If you know me at all, you know I’m an old soul but also a little human at heart. I love swings! Swinging can be so calming and a form of meditation for myself.
Seeing this overgrown swing set put certain feelings in my heart and soul.
If it wasn’t for being on someone’s personal property for knock down, I would clear the wreckage and make it anew.
#photography #nature #grownstr 
Looks like adventure
You’re an adventure 😌
I try.
Thanks gorgeous😉
It was an adventure! Wandering old buildings is so much fun! Specially when one grows up in the neighbourhood. Kinda hurt my soul though tbh, so many memories at this soon to be knockdown.
Best places to take pictures!
Sucks to see it go but hopefully it's something fresh and be but still cool. Maybe even use some of the old? 🤷🏽
In my neighborhood recently they to this old university campus, big big grass fields and a basketball court neighborhood kids would play in. I learned to ride a bike there. I when I was a freshman my highschool was there before it relocated my sophomore year. They took that open source and built a wall and all these fancy buildings only keeping one of the pretty old ones. Now it's a foreign exchange school, kids from Asia living on campus and studying. But that is a shame, sad sad to me because now the neighborhood kids can't get in to play on their new fancy tennis courts and what not. They have to watch from outside the tall metal fence. =\
Some of my fondest childhood memories, and memories of my own children when they were younger, involve swing sets, so I can definitely relate.
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Maybe whoever is doing the knock down would let you have that old swingset?
Gosh I wish! I live in an apartment building. 😢
Very melancholy pic, thx for sharing 🙏🏼
I‘ve always been fascinated by derelict buildings & properties. Especially so by children‘s toys left behind. All these witnesses of forgotten times… Makes me wonder of all the stories that happened there & the lives of the ppl who lived there. And I’ve often mused about how awesome it would be to clear the jungle, renovate the buildings & fill them with life again.
Please take extra care when wandering around. Such derelict sites, especially when they‘re marked for knockdown, can have dangerous corners, caving ground, and unstable walls. And while it‘s very fascinating, safety should always come first!
Oh yes! So fascinating! I ponder those things too. Everything has a story , and the vibes and energy that I feel when around some abandoned places are unexplainable. Reminds me of a time I went to Osoyoos for work. I wandered and nearby there was an abandoned house with a whole life of living inside disintegrating. I’ll have to try to find those pics. Thank you, I am careful but indeed a very curious cat!
Absolutely! Such places can have a very special atmosphere, laden with energy, as if they had been charged up because nobody was there for a long time and they want to tell you their story. And then you come along and absorb all these vibes, dive head-first into into it & you can actually feel the place. Truly mesmerizing!
Cats have multiple lives 😉😼😽 Happy to read you‘re careful 👌🏻🫂💜
I don't know what type of blackberry bushes these are but the following are plants native to the PNW region that can be used to replace invasive blackberry bushes:
- Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)
- Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea) has red stems that provide winter interest and clusters of white flowers and berries that attract wildlife)
- Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) produces small white berries that persist into the winter, making it visually attractive)
- Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor): It produces clusters of creamy white flowers that are visually appealing, especially when in bloom.
- Salal (Gaultheria shallon): Salal is visually attractive, with glossy evergreen leaves and clusters of pinkish-white flowers that develop into dark berries.
- Oregon Grape (Mahonia spp.): It features attractive evergreen foliage and clusters of yellow flowers that mature into blue berries.
I'm currently really into biodiversity and conservation and stuff, so I went nerd mode with ChatGPT
Oh wow! 🤯 thanks for sharing! I love nerd mode 🤓
