seen at Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site. Vancouver, B.C.
Founded in 1904 and dead by 1916, Rhyolite was one of several short lived boom-towns from the late Gold Rush era. This is what is left of one of the bank buildings.
Happy Monochrome Monday!
This is the “I’m not sure, undecided, ambivalent, I support everything or nothing” house.
I’m not sure what is going on here, but it seems the owner supports all causes or is not sure which ones to support. At least he flies a lot of colorful flags. The window dressings are also interesting ... sheets, I think.
This house has a crooked porch awning and needs some major work. It does have windows though, so Happy Window Wednesday.
The title refers to a dip in the dock or a dip in the water or both. It is funny that the dock only fell in right in the middle. It looks like a lot of the decking boards are missing. I think the entire dock would have to be repaired which is running about twenty thousand dollars right now. My guess is that this is a dangerous, deteriorated, decayed, defunct dock. I am sure I am missing some descriptive “D” words. Have at it please. The more the better.
Covered bridges were once very common in the United States. Now, they are historical landmarks and quaint reminders of a time gone by.
Wooden truss bridges were somewhat hazardous and deteriorated rapidly in the elements. Because the planks of the roadbed were oiled, they became quite slick when wet, and the wood tended to rot pretty fast when exposed to rain/snow year round. Hence, the covered bridge.
This bridge, in Manns Choice, Pennsylvania, is known as the Herline Bridge. Constructed in 1902, it is a more recent addition to the covered bridge collection. Pennsylvania, although a leading producer of steel, was slow to convert to steel bridges, preferring the more rustic look of these structures. At 136' long it's the longest in Bedford County, and is maintained in excellent condition by the state.
Shot this interior of a vintage trailer parked at Nelson, Nevada. This might be a deteriorated Airstream from the 1930's. I love the raggedy curtain!
“It surely looks like the description we were given, Daryl. Pull the truck off to the side of the road and bring the chainsaw!”
“But Earl if you look through the bottom left window, you will see the firefighters are here too!”
“Daryl, do you see a fire, or a fire truck for that matter? That is just an old jacket or some kind of fabric left in the house. Com’on let’s get this job done!
“Okay, Earl. I’ll go in the house and start cutting down that tree which is growing out of the window.”
“ Hold it! Stop right there! I swear if you weren’t my cousin, I would fire you! That large tree is not growing out of the window. It is growing next to the house. The tree is a lot older than the house. Why would they build the house around the tree?”
“Maybe they wanted a tree house, Earl.”
“Daryl, just start cutting from the outside while I get a rope on the tree.” Earl said as he headed back toward the truck.
“Timber!” Earl stopped in his tracks. “NO, I didn’t just hear that did I?” He slowly turned around to find the tree was down, but many heavy top branches were resting on the roof and when they had crashed down had done some damage.
Daryl!!*#@ */&$’ he swore in a loud, angry shriek! “Now what are we going to do?”
Does anybody know how this should end?
Taken off a rural road in Richmond County, VA.