Piet GREAT picture;  It must give you the chills being there.  That portrait on the wall, is really cool too.  Such a little cutie, hanging there ... with all that dilapidation around it. 

Love that bus and the old harvester.. my husband would LOVE to have that!  lol  (just what we need, more 'lawn ornaments'!!!!

Alan, how ironic!!  Piet & I were just listening to Stairway to Heaven last week!  That was a fav of mine in the 70's :) :)

How uncanny! I had to squint and read twice to see if I were delirious. Yes Alan, of course I know Led Zeppelin, they were huge in the 70's when I was a little younger and very popular. I am teaching Shari good songs from the 70's although she is a bit young still, only reaching the 37 mark this week on the 23rd.  I won't mention it because I promised her I'd keep her birthday secret.

I am amazed by the creativity induced by the challenge! Fascinating old cabin there Ralph.

I am sitting riveted to the challenge to see who is next...

:b_uncertain:

What am I going to do with you........

Aha!!! the 23rd eh?...you kept thatun hush hush Shazza ???

yeah Ronnie .. not many know I'm 37 too.  Shhh    :biggrin:

LOL, I will do you a nice dedi:)...wished I looked that good at 37, my hair had all fallen out by then LOL.

Ive taken note  Shari,     the 23rd mmmm!     I'll keep quiet lol

Well that was a little wierd about the connection to Stairway to Heaven,      something telepathic going on lol 

I've still got a third upload to use!!!   so I'm thinking and looking for something new

Oh!  You know, I don't know what made me think of this, but Marilyn's (beachzz) birthday is October 23rd.  Sometimes the strangest things pop into my head ... I don't know WHERE they come from!

• fingers in ears, "lalalalala" *

Well luckily you didn't hear from ME it's Shari's birthday on the 23rd!
:b_funny:

I will check back later to see what you uploaded Alan. Good luck to you and the other onliners.

Why is Marilyn so absent in the forum lately Tara?

Marilyn has been away from home for the past month, visiting friends and relatives.  She just got back a couple days ago.  I'll go rattle her cage and tell her to get her hiney back over here!  :)

Oh my!  It's Shari's birthday too????  Goodness me.  I never would have known!

:)

LOL @ YOU Ronnie !!!!   you guys crack me up.  No really, I'm not having anymore birthdays.  None.  Zip.  They used to be Oct 23rd every year, but now I dont have anymore.  So .. forget the dedi's folks.  Let's celebrate Beachzz though!!!  :) :) :)

Oh, I think it's faaaaaarrrr too late for THAT, my dear!  :)

Mwaaahaahaahaahaa!!!

Ok, here I am, back and yes, I'm having a birthday and not shy about telling the world!!  Though the freaking numbers remain a secret, isn't there finally a time when we can go backwards??!!

Welcome back Marilyn, to the corner of Graceful Silliness, I mean Dilapidation. Great entry too. I am sure you captured everything except dilapidation during your holiday.

I wish you two birthday girls a joyous week ahead!
:b_drool:

Thanks, Piet, had a great time, but it's sure good to be home!!

See?  Do I deliver, or what?  :)   Anyone else you'd like to see, Piet?  I admit ... I don't have the same pull with everyone that I do with Marilyn!  LOL!

Marilyn, this is a great shot, and wellcome back from you vacation :)

LOL @ Ralph :)..great capture, the sepia works well for this.

**Old gas station on TN 116 between Petros and Stainsville, TN......road is known as the Devil's Triangle.  Photo taken 10/14/08.

**

Niffty capture Ghostbear

Thanks....I've been waiting to post a photo on this challenge until I found the right picture.....I knew I had it when we drove this road and found this old gas station

Nice work Ghostbear!  The leaves give it that much of a sad mood. Also the upload by Ralph: amazing lines and textures.

Hehe, you are amazing Tara, you were calling up Marilyn like from a crystal ball!

We aim to please!

:)

LOL at all of you; now try to get rid of me!!!!!

Attached Link: http://cornelisvmeurs.googlepages.com/THEBOMB.jpg/THEBOMB-full;init:.jpg

Now that is a powerful photo.

This is in the town of White Cloud, Kansas...population 238 in the year 2000.  White Cloud was built on the west bank of the mighty Missouri River.  It was a booming frontier town before our Civil War, 1861-1865.  Steamboats brought settlers, provided commerce and transportation back to civilization in St. Lewis. But the Railroad arrived in 1866.  Steamboat were done. Settlers moved west.  White Cloud was done.

Today its' claim to fame is it is one of the top ten flee markets twice a year. The other 50 weeks of the year it is mighty quiet.

This is turning into a brilliant collection. So much talent not only for the captures but also for finding such wonderful subject matter.
Keep 'em comming, first place I look at when I get home from work.

Hi everybody,
I come back for 2 weeks without a shot to submit ...
Carin, I love your "rustique" ( in french meaning old country thing or manner ) and ecologic shoes recycled in flowerpots !...
Piet, excellent POV  and atmosphere caught through this dilapidated house !! I agree with artaddict2 : your pic remind music albums of Rock 70's but not only Led Zep' also Pink Floyd !
Grrreeeaaattttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt !!

A shot I did, sunday 12th october, with the cam of my friend Nathalie ( aka Nathalie06, here)
I said : "hey !!! Nat please give me your cam just a minute, I have to capture this place!" Because my old Canon is dead ...  :b_crying:

Amitiés
Magali

Tara, you're good!  Now, take that crystal ball and Make it so I win the lottery lol

ghostbear .. what a great looking old store/station .. I just love it.  My husband loves these old gas stations... I will have to show him this one.  He moved an old gas station onto our property and will be fixing up an antique gas pump .. it'll be a cute display once finished.  (Although, he promised me a hand-made cribbage board 20+ yrs ago, and I have yet to see it LOL .. I doubt very much this station will ever get done.)  sigh

Cornelius, what an interesting piece of metal!!!!  At first look, it reminded me of a CARP.  lol  Great addition to the challenge.

Bill ... yours kinda reminds me of the Beverly Hill Billys LOL or is that Green Acres; either one.  I LOVE IT!!

marilyn - cool dilapidated THING.. what is it ?? lol 

Magali - so sorry to hear about your loss (canon) .. how sad.  I'd be devastated if I lost my camera.  Great that you were able to nab Nats :)  Great shot! :)

Frankman, I should show you a photo taken by my cell phone .. you'd love yours all the more lol
Awesome old wagon you found there!

Welcome to the challenge Kendra,   Excellent photo submission.... and thank you Bill !!  :) 

I never got any bots so I decided to pop in, man oh man, is there some great entries here or what?...knocking along nicely this one Shari :)

Yeah, i think so too Ronnie :)  Thank you!  :)

Yeah .. the limit is 3 .... Unfortunately.  :)

It appears to have originally been a place where  grains and  corn were loaded onto trains..
In it's last incarnation it appears to have been a place where cardboard and such were brought to be recycled.

The one road in,is quite overgrown, I'd guess it's been vacant for 10 to 20 years

WOW! that's some great shot there, looks fantastic in mono :)

What a bunch of wonderful images! 

Great stuff.

While I'm back here, let me wish Shari and Marilyn another Happy Birthday! 

:)

OMG!!!!!, It's thier birthday?????????...LOL!

Mary this is a lovely capture of this facade!

One more...

Thanks, Tara, for the b-day wishes and special foto!!
And this last foto above me---I LOVE it, makes me want to climb up and at least hang SOME kind of net there!!

No rim runners here then?...great shot.

Nice to see the Bodie pic, I haven't made it there this year yet, but want to do some winter pics out there.

Great new photos uploaded here!!!    Can't believe it's nearly the end of the month; I'll have to hop to and get another one posted soon!