NATURE HAS RULES

A SLOWER STATE OF DECAY

Where I live on the north coast, nature acts quickly to reclaim abandoned structures. Here abandoned roads, paved or not, sucumb to colt's foot, berry vines and other plants. Abandoned buildings undergo similar decomposition. Once the roof is breached or windows are broken, critters move in, and berry vines soon take up residence. I have seen buildings disappear from view in just a few short years as the become buried inside and out with vegetation.

In New Mexico where the above photograph was taken, the decay process takes much longer. I think it mostly has to do with the amount of rain, and the overall humidity. The old reefer in this photo if it were in Humboldt, would long ago decayed to a small remnant of its former self. Perhaps this image conveys a message about life and its cycles.