Evidence of change over time is etched into every inch of this structure. I mean, it didn't become so amazingly unintentional overnight. There's the closed-up archway on the street level, dangling a hint of bygone days. Above it, the boarded up windows, like a clumsily enclosed balcony, maybe? I wonder why it was altered, and how many years might have passed since the owner quit repairing those darling scalloped shingles.
13.2.10
Time is Etched
It takes time for a building to become what this one has.
Evidence of change over time is etched into every inch of this structure. I mean, it didn't become so amazingly unintentional overnight. There's the closed-up archway on the street level, dangling a hint of bygone days. Above it, the boarded up windows, like a clumsily enclosed balcony, maybe? I wonder why it was altered, and how many years might have passed since the owner quit repairing those darling scalloped shingles.
Evidence of change over time is etched into every inch of this structure. I mean, it didn't become so amazingly unintentional overnight. There's the closed-up archway on the street level, dangling a hint of bygone days. Above it, the boarded up windows, like a clumsily enclosed balcony, maybe? I wonder why it was altered, and how many years might have passed since the owner quit repairing those darling scalloped shingles.
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I really like this one, Mary Ann. I think it would make a really beautiful ink drawing.
ReplyDeleteI love the many layers, like rings in a tree - very nice.
ReplyDeleteIt is reminiscent of an archaelogical dig ...
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