To capture the essence of a ruined town, I look for ways to abstract, imply, and symbolize, rather than merely describe its appearance. The 19th century window glass in many of Bodie’s windows offers a perfect reflective surface for my purpose here. The old house reflected in the widow is split and dismembered. It almost seems to be moving between the panes in the window. Much of Bodie’s charm rests in the domain of the human imagination. And so does my expressive purpose here. My viewers can take this picture of a reflection and make of it whatever they wish.