Broken Hearts -Guest Heart Thursday

These were the hunks and chunks of what was once The Abandoned.  Since the day I took this picture, these chunks have been reduced to pea sized gravel.  Not a bad thing.  Sissy and I have discovered one can find the most amazing agates and beautiful rocks in the piles of gravel left in the wake of the destruction of The Abandoned.

How grateful I am to see that the magic of the forest of our childhood is still alive and well.
For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Ridged Rubble Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

It is amazing how many hearts one can find in a pile of rubble--and they're quite lovely in their own way!  Have a lovely day, everyone and Happy Guest Heart Thursday.


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

Feel the Love -Guest Heart Thursday

This is what is left of the sky bridge.  Feel the love--and you can find all kinds of hearts hidden in this photo.  Sissy and I had a lovely walk that day, not too hot, not too cold--just right.  Have a lovely day everyone! 

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

WARNING: If you visit The Abandoned without permission, you risk getting arrested for trespassing. Please be careful.  Since the buildings have been demolished, some people question the presence of surveillance cameras. Don't assume there aren't cameras in place. Individuals who come onto the property without permission, should know the owners are VERY serious about identifying trespassers.  

Grimm Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

I enjoy walking with my sister.  Last week, for the first time in months, she and I walked through The Abandoned.  It was the first time I'd visited since Dad flew away to heaven just before Thanksgiving.  Somehow, it seems fitting, now that Dad is gone, that these buildings should be leveled to make way for something beautiful.  He would have liked that.

While Dad was in the hospital, the television series called Grimm filmed one of their episodes in The Abandoned.  They covered a lot of the local graffiti with their own sort of painted artwork.  This interesting heart is one of those.  It is surreal to see this heart outside, when not so long ago, it was inside.  Soon this heart will be gone, too.

Sissy and I often ponder how odd it will be when these buildings are completely gone.  I am so glad we took pictures of what will soon be a magical memory.

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

WARNING: With the demolition of these buildings, The Abandoned is especially dangerous.  If you trespass, you risk getting arrested and jailed.

Graceful Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

Another graceful heart imprinted above the piled rubble.  Soon pictures of this place will be all that's left.

Those and our memories.  I wonder if the magic that was here will still linger?

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

WARNING: With the demolition of these buildings, The Abandoned is especially dangerous. You shouldn't visit The Abandoned without permission from the owner or caretaker. If you do, you risk getting arrested for trespassing.

Rubble Heart - Guest Heart Thursday

This rubble heart was one we found beside one of the huge piles of rock, walls, carpeting and anything you might imagine.  Malaya says, "I like this heart very much."  So does the stuffed cat.  (grin)


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

WARNING: Think twice about visiting The Abandoned without permission. You risk getting arrested for trespassing.

Chunk Pile Heart - Guest Heart Thursday

It wasn't until after I was home, perusing all the photos I'd taken in The Abandoned, that I noticed this Chunk Pile Heart.  I knew there was something I liked about the composition of the picture I'd taken, but I didn't notice what it actually was until then!  I thought it perfect for Guest Heart Thursday!

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

WARNING:   If you visit The Abandoned, without permission from the owners, or the caretaker, you risk getting arrested for trespassing.

Heart in Cement - Guest Heart Thursay

Isn't this heart interesting?  It is from the ceiling along the sky walk in The Abandoned.  Now that someone cares about this amazing place, perhaps this broken heart will be mended 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: Those who come here without permission risk arrest for trespassing.

He Lost His Heart - Guest Heart Thursday

At the end of the skywalk, on the sidewalk where the great outdoor fireplace stands I found this, er, silhouette of a man--who's obviously lost his heart--which seems to be sitting at his feet.  Gruesome--but sometimes that is what one will find in The Abandoned.

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

WARNING: Anyone wishing to visit The Abandoned, must seek permission from the owners.

Heart of the Abandoned - Guest Heart Thursday

Sissy and I went for a walk through The Abandoned.  What a wonderful thing to walk with my sister!  It had been a long time.  We climbed the stairs to the great fireplace.

Where curl of brick twines strangely, like some kind of artist's work...

Where one can find a magical heart imprint in pitted cement...

Or the bloom of moss heart on stone railing...

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

WARNING: Anyone wishing to visit The Abandoned, must have permission from the owners.