…I have stored against my ruin” says Eliot in ‘The Wasteland’. And here the decline of everything manmade that can still hold us spellbound.
Top: Hirsau monastery and castle., Germany; Roche Abbey in fog, Yorkshire; Dilapidated building on a Normandy beach; Decayed houseboat, the river Deben, Suffolk for Sarah’s Monochrome Madness prompt: Ruins
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I love that boat.
that boat I’ve loved many years back now and photographed its gradual decay over those years but have not visited for quite a while so I’m guessing it’s just a few ribs now
Otherworldly. And of course, full of stories waiting to be told…(K)
yes indeed Kerfe -each has its history implied in the decay
Really atmospheric shots Linda – I love the misty Roche Abbey and old boat in particular! Thank you for joining in the challenge 🙂
Thank you Sarah for prompting these out of the archive of ruins -Laura!
I agree with Sarah about those two pictures. The misty Roche Abbey is a gorgeous image recalling any number of platinum prints from the early 1900’s. I could sink into that photograph for an hour…
many thanks John – how fortuitous was the fog that day