Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Dodge

This old Dodge pickup truck sits abandoned in one of the barns at Scott Farm. It's a late 40s/early 50s model and has likely been parked here for a long time. Still, it's amazing how well the body has held up with its cab exposed to the harsh Vermont winters. Are you familiar with the recent bestseller, The World Without Us, in which Alan Weisman examines "how our planet would respond without the relentless pressure of the human presence?" Basing his conclusions on extensive research, he speculates on how long it would take for our buildings, infrastructure, and other man-made items to decay. Obviously these old Detroit-made behemoths of steel would take many years to rust away and fall apart!




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2 comments:

Barbara Butler McCoy said...

If you remember, I mentioned in my first comment ever to one of your posts that the title of your blog sounded poetic. These photos are exactly what I meant!

One Wink at a Time said...

Please paint these!