The Fruits of... by Chipka
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There is a truck. It sits abandoned. Forgotten. Decaying. It sits abandoned in a parking lot that maintains its emptiness (save for a single, decaying truck) whenever I walk past it. There is a fence. It is covered in grapevine growth. The vines have migrated from fence to truck. The truck—abandoned, forgotten, decaying—serves as a planter: or art of a particularly urban sort. The truck (yes, the abandoned, forgotten, decaying one) lives a second life. It is a trellis for urban fruits with some relation to grapes. They are hard fruits: tough (probably bitter) nodules of botanical exuberance. Each nodule of hard (now overripe) fruit bears seeds. Each of the seeds bears the instructions for new grapevines.
There is no truck in this photograph. Fragments of it might be found in CoreyBlack’s gallery; hints and whispers of it might be found in shadowy accompaniment of holdfasts featured a few posts back in my own gallery. There is no wrought-iron fence in this image, though its subtle influence might be deduced from the globular, unripe, urban fruits seen here. I’d paused in my search for holdfasts and sought fruit instead. I can’t say for sure what these are fruits of: knowledge, maybe. Or labor. Something, I’m sure. I’ll learn that, later. If ever. In the meantime, here is an image. A very green image.
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I’ve been without a computer for a while now, but I’ve finally gotten my old workhorse back from the repair shop. It has a completely new hard drive. It’s nice and clean. It’s still on its last leg, but I can squeeze a small bit of use from it, as I shop for a replacement. Because of the absence of a computer—for most of October—I’ve got a lot of catching up to do here. In the upcoming weeks (work schedules and time permitting) I’ll be catching up. Unless, of course, that rather opinionated, somewhat demanding android who keeps demanding to be written into a story decides that he won’t shut up until I’ve told his tale. In the event of my inevitable yielding to a fictional android’s demands, I’ll probably drop—again—into a span of silence. But barring that, I’ll be catching up as quickly as possible.
As always, thank you for viewing, reading, and commenting, and I hope you’re all having a great week.
Comments (15)
NefariousDrO
It's so nice to see another post from you! I love the photo, I grew up in the grape-growing part of Southwest Michigan, so I'm well-acquainted with their wild-cousins. I've always thought the wild grapes were if anything best compared to the fruit of life's lessons: often hard and bitter, but also frequently full of surprisingly wonderful pleasures too. In fact, one of the best of the "exotic desert wines" I've ever had was made from wild grapes much like these. I sure hope your computer-problems don't cost you too dearly, both in the financial and the personal and creative sense.
Faemike55
just find the ON/OFF switch on the Android and flip the bugger to OFF and shut him up for a while (unless he has a way to self-start - and then you are screwed) Glad to hear that your computer is okay
KatesFriend
Your shot brings to mind the venerable Earthship Ark - see 'The Starlost'. Trumbull's original concept was to have the vessel look like a cluster of grapes from a distance. Each grape being an entire world. Alas the sans-Trumbull final model was something less so, but still not too bad for low budget 70's TV. Ah the memories. As always, nature will have the final say over all of mankind's works. Be it an abandoned truck or an empty parking lot. I guess today of all days is an excellent reminder of these truths. If I ever own a parking lot I'm going to name it 'Paved Paradise'
CoreyBlack
Ah HA! Looming orbs of grapeishness! Now you've done it! My God they look sinister. Like something out of Blake's Seven. The Federation is going to get for this! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Think I need to cut down on the caffeine. Great shot!
netot
An abandoned truck, but still with one purpose!makes you think about your life and your reazon to be here!Great that you have your computer again! Could you please help me to identify this little guy?http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2378000&user_id=665478&np&np
whaleman
If Mars turns out to have a water history perhaps this is what Martian grapes might have looked like...their very surface looks similar to Mars, LOL! Glad to see you back!
blinkings
Very nice Chip.
durleybeachbum
Rich and moody!
fallen21
Excellent shot.
kgb224
I trust you will find a replacement and that you will be able to catch up. Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
MrsRatbag
Eerie little alien pods? Wonderful capture, Chip!
flavia49
wonderful image
helanker
Beautiful fruits and you are right, they look very bitter like SLOEs. Well, I couldnt say if it is some kind of sloes, because I cannot see the leaves and you mentioned wine. It doesnt matter though, because it is a mighty beautiful shot, no matter which kind of fruits they are.
auntietk
This looks like something you'd see under a microscope! Do you remember the cartoon Fantastic Voyage? It makes me think of that sort of thing. Great shot!
sandra46
SUPERB WORK!