Beckham, Droplets, Blooms, Duck Family, Water, Circle, Abandoned, Skeletons and More Abandoned

Oh my gosh look at this

adorable little chuck of a 

boy!

Beckham will be a yr old in 

Dec., and let's just say, he finally

found a personality. Of course, his

mom says he is the worst velcro baby

she has ever seen. 

But look at that smile!

You folks know me well enough to 

know that I photograph this and that,

and whatever, but I really like to

find the usual or something not everyone

is going to crawl around on the ground and 

shoot.

Now seriously, whoever thought

drops of water could make such

neat pics?

Several days of rain after five

weeks of nothing, my yard loved

it. I actually had flowers bloom 

again.

Oh, but the cutest thing I 

saw when I grabbed my camera 

and left the house was a mom

duck and two little ones

playing in the wetness of 

a ditch.

A small bit of the way 

down the road I live on you 

cross over this. 

I am pretty sure I have 

mentioned before that in this 

county, you can't venture down a road

without coming in contact with 

a river, a stream, a creek or 

a brook (whatever the difference is)....

This county is some massive plot

of clay like soil, mud and sandstone 

rocks and water, except for an 

actual lake.

Go figure.

I am also certain at some given 

time that I mentioned

this southern hick county still 

has roads that are not paved.

No, not driveways, or lanes, 

actual roads. Well, on my riding

around last week I came 

upon something new to me. 
I ventured down a road, and 

the road sign said "name of 

road (I don't remember) and 

then the word Circle."

I went down it, I should 

have been shocked, but no I 

was not really.

This is the circle in 

in a subdivision off a main

road.

So not like the circles 

I know. Living in a rural

area is an eye opener.

I have decided to get back 

to my album, The Forgotten of  

Hickman County", however it will

now be the Forgotten of Hickman, Maury, 

Williamson and Dickson County".

This one is down my road 

a bit. It is actually up for sale 

now.

Not a surprise, lots of land on that

road is up for sale these days, so I 

figure this will sell and then be

plowed under.

Most the places I locate are

off main roads, so it requires

a pull off in the driveway to shoot.

Yes, that is called trespassing so as

much as I would have loved looking

in a window or two, I did not.

I shot, I left. 

This garage is just across the

street from the house.

Looking worn, and ragged, and 

ready to fall at any time. Plus, there is 

a drop off behind it.

Not far from the other 

house is this place. Sits down 

in a little bitty cove, around a curve and 

the driveway, what is left of it, 

is just, and I mean JUST past

the rail on the bridge you cross.

About six years ago a lot of 

area in this county and others 

around were flooded. Assuming since this 

literally sits on a outstretched arm of

the Piney River, it got flooded.

I took this pic coming out 

of the driveway at the 

curling bridge. 

See the rocks, that is where the

water runs.

Not sure what the building is,

surely not a shed since it would be 

across the water from the house.

Again I shot from the drive to give you

some sort of an idea.

And an off center whacky shot

of the same house, that also shows

how close the water would be. The rocks 

in that pic would actually be across the 

water from the house.

HAHA....this house is 

not abandoned, but let me state

it is also not being lived in by a bunch

of skeletons.

I have learned that I do somewhat

fit in with the theme of skeletons

to this area. This area of folks 

love their skeletons. Matter of fact,

a couple of these guys stay out

all year long.

Just one more abandon home. I shared this

one about a yr ago but as I 

was driving by, looking at the 

dark clouds which to me are

saying impending rain, and 

knowing this place

was abandoned due to the floods, 

 I had to stop and shoot.

I think, and I might, probably am wrong, 

but I think this was 

a home at one point. But, I don't 

know. It was used in later years

for rehab. Only to flood and chase 

all those folks off. 

I even drove to the back

of this place.

This apparently was built

across the street for the 

rehab center. 

Also, abandoned after flooding.

Next to the church is the barn.

Flooded but still useable for hay

by whomever owns the land. And, 

no, I have yet to look that up and 

see about that question, and yes, 

I will.

How do you think I learn

so much of my new living 

area?

I don't call it nosey, I call it 

being aware.

HAHA...and talking about being

aware guess what I learned a 

few months ago. 

Less then 2 mins from me, 

there is a man on the sex offender

register. Aggravated rape!!!!

Oops, should have checked that

before my move. 

I remember asking Amber once

what teens and young adults do 

in this area, like I have said, over and 

over again, there is nothing here.

When I looked at the register, I told

her, I know what goes on around here

when there is nothing to do.

So many sex offenders!!!!

Now to close with a haunting pic,

like the rehab home in front of this

pic, the tree is standing bare and dead of 

life, abandoned, 

only to look out and see 

what it used to be

and wait to see what

it shall one day become.

 

Pam