The Beauty of Decay

Just a short walk up the mountain from the family ranch I visited a few weeks ago there is a salvage/junkyard where old bits and pieces of machinery, furniture and vehicles have been deposited for the better part of the last century- some to be reused or repurposed, others to be forgotten.

Some of the rubbings I posted the other day were from those things-- a selection of old gears, the front of a skid loader and an old Oliver tractor. I also found some other treasures, in particular a few of the old family rides that I could just imagine trudging up the mountain roads with a load of cheery family members in the 40's-60's.

The rust/oxidation on these vehicles was so gorgeous to me that I think I'm going to get some close-ups printed and framed. Here a couple of examples of the close-ups, then the long-shots: