When Covid was done with me
Post-Covid ramble reveals rustic ruins.
There’s gold in them thar hills…NOT
Tryin' to make a million.
Logger’s Retreat – part 1
A special two-part episode featuring a very cool abandoned house.
Colonel Sanders has left the building
Why did the chicken farmer cross the road? To become a fur rancher.
Upstate decay
Oh look...abandoned buildings. Before the snow flew I found some crispy decay.
On the road for rural decay
Out exploring back roads for abandoned places.
Abandoned conversations
A couple of encounters with people while out photographing rural decay. I lived to tell the tale!
The old place on the lake
How can some abandoned buildings remain so untouched for decades?
Dead end job
This time the conditions let me create a cohesive set of shots of an extensive abandoned farm.
You can’t go home again
When I lived in NH, I photographed old cemeteries lot. They're some of my favorite places and you could hardly go a mile without passing one, complete with stone walls, some gorgeous gates and mausoleums. Alas, Wisconsin only became a state in 1848 and so consequently not many are old enough to have the same artistry, charm... Continue Reading →
If Walls Could Talk
Winter is a great time for showing us things we might ordinarily not see at all. I have no idea how many times I've passed this house, but I'm sure it's dozens. Finally the other day I noticed it. I had to laugh though because it's about 50 feet from the edge of a pretty... Continue Reading →
Ghost Train of Versailles
Phew. It's been a "rough" four days. Rough only in a strict first world sort of way. I was without the internet at home for four days. Oh noes! Yeah, we had a wicked noreaster come through and dump a foot or two of snow on us. Some got more, some got less, but a... Continue Reading →
Distill My Heart
I was in Kentucky and Tennessee this past weekend. My husband had a seminar in Nashville on Monday and since he had to go down on Sunday anyway, we decided to go a day early and see what we could see. Having never been to either state before it was a new experience for both... Continue Reading →
Bodie, CA – The Disney World of Ghost Towns
This was the first place we visited on our way down from Reno. We planned to go there during the trip, but not so soon. However, we found ourselves very near to it so decided to switch up the schedule. I knew going into it that it would be kind of a zoo, tourist-wise (worse... Continue Reading →
Obsolete Technology – abandoned mills
If you've been following this blog for a while, you probably noted my love of abandoned things and the woods. Well lately I've been able to combine them in a really excellent way - mill ruins! I went walking in some nature trails in Hampstead the other day and found three old mill sites in... Continue Reading →
Rural Obscura
I've always been intrigued by broken-down buildings on the side of the road. In New England they are everywhere. Little shacks. Barns. Garages. Unidentifiable buildings that make you wonder what they used to be and why they were hammered together in the first place. Mostly they're wooden, but occasionally metal and almost always difficult to... Continue Reading →
Oh look – something else abandoned
This time an old quarry up in the White Mountains in North Conway. It was collectively known as the Redstone Quarry and had several faces and cutting operations. The area is huge and I needed many more hours to shoot there to get all of it. Up until the late 1940s it was an active... Continue Reading →
Living Bad Dreams
If you've been reading this blog or following my flickr or Smugmug feeds you'll have noticed my penchant for abandoned places (and my love for heavy metal - spot the references if you can). Especially between seasons if you know what I mean. Sure, you can shoot derelict stuff anytime, but after the leaves fall... Continue Reading →
