Friday, November 6, 2020

Not far from yesterday's thresher-- this marvelous old house stood for nearly 140 years. The landowners continued to till and harvest around it for decades after it became unoccupied. And it became one of the most photographed abandoned houses in the Northwest. Unfortunately it was destroyed by a wildfire in 2018-- but our virtual trip to the dry side would be incomplete without it.


 

19 comments:

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

Now only an empty house with memories Bill.

Lasse said...

Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for that the people had let this stand, and thanks to you for seeing it and posting it !!

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

Gosto deste trabalho.
Um abraço e bom fim-de-semana.

Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados

Granny Annie said...

There are many abandoned, old homes around here and I drive past them and imagine the family that lived there once.

Andy said...

It sure looks lonely.

Anne Le Maître said...

Incredible... and so sad !

joaquín said...

Una foto maravillosa, un paisaje extraordinario y una cas que, salvando las distancias, me ha recordado a la de psicosis

Elephant's Child said...

Beautiful. And so very sad. Fire is such a destroyer and I am glad that you captured this before it was razed.

Taken For Granted said...

Yes, I can see why this old house is much photographed. It is a stark reminder of the past with great texture.

Pierre Carrive said...

Superbe photo. Et le vert de l'arbre qui contraste avec les beiges de la terre et du bois de la maison abandonnée dit que la vie est toujours là.

Antonio Rodriguez said...

Preciosa fotografía y preciosa narrativa.
¡¡Congratulations Bill!! USA and de world go out from 4 years of a bad dream. The world get back the hope.
Un fuerte abrazo y cuidate.

Barb said...

Picture perfect!

Luis Serrano said...

Un paisaje que parece desolado pero que está lleno de belleza. La casa es realmente una joya. Un abrazo Bill

Babzy.B said...

Beautiful ! 🙂👍

Rose said...

I so love this....don't you just know that this was a beauty in its day?

Margaret D said...

So many tales to be told of that old house..shame it burnt.
It's a simple picture which makes it so lovely.

Mikael Bergman said...

very beautiful
as a painting

orvokki said...

So beautiful photo.

Rose said...

I am so glad there are photos of it....this is a great one.