Nature vs Man
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The unstoppable force of nature as trees reclaim an abandoned truck, nestled in the heart of a forgotten city.
The Kallang River is the longest river in Singapore, flowing for 10 kilometres from the Lower Peirce Reservoir to the Kallang Basin. It originates in the planning area of Central Water Catchment, flows in a southeast direction through Bishan and Toa Payoh, before finally arriving in Kallang. Prior to extensive land reclamation along Singapore's southeastern coast, the Kallang River used to empty into the Singapore Straits at the Kallang Basin, near where Merdeka Bridge is standing.
Hurstwood Reservoir, Burnley, Lancashire.
On one length of Hurstwood Reservoir are these large piles of soil that presumably were the fill contents of the reservoir. This image was taken from the far bank looking across the reservoir. . I do love the patterns and textures that the low winter sun is helping to give
Maasvlakte II, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
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An old, long abandoned grain elevator is slowly blending into its surroundings in tiny Baileyville, IL.
We don't use ant chemicals. Not to get rid of bugs, weeds, or to fertilize. Nature is in charge, which is where I find most of my nature photos. Dragonflies eat everything they can, cutting down the mosquito population. Birds of all kinds nest and spend the season here. They too eat all they want. And then there's the trees. Magnificent trees, providers to all. I let them have the run of the yard spring to Autumn. When cold sets in, I trim everything back, getting ready for it all to happen again,
The wreckage of the Admiral Von Tromp in Saltwick Bay at sunset. Not much more than a tangle of twisted metal now as nature slowly removes it from the shoreline.
Stumbled across this downed tree on a short hike. I thought hey that's brown, Might work for Flickr Friday theme.
The morning sunlight envelopes the window of an old abandoned barn along the San Mateo County coastline. The absence of people has worked to the advantage of the wild blackberry, who has taken root within the dry rot and detritus of the old window pane.
San Mateo County Coast CA