Old Home

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Mike

51 thoughts on “Old Home”

thepiratehorizon on August 29, 2012 at 8:33 am said:

yes, scattered words of a lost poem, in a way. nice fragment here. b/w suits

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 8:34 am said:
  
  Agreed. Thanks.
  
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- seekraz on August 29, 2012 at 8:37 am said:
  
  “Scattered words of a lost poem….” That’s beautiful. 🙂
  
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  - thepiratehorizon on August 29, 2012 at 8:41 am said:
    
    hello u there, thanx
    
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  - seekraz on August 29, 2012 at 9:01 am said:
    
    Hey there to you, too…and you’re very welcome. 🙂
    
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seekraz on August 29, 2012 at 8:38 am said:

I would live there, Mike…beautiful shot.

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 8:46 am said:
  
  I would too. Serious repairs needed. What the hell is on the roof that looks like a robot thing?
  
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  - seekraz on August 29, 2012 at 9:03 am said:
    
    Yep, needed repairs and all…and I don’t know…one of those turbine thingamajiggers to help the hot air escape from the attic/crawl-space? Had lots of them down Arizona way….
    
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Chillbrook on August 29, 2012 at 8:42 am said:

I’d live there too.. Really nice picture Mike.

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 8:46 am said:
  
  Thanks Chill.
  
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Susan Barsy on August 29, 2012 at 8:57 am said:

There is a lot of rural poverty in Michigan. Looks like this house was inhabited in recent times, at least judging from the mini-blinds. . . .the thing on the roof is a vent–stuck on a chimney. . . a sad sort of fix of some kind. . .
SB

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 9:04 am said:
  
  Looks like surveillance of some sort. Thanks Susan.
  
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mobius faith on August 29, 2012 at 9:21 am said:

Excellent Photo Mike, Primo shot. What a grand old home. I follow a photographer on Flickr that photographs a lot of abandoned homes (mostly in the Detroit area).

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 9:30 am said:
  
  Thanks Terry.
  
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Gracie on August 29, 2012 at 9:33 am said:

Lovely image, Mike! B&W is excellent to emphasize the state of the house. It looks like it was one beautiful place during it’s prime.

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 9:37 am said:
  
  It is/was a beautiful home for sure. It is off a country road.
  
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Pat on August 29, 2012 at 10:49 am said:

So sad to see. It looks like it was once someone’s pride and joy. I’d love that enclosed porch/sunroom.

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 10:50 am said:
  
  Me too. I could fix that up real nice and get cozy.
  
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wolke205 on August 29, 2012 at 11:32 am said:

That must have been a wonderful home in the past 🙂 It looks pretty cool in black & white 🙂

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 11:33 am said:
  
  I like it in B&W too. Thanks Frauke.
  
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Kirsten Dinesen on August 29, 2012 at 12:15 pm said:

Great shot Mike…as usual your shots stir the imagination….nice work!

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 12:16 pm said:
  
  Thank you sista.
  
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mcolmo on August 29, 2012 at 1:28 pm said:

Wonderful photo, the black and white contrasts make it look more dramatic.

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 1:40 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Queen Marielba.
  
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adrianpym on August 29, 2012 at 2:08 pm said:

Another great shot Mike. The one I posted today reminded me of your style very much – copying is a form of flattery you know!

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 2:10 pm said:
  
  Yes I saw your great shot and actually considered that our photos, today, are alike. I could be in much weaker company my friend.
  
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snowbirdpress on August 29, 2012 at 2:33 pm said:

I got the feeling it was surveilance camera too. Have a feeling that’s been stuck up there in case of vandalism or to protect some property owner or some bank in case someone has an accident on the abandonded property.

So many houses gone to rot… so many homeless people gone to rot for lack of homes… something doesn’t make sense.

Thanks again for a great shot with lots of things to contemplate. This shot alone shall give me at least five or six haiku prompts for sure.

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 2:43 pm said:
  
  If we wanted to write poetry based on loss, misfortune, homelessness, hungry children, innocent victims, etc etc, it seems to me there is an endless and dark pool to draw from. Light creates shadow, capitalism creates victims, and having comes with the risk of losing. Always appreciate hearing from you.
  
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Gunta on August 29, 2012 at 2:34 pm said:

It does look like it was lived in not all that long ago despite the ivy taking over and the peeling paint. My take would be the old folks couldn’t keep the place up like they used to, then passed on and the kids are off in some city making a living. Not interested in restoring the place. Out here it’d be disappearing in the encroaching blackberry bushes.

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 2:45 pm said:
  
  You may well be right about how it came to look like that. I suppose being reclaimed by nature in the form of blackberry bushes is a softer death.
  
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  - Gunta on August 29, 2012 at 2:48 pm said:
    
    I’m not so sure that I’d associate the word “softer” given the nasty thorns on the blackberry vines…
    
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  - Mike on August 29, 2012 at 3:07 pm said:
    
    Ah, soft to the eyes perhaps.
    
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Laurie Bartolo on August 29, 2012 at 3:11 pm said:

Hi Mike – I’m really enjoying the photos from your recent trip to Michigan! I like how you see and capture the beauty in these old houses and barns.

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- Mike on August 29, 2012 at 3:18 pm said:
  
  Thanks Laurie. I could have driven around all day.
  
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tearoomdelights on August 30, 2012 at 8:44 am said:

What a wonderful shot, it could inspire an entire novel!

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- Mike on August 30, 2012 at 8:55 am said:
  
  It is quite the home, eh. Thank you Lorna.
  
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Michael Glover on August 31, 2012 at 10:32 pm said:

It also appears that even though the house is being taken over by mother nature, the grass has been mowed. Nice shot of a neat old house!

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- Mike on August 31, 2012 at 10:33 pm said:
  
  I too noticed the grass was cut and wonder if someone actually is still living there?
  
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  - Michael Glover on August 31, 2012 at 10:42 pm said:
    
    Could be!
    
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  - Mike on August 31, 2012 at 10:43 pm said:
    
    Scary. Might have dodged a bullet!
    
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  - Michael Glover on August 31, 2012 at 10:45 pm said:
    
    Maybe that was a surveillance camera on the roof!
    
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  - Mike on August 31, 2012 at 10:46 pm said:
    
    I thought that as well but only when I saw the picture. Did not notice it while I was shooting.
    
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Dezra Despain on September 1, 2012 at 6:26 am said:

When I think of Michigan, I think of Detroit and how depressed it is. So many buildings falling into disuse and being abandoned, and all relatively recent. This house is poignant in that it still looks like it can be saved, but probably won’t be.

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- Mike on September 1, 2012 at 9:06 am said:
  
  Detroit I saw only in the airport. The Michigan I saw is wooded and really beautiful, albeit in disrepair like the rest of America.
  
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- Mike on September 1, 2012 at 9:21 am said:
  
  …..and so very nice to hear from you Dezra.
  
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Lynne Ayers on September 3, 2012 at 9:29 am said:

This one looks like it was once a beauty – frolicking kids, dogs chasing balls, aroma of steaks on the BBQ wafting across the expansive lawn, chatter, clatter, and clink.

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- Mike on September 3, 2012 at 9:30 am said:
  
  Agreed. One can imagine the inside is also a mess but I would live there and fire up that grill.
  
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  - Lynne Ayers on September 3, 2012 at 9:51 am said:
    
    Some of the places you post photos of … not too inviting after their abandonment, but this one, this one still retains a beckoning welcome – I wonder why that is …
    
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  - Mike on September 3, 2012 at 9:54 am said:
    
    It is a beautiful home and the yard is mowed. Perhaps someone still lives there?
    
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J. A. Robinson on September 7, 2012 at 3:26 am said:

Run down but evoking a rich past. One could conjure up a novel about the events this house has seen.

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- Mike on September 7, 2012 at 8:36 am said:
  
  Thanks Jules. I agree, it is rich in its own way.
  
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