Wonderful day hiking backwoods Pioneer, CA with Dad, where we discovered an old abandoned cabin in the woods. Appeared to have been built in the 1920s and last occupied in the 1960s. Haunting, sad, beautiful, and scattered through with interesting junk. A poster showing all the presidents shows that JFK was still in power when someone last lived there. Outdoor shower powered by old riveted boilers, an unopened box of Kleenex from the 1950s, spiderwebs coming out of the taps, a dead bat in the sink… the place was visually amazing.
I can’t believe how old Miles is….
Couldn’t help but think of the Talking Heads song “Nothing but Flowers” while viewing this set…
Yeah, I can’t believe how big he is either. Turned nine last month, and is sitting somewhere between childhood and sophisticated pre-teen. But still has plenty of little kid aspects, still reaches up to hold my hand when walking, which makes me feel fantastic (I had thought that would stop at 5 or 6). Still full of imagination and wonder, not at all jaded by the world.
Great thought on Nothing But Flowers.
“There was a shopping mall
Now it’s all covered with flowers
you’ve got it, you’ve got it
This was a discount store,
Now it’s turned into a cornfield
you got it, you got it
And as things fell apart
Nobody paid much attention
you got it, you got it
“