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25-OCT-2007 Yvonne

CHALLENGE - dereliction

Mackereth Cottage - Scott Creek

A sad story. After volunteers over the span of many years had lovingly restored the
little cottage some vandals broke in and torched it. Now it looks really derelict and
uncared for surrounded by waist-high grass.

Here's a shot from the distance

and the sign inside the front fence


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Greg Harp15-Nov-2007 05:06
Superbly captured. Sad story. What an empty life those vandals must lead...
Guest 31-Oct-2007 01:14
All that history and hard work disrespected !! :-~
You managed to capture the texture and colours of the beautiful stonework, tho Yvonne..
Guest 26-Oct-2007 14:45
sad story
J. Scott Coile26-Oct-2007 14:11
Looks like nature is taking it's course in the dereliction of duty!
Guest 26-Oct-2007 12:01
sad indeed
carolynne_w26-Oct-2007 03:36
Nice photos; sad story.
Guest 25-Oct-2007 21:36
good colour in this one.
greetings, JOhan
Ann...25-Oct-2007 19:46
Makes you wonder about some folk!!!
Phillip Normanton25-Oct-2007 19:43
Good mix of colour with the purple and red. Vandals are the same the world over :(
Al Chesworth25-Oct-2007 17:46
Shame, you got the little buggers as well.
Guest 25-Oct-2007 16:59
no doubt it's a sad state, you've capture it so impressively. love the dof.
Guest 25-Oct-2007 16:14
Yes, very sad. The contrast of colours in the first shot is especially nice.
Guest 25-Oct-2007 14:15
Beautiful!
Zak25-Oct-2007 14:01
what a shame indeed, after all that hard work too!
Guest 25-Oct-2007 12:25
Great find- althogh a sad situation. The brightness of the fencing in the first one really grabes the attention.
Guest 25-Oct-2007 10:31
Brillinat study in colour,Yvonne,even that plastic fencing adds to the image!
laine8225-Oct-2007 09:54
Makes my blood boil to see this, Von. What a shame !!
Barry S Moore25-Oct-2007 09:44
Lovely capture of the sad event.
Jola Dziubinska25-Oct-2007 09:42
Excellent find, sad.
Dave Hein25-Oct-2007 09:34
Sad. But a very nice collection of colors.
Barbara Heide25-Oct-2007 09:01
but a very sad story!
Barbara Heide25-Oct-2007 08:59
wonderful colours! looks like a painting to me... beautiful dereliction though...
Maaike Huizer25-Oct-2007 08:50
Indeed a shame. Very nice capture.
Ian York25-Oct-2007 08:29
lovely tones, shame about the torching
beverley harrison25-Oct-2007 08:18
ohhh so sad, what do the vandals get from it? mindless idiots!!
Carinoza25-Oct-2007 06:54
At least those nice purple flowering plants made good use of such neglect
(like soft, delicate color arising from the hard, tough wall)! :-)
j>a>e>17 :):):)25-Oct-2007 06:53
someone should torch those vandals... very sad how they run amok...
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