Old Rose by photostar
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May as well share this one which I have been working on while I am still connected to the Web.
THE STORY GOES:______________
Old Rose, a widow now for over 40 years time, kept the memory of her deceased husband alive by remaining in the mansion they both shared for many years.
Named Briarwood, the large structure and estate grounds were once abuzz with the society life prominent to those who were quite wealthy.
Rose, herself coming from 'old money,' was determined early on in life, to marry a man whose bank account matched or exceeded her own. Living well into her 90's, Rose decided that she only needed a few rooms of the mansion to be content with. Retaining only her loyal driver and household cook in employ, she cared not for the state of disrepair which the once grand house began to show.
She would soon be with her beloved husband and being childless, only great-nephews and nieces remained as relatives; and they only wanted the money, not the estate house.
Rose has now passed on, having joined her beloved husband in the family burial plot in the nearby cemetery. The estate, once bustling grounds and mansion now remain only as a crumbling mass of stone, mortar, plaster and iron rods. Nature begins its task of overtaking man's handiwork and reclaiming the land just as it will reclaim the body of Old Rose.
BTW, Rose received her nickname by coming from 'old money.'
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Thanks for viewing, reading the story and any comments you care to share.
Bryce 6.1
Sharpening & signature with PhotoScape
Structure courtesy of Warloks from the Bryce Free Stuff (I duplicated the structure, rotated a portion of it and combined it with the original to create the large mansion.
Comments (38)
JoAJ
Oh how I'd love to walk through those ruins. A wonderful scene which fits the story perfectly!
JeffersonAF
Excellent work.
Tanglimara
Quite a moving piece of text here Keith about Rose and the way she lived her life and the way that nature is reclaiming things again. It sure looks like tis mansion has seen better days but we cannot fight the laws of nature can we. Excellent render. Tony.
lior
Excellent but I prefer sepia colors
preeder
Nice work - well done.
gypsyflame
Such a beautiful image as well as the story and so sad too...so many of our elderly are forgotten and left alone with only their memories...A fav with me!
LBJ2
Amazing composition and craftsmanship, Keith. State of the art.
Steeleyes101
Excellent absolutly excellent and dynamic work of art Bravo and hats off to ya once again