Sunday, June 5, 2011

Decay (XXXV)


Abandoned area in Oeiras

21 comments:

milton said...

interessante
Milton

brattcat said...

nice angles here. i so want to peer over that slanted wall.

brattcat said...

or slip through that slightly ajar door...which, of course, would be much easier.

Gine said...

Matière et lignes ... Parfait !

Birdman said...

Is there a mystery behind that door?

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What a beautiful photo!

Sylvia K said...

Wonderful capture as always, JM, and it is interesting that even buildings like this, in decay and yet still with a beauty of its own! Of course, gorgeous skies and trees do help! Have a great week!

Sylvia

Carolina Louback said...

Por aqui lugares assim geram ocupação por pessoas menos favorecidas socialmente.

Sharon said...

This makes a lovely photo! I'd love to take a peek around that slightly ajar door.

genie said...

I want to see inside. Bet behind that door there are lots of great stories to be told. It is always sad for me seeing the old pieces of architecture decaying. There is so much of that here in our part of the world. People just can no longer afford to take care of the structures. This capture is wonderful and captivating.

art is in the kitchen said...

Oeiras should be declared a UNESCO world heritage site, if you ask me. These places should be preserved forever for everyone to see. Nostalgic shot!

Anonymous said...

I like this! The textures in the walls are interesting.

Dimple said...

I especially like the angles of the roof line and the shadow on the door. The small peek allowed by the door shows that the inside, although abandoned by the last human residents, has been colonized by local plant life.

Babzy.B said...

a little door i 'd liked to open to see what's behind :) :)

cieldequimper said...

Once there was a garden and a vegetable patch behind that stark wall...

Francisca said...

... and the flowers still grow. Nice contrasts of textures here.

Anonymous said...

Faded but lovely!

PeterParis said...

Decay can have its own beauty!

VP said...

There is probably some wild green behind that door...

Joan Elizabeth said...

I love the way flowers know to grow wild and undisturbed in abandoned sites.

Leif Hagen said...

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