Twirly Heart on Wood -Guest Heart Thursday

This is a heart I captured last time Sissy and I went for a walk in The Abandoned.  I shudder to think that beautiful place will soon be a pile of rubble.  But there will always be the woods and the walkways filled with beauty and old growth trees.  I am grateful for that.

This week has been difficult.  I had some devastating news.  My beloved husband has cancer.  Early next week we find out what our options are.  But in the meantime, we are trusting God and His goodness.

Many blessings to each of you.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday!
 

WARNING: You shouldn't visit The Abandoned without permission from the owner or caretaker. If you do, you risk getting arrested for trespassing.

For Leontien

This morning's Guest Heart Thursday is especially poignant--dedicated to a young woman whose dreams are on hold.  She has been sharing her fight against cancer on her blog, "Four Leaf Clover".  As Sissy writes, when you visit Leontien's blog bring a tissue and a prayer.  I was so very touched by her words and story.  What a beautiful, brave woman she is.

This one is for you, dear Leontien--I am praying for you and for your family right now, this moment.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday!
 

WARNING: You shouldn't visit The Abandoned without permission from the owner or caretaker. If you do, you risk getting arrested for trespassing.

Soil Sample Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

 

This is a soil sampling which, to me, looks to be in the shape of a heart.  Sissy Clytie, however, said it looked like mud cake.  (grin)  Chocolate, perhaps?

We've heard the reason they're taking soil samples, is because within the next month, they will be leveling this complex to make room for around 400 homes. 

Soon all that will be left of The Abandoned will be a pile of rubble.  I will miss the magic of this place.  The surrounding woodlands will still be there and I will continue to post many of the photos I've taken of this place, over the years.

Besides the high cost of running a building such as this even when it was functional, the terrible damage which tweekers, vandals and the destructive kids from nearby neighborhoods have inflicted on the complex makes it nearly impossible to salvage.  The Abandoned has now become an attractive nuisance.  I don't blame the owners for wanting to take it down.

It is a shame--the rare architecture of this wonderful building will be lost forever soon.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday!
 

WARNING: You shouldn't visit The Abandoned without permission from the owner or caretaker. If you do, you risk getting arrested for trespassing.

Hearts, Hearts, Everywhere - Guest Heart Thursday

Hearts are everywhere in The Abandoned.  They march down the stairways...

They hide behind doors and dance over old plumbing...

They even decorate the trees growing along the edge of the building.  Both nature and Graffiti Artists have bedecked The Abandoned in hearts!

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday!
 

WARNING: You shouldn't visit The Abandoned without permission from the owner or caretaker. If you do, you risk getting arrested for trespassing.