Home Sweet Home...not any more

These are the latest additions to my gallery of abandoned homes. I often find myself wondering about the stories they hold...stories soon to be forgotten perhaps.




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Sandi,

I see homes everywhere I travel that have been abandoned, most often due to a recent real estate transaction I suppose, to make room for, as you say, a new subdivision. The history vanishes but more important is the farmland that is claimed and paved over. I don't remember the statistics, but it's sobering to hear how much land is lost each day in Canada.

My favourite shots are of the homes that have been totally let go, to slowly disintigrate into the sands of time. Many of the houses I find near Toronto are boarded up for safety and security reasons. I'm always most taken with those that wear their weathering yet still perhaps, show some grandure.



Thanks Sandi, for your comments!!:smile:

 

Hi Crystal,

Thanks for your compliment!!! The last house is still standing...the locals refer to it as the "rat house". It would have ben salvageable at one time, but probably not any more. I guess there will be a strip-mall on the property soon.

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Brad,

I hope you are able to find some interesting derelicts to shoot. Be careful if you're wandering on some rural abandoned land...deep hidden wells, broken glass, jagged metal... whatch your step!
Thanks very much for your compliments...appreciated!!! :smile:

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Yes Gale, there's a certain sadness in the air it seems with some of the sites I've shot. Thanks for your comment!!!

 

Vern,

Yes Vern, I feel some sadness at times when I see these old homesteads left to ruin. But everything is in a constant state of flux...constant renewal, including I hope, peoples lives. Thanks for your compliment!!:smile:
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Rich,

Thanks for your comments...appreciated!!:smile:
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Sharon,

I am pleased with the rusty tones of the third and I'm glad the roof wasn't red or blue, but rather a tonal match for the grass etc.
Thank you for your compliments!!:biggrin:

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Herb,

I'm very happy to know you like these shots! Thank you!!!:biggrin:

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Doug,

I very much appreciate your compliments/comments!! I really am unable to include much more of the front of the property...I was only a few feet from a fence behind me as I shot this, and I didn't want to go any wider because I think the remains of this house would be lost in the surroundings.
Thanks Doug....appreciated!!!!:smile:

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Kris,

Thanks very much for commenting. I'm always drawn to these lonely locations...they are evocative for me too! :smile:

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Thanks Johnny!! It would make for an interesting set, but a dangerous one.