Oracle, Arizona

A wee bit of rural urban exploration this morning (is that an oxymoron?). There's a wee cottage near my house which has been abandoned, so I had a poke around to see what I could see. Was quite taken with this pale blue paintwork and doorknob, peeling and rusting together.

Rusted Steel Beam by Adam Turow

Delaware Water Gap, NRA, NJ/PA

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For "Crazy Tuesday" - theme : "Rust"

Fairbank, Arizona

Tubac Presidio State Park, Tubac, Arizona

Feb. 16, 2025: Photography in Los Alamos, California, emphasizing rust. The community of about 900 is located in the Santa Ynez Valley.

Old rusted tracks found in the rail graveyard. The flower caught my eye.

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Another shot from yesterday, looking for Rust

During my drive through some back roads of Iowa, I came across a collection of rusted farm equipment.

It was interesting to walk among them.

Blyth. Northumberland, North East England, UK.

Quai de la Joliette, Marseille, France

Tubac Presidio State Park, Tubac, Arizona

something to do with farming....

Gnisvard, Gotland Sweden

Rusted Love Lock in Bamberg, Germany. thought it was a nice close-up

Sometimes train chases lead to some very interesting 'other' finds. Given other indications in the immediate area, this section of rail was likely used as part of the road crossing and was subsequently replaced by better and heavier rail. Rusted well with a chunk missing. Part of the Atlantic and Yadkin, now Atlantic and Western

I guess an old rusty car is like a cancer victim. Unattended the body is OK but the rust keeps eating it away until it is no longer its former self and not able able to hit the road and get out and enjoy life again.Then one day somebody says "what a waste...that can be restored, all you gotta do is kill the rust and start over again"

Cut to the chase.....my Big C is in remission, hopefully a stem cell transplant will be the restoration....and the road never looked so good again.

thanks everybody for listening and CARING....merc

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Earth, Sand, Rusty fence, Blue sky and Perfect clouds, Oxidized metal

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vietnam

SIGMA DP2 Merrill

Duvenstedter Brook, Hamburg

A single strand of grass peeps through the rust surrounded hole in a piece of no longer used farming gear.

And a fence of course. HFF and have a great weekend!:)

Red rust

Belton churchyard rust