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The End Of The Road

C'mon, admit it- we all glance as we drive by. I am seeing these creatures as purely sculptural beings, and trying to impart some dignity to them as well. My aim here is to be thought- provoking, NOT gratuitous! Nothing you see has been manipulated, posed, moved, or staged in any way.
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Back Feet
Back Feet		 Woodchuck In February
Woodchuck In February		 Fighting Raccoon
Fighting Raccoon		 Nothing Wasted
Nothing Wasted
Scavengers Evidence
Scavengers Evidence		 Feet Are Stilled
Feet Are Stilled		 Flattened Can
Flattened Can		 Head and Bones, For Georgia O'Keefe
Head and Bones, For Georgia O'Keefe
An Ex- Opossum, For Francis Bacon
An Ex- Opossum, For Francis Bacon		 Fox, For John
Fox, For John		 The End
The End		 In The Leaves
In The Leaves
Deer Head
Deer Head		 The Cattail Ditch
The Cattail Ditch		 Discarded Bottle
Discarded Bottle		 Roadside
Roadside
Perfect Mask
Perfect Mask		 Surf's Up
Surf's Up		 With The Ice, For Franz Marc
With The Ice, For Franz Marc		 Opossum In The Rain
Opossum In The Rain
Soda Cup In Reeds
Soda Cup In Reeds		 Rabbit Tail
Rabbit Tail		 Rabbit Foot
Rabbit Foot		 Latex Glove
Latex Glove
Upright, For R Crumb
Upright, For R Crumb		 Skin and Bones
Skin and Bones		 9th Life, For Steinlen
9th Life, For Steinlen		 Dignity
Dignity
Amongst The Discarded
Amongst The Discarded		 Grasping Paw
Grasping Paw		 Squirrel
Squirrel		 The Party's Over
The Party's Over
The Worms Crawl In
The Worms Crawl In		 The Worms Crawl Out
The Worms Crawl Out		 Twisted
Twisted		 Reconstituted Worm
Reconstituted Worm
Missing Antlers
Missing Antlers		 Upturned Hoof
Upturned Hoof		 A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste
A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste		 Roadside Memorial
Roadside Memorial
Ribcage
Ribcage		 Coat and Ribs
Coat and Ribs		 Fur and Ribcage
Fur and Ribcage		 Spine and Pelvis
Spine and Pelvis
Quoth the Raven, Nevermore!
Quoth the Raven, Nevermore!		 Crow Profile
Crow Profile		 Underside of Beak
Underside of Beak		 Extended Foot
Extended Foot
The Clutching Claw
The Clutching Claw		 Fan of Feathers
Fan of Feathers		 Dead Meat
"Dead Meat"		 Life, Interrupted
Life, Interrupted
Egg In The Grass
Egg In The Grass		 Tiny and Delicate
Tiny and Delicate		 In The Euphorbia
In The Euphorbia		 Fragility Of Life
Fragility Of Life
Back Feet and Tail
Back Feet and Tail		 For Kyle
For Kyle		 Anyone's Guess
Anyone's Guess		 Doormouse
Doormouse
Recycling
Recycling		 The Red Breast
The Red Breast		 The Fallen Robin
The Fallen Robin		 Temptation
Temptation
Coiled Snake
Coiled Snake		 On A Pickup Truck
On A Pickup Truck		 Over Easy
Over Easy		 Smashed Egg
Smashed Egg
An Unexpected Meeting
An Unexpected Meeting		 Fledgling Robin
Fledgling Robin		 All Things Must Pass
All Things Must Pass		 Endless Summer
Endless Summer
Nobody's Home
Nobody's Home		 The Promise Of Youth
The Promise Of Youth		 Meet The Beetles
Meet The Beetles		 What's Brown And Sounds Like A Bell ?
What's Brown And Sounds Like A Bell ?
Flattened Apple
Flattened Apple		 Fish Heads
Fish Heads		 Garter Snake
Garter Snake		 Garter Snake Underside
Garter Snake Underside
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow		 Taunting Death
Taunting Death		 Under The Cottonwood Tree
Under The Cottonwood Tree		 The Young Opossum
The Young Opossum
A Violent End
A Violent End		 Opossum Tail
Opossum Tail		 Blood On Cottonwood Leaf
Blood On Cottonwood Leaf		 A Battle Fought And Lost
A Battle Fought And Lost
Martin Road Massacre
Martin Road Massacre		 An Open Letter To The Deer: Sorry
An Open Letter To The Deer: Sorry		 Left In A Cornfield
Left In A Cornfield		 The Unseeing Eye
The Unseeing Eye
A Noble Sport
A Noble Sport		 Considered Unnecessary
Considered Unnecessary		 The Mystery
The Mystery		 Trash Me Elmo
Trash Me Elmo
Ribcage In Snowdrift
Ribcage In Snowdrift		 Picked Clean
Picked Clean		 In A Highway Ditch
In A Highway Ditch		 The Forgiving Snow
The Forgiving Snow
Clenched Teeth In The Sleet
Clenched Teeth In The Sleet		 View Through A Ribcage
View Through A Ribcage		 Newborn Rabbit
Newborn Rabbit		 Innocence
Innocence
Coming Soon To A Theater Near You
Coming Soon To A Theater Near You		 Unintentional Deadly Weapon
Unintentional Deadly Weapon		 Mummified Opossum
Mummified Opossum		 Curled Opossum Tail
Curled Opossum Tail
It's All Black And White
It's All Black And White		 Spring Thaw
Spring Thaw		 There Is Mercy In April Sunshine
There Is Mercy In April Sunshine		 After The Foxes
After The Foxes
Baby Crow
Baby Crow		 Falling On Deaf Ears
Falling On Deaf Ears		 Summer Is Young
Summer Is Young		 In The Bleak Midwinter
In The Bleak Midwinter
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fecalizer 17-May-2011 19:15
The end of the road is fantastic....
Guest 19-Oct-2009 03:20
This is the most extraordinary, mind-stimulating gallery I've come across.
Never thought of doing such a gallery but even if I did . . .
You must be one of a gutsy woman to record all these.
cits_4_pets09-Jun-2009 17:35
So sad...but life must come to an end...pinghttp://www.pbase.com/cits_4_pets/image/113189018 from my All in a Pet Sitter's Day in monochrome...
TParrey21-May-2009 00:50
This gallery has progressed along very well; I think it was a great idea and I am glad that you decided to stick with it!!
Guest 19-Apr-2009 21:03
Gotta be hones Christina...'this gallery put me right off that cake! :)
Not my cuppa I'm afraid. I prefer life...'when it's alive I mean.
These 'de-compositions' give me the creeps.
Curt G.22-Mar-2009 00:49
These images could also have a home in your "Still Life" gallery, because in a way, they are still life compositions ... ahh well, bad pun. I was looking for a flattened red shoe, but no such luck--yet. Glad you included the discarded bottle and can along the roadside. We can learn a lot about a society by what goes into its dumps and landfills, and I don't ever remember anybody doing a study of what our roadsides have to say about our culture. Even one stretch of road, monitored for a year or so.... would have to say. Every time the idea flashes through my mind, I dismiss it, but I'm starting to give it some serious thought after picking up the recent junk that landed around a nearby roadside memorial.
Dek Grant03-Mar-2009 23:42
stark reality of life....death.

Bold images. Well done.
Happypoppeye02-Mar-2009 01:54
...so wrong, but yes, I was actually looking at a squashed fox the other day and thought, hmmm, that would make an interesting picture...than I thought ...what would people driving by think.
Hmmm
John
TParrey01-Mar-2009 03:17
Interesting - different
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