Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign.
Since I’m not much of a traveler, I went with an “out-of-place” take on this weeks theme.
Walking through the forest you never know what you might come across. For many of you, finding an old car, or what’s left of it, a piece of farm equipment, or even a grave yard, might seem “out-of-place.” Not here in New Hampshire, or dare I say, most of New England.
The forests throughout New Hampshire are often a window into the past. You can’t go far without stumbling upon a stone wall, or some other sign that the forest you’re walking through, was once farmland.
What may now seem out-of-place, was not always so.
I like the top photo. It shows that it is finally resting on comfortable ground after a lot of hard work.
October 28, 2012 at 10:07 pm
Beautiful images. Well done. Amazing how well rust goes with autumn foliage.
October 28, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Thank you Richert. They do compliment each other very well I think. To me, the brown leaves really add to the feel that the forest is slowly reclaiming them.
October 29, 2012 at 6:33 am
As always, beautiful photos Jeff. The third one in particular gets me to imagine.. vast woods, tomb stones, and halloween, chill…
October 29, 2012 at 3:16 am
Thank you, as always, Deborah
I have a 52 Week Photo Project I’m working on, and this coming weeks theme is Spooky. My photo for the project will be made in this little cemetery.
October 29, 2012 at 6:35 am
These are very cool finds Jeff :O!! If I were a kid, I would have a blast playing there.
October 29, 2012 at 3:45 am
Thanks Paula. When I was a kid I used to come across things like this all the time in my travels, but never really appreciated the historic significance of them. Usually things like old truck frame and the manure spreader are found fairly close to a working farm. As are these, though they are well into the forest, with no roads or paths nearby. Leading me to believe they’ve been there a very long time. Put to pasture after serving there owners well.
The cemeteries can be found anywhere. I’ve come across them literally in the middle of nowhere. After finding one, that’s when my inner archeologist comes out. I know that once I’ve found the family burial ground, the home site can’t be far. I will continue my search until I find the old stone foundation where the house once stood. So far, I’ve never not found it
October 29, 2012 at 6:43 am
Love the creativity in the shots.
October 29, 2012 at 5:33 am
Thank you!
October 29, 2012 at 6:43 am
Great pictures for this entry! Love the concept too! and so definitely true!
October 29, 2012 at 11:35 am
Thank you!
October 29, 2012 at 1:59 pm
What a great take on this challenge, Jeff – and perfect New England images of displaced, now foreign, items!
October 29, 2012 at 1:32 pm
Thank you. These do seem to be very New England-y finds, that’s for sure.
October 29, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Interesting finds, Jeff! I especially like the top image – wonderful decay!
October 31, 2012 at 5:13 am
Thanks Lucy!
October 31, 2012 at 6:13 am
It’s a shame that they are rusting away. They should be restored and put in a museum or something.
November 3, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Not sure there’s any restoring that frame. The manure spreader might have a chance at resurrection, but that car/truck frame is in all likelihood too far gone.
November 3, 2012 at 5:32 pm
Fascinating finds Jeff! The first image is stunning!
November 6, 2012 at 1:08 pm
Again, thank you.
November 6, 2012 at 8:26 pm