Lesion

Posted by Viewfinder (Bradenton, FL, United States) on 26 July 2007 in Architecture and Portfolio.

The ravages of age and weather is showing on our wooden deck; the white paint spot next to the hole is there marking this as a site for hoped-for future "surgical" repair by a carpenter. But the white paint almost seems like a light hi-lite in this photo.

In our own lives, those areas for self-improvement we all have, quietly marked inside -- are they hi-lites for hope and change, or are they just continuing to slowly decay?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL AT AM3. I am out and probably away from the computer all this week. We are headed to north Georgia to spend Thanksgiving with our son and his wife and her family. I hope everyone who celebrates this holiday has a wonderful day, filled with turkey and gratitude for every blessing. And those who do not, I hope will remember to count their blessings and be thankful. Packing and getting the SUV all set for the drive today; we leave very early Tuesday morning and plan to return sometime Sunday.

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Comments (16)

Art Monkey from Salt Spring Island, Canada

very interesting shot!

26 Jul 2007 6:01am

@Art Monkey: Thank you.

Olaide from Fort Collins, United States

I love your imagination.

26 Jul 2007 7:29am

@Olaide: It's a dark talent, sometimes, that I continue to try to bring back to the light. ;-)

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Nice abstract shot !

26 Jul 2007 10:21am

@ColNed Pictures: Thank you.

Betsy Barron from Glenmoore, United States

x-files as you say, for sure! Interesting shot and nice storytelling!

26 Jul 2007 11:32am

@Betsy Barron: Ha-ha! X-Files. Scully, is that you? No matter. Thanks for dropping by, and for the very nice words of encouragement. I can't wait to see more of Tom and Pearl's place at your site.

Saed from Mashhad, Iran

Cool capture.

26 Jul 2007 11:49am

@Saed: Thanks for your favor today, Saed.

zoloper from Bucuresti, Romania

time puts a mark on us all :) .. as much as we would like to repair some parts (fizically i mean) as easy as a wooden board we can't
heh :D .. anyway, good story behind the pic

26 Jul 2007 12:46pm

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Thanks for the favorable review. Come back anytime, for a visit or a chat.

26 Jul 2007 1:34pm

Celialee from Kyoto, Japan

I hope they can be repaired and changed and not heading towards decay!

26 Jul 2007 1:47pm

@Celialee: I do too -- both my deck and whatever my inner "stuff" may be. Thank you for coming here, and for your thoughts shared.

adalove from Alcala de Guadaira, Spain

A nice reflection and also a beautiful shot. I like things broken or incompleted.

26 Jul 2007 1:53pm

@adalove: Thank you for your favorable comments; I always appreciate your visits here.

Rebel Streetshooter from NYC, United States

The ravages of time are my fav. Great image.

26 Jul 2007 4:39pm

@Rebel Streetshooter: Merci, mon Rebel ami. I appreciate your good words for my decaying little image here today.

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Nice abstract here.

26 Jul 2007 5:43pm

@Rahul: Many thanks, Rahul.

Maggie from NewYork, United States

You are a fine teacher with imagination and a good eye, thank you for the reminder.

26 Jul 2007 8:18pm

@Maggie: What a very nice compliment; thank you Maggie.

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Very pleasant texture and subtle colours, cool image caption too

26 Jul 2007 9:43pm

@Richard_Irwin: Your compliments are always welcome and appreciated, my friend. Thank you kindly.

bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom

great shot Viewfinder--well spotted and captioned--billy

26 Jul 2007 9:49pm

@bronzebilly u.k.: Many thanks, mon frere.

HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States

Deep stuff pal! Cool shot! Very cool! :)

27 Jul 2007 12:27am

@HorseRotorVator: Always helps to go deep. Very happy you like my rotting wood shot. Really. You're a cool fella. :-)

{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States

Viewfinder...profound, indeed...but well said. Like your reference to the Carpenter...B-)

27 Jul 2007 5:07am

@{H} creatives: Words, like photo images and onions, do have layers of deeper meaning. Glad you found some of that here today, my friend. :)

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