Sunday, November 4, 2012

Better Late than Gone Forever....

Okay so by the time anybody sees this Carmi will probably have posted a new theme 
and no one will in fact see this...

But anyway, here are my "Somewhat worse for wear" shots for Thematic Photographic 219. ( My only excuse is, we move house next Saturday. And Mr A is sick. And school is frenetic...)

There used to be a goldmine pumphouse here:



and there used to be a bridge here....




There used to be mine shafts here...



and there used to be a house up there, before the Christchurch earthquakes...



and there used to be a family here...


15 comments:

  1. They're great shots Alexia. I love seeing old houses like this- it always makes me wonder about who lived there and what their lives were like.

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  2. Well, I've seen the photos, Alexia and they are wonderful...thought-provoking...sombre and interesting.

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  3. Thank you for these. They are much more beautiful than anything my mind would think up for that theme.
    I hope that school calms down, that Mr A is getting better fast, and that your house move goes as smoothly as possible. Exciting times. Traumatic and exhausting, but exciting too.

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  4. Alexia, I'm seeing them! and I love the first one... The angle of the tree as well as the pumphouse structure!. You have some good examples here!.

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  5. Ooh! I like the first and last ones best, especially that top one. Well done.
    By the way, I see you're reading The Importance of Being Seven. I can only guess that it's part of the 44 Scotland St. series. I really must pick that one up. I thoroughly enjoyed that series right up to The Unbearable Lightness of Scones, and then I forgot about it. Bertie is everyone's favorite character, I think. :)

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    1. Yes - poor Bertie!. Life has not yet improved for him, I'm afraid.

      Thanks, Lisa.

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  6. That pump house is amazing...I wonder if someone could still turn it into a new use?
    ~

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  7. i LOVE all your 'used to be' pictures!! i just love OLD places...abandoned...ruined...what stories there are to be told, and listened to.

    i feel bad, not having participated in Carmi's theme for a few weeks now. life has been hectic...i'm sure i'll get back in the swing of things soon....)

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  8. Thank you everyone, for your kind comments and good wishes.

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  9. Great shots, and it looks like a decent number of us dropped by to see it. Not too late I guess, and worth the wait.

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  10. So love these pics . . .what great spots!!!
    Happy Packing, Safe Moving and Speedy Recovery to Mr. A!

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  11. Aw, they all make me sad..... *sniffle*

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    1. Me too, Kath - they have a very melancholic feel...

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