Turning Around

Sometimes I don’t stop, or go back for a shot, and I regret it later.

I almost did stop to take this shot.

In fact I drove right past it the first time.

It was a gray overcast day, and I was looking for old trees with open sky behind them. I was looking for shape and contrast.

I noticed these trees right away, but I didn’t think too much about them at first other than the shape. There was too much else around them, too much clutter. So I kept going.

But as I drove past, I finally noticed the old house. Really noticed it.

Made of brick, but falling down. It had character. It had history. And it looked like it had once been a beautiful house, with big old shade trees behind it.

I was past it. But the story was in my head now.

I went back. Back to the first view I had of the trees, with the back of the house, the shed and the metal tower.

The overcast sky was perfect. The trees had once provided shade for the house and its residents.

Now they just stand and watch as the house slowly returns to the earth.

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