Past their best?

On a morning like this, with rain cascading down outside, and all is gloomy and grey, most things – me included – seem to have seen better days. Let’s go for a walk and see what we can find. A virtual walk. It’s far to wet for anything else.

Let’s start off in the farmyard:

  • Geese don’t mind tatty: Hovingham, North Yorkshire
  • The Cleveland Way, Yorkshire
  • Tractor near Alnmouth, Northumberland

Beyond these farms is a country house, with mossy gates.

Sleningford Hall, North Yorkshire

Perfect for Hallowe’en, don’t you think?

OK. Take off your boots now, and let’s go for a city stroll instead.

  • Skip in Barcelona
  • A weathered wall in Newcastle
  • A Ripon garage

Even towns have gardens. Harlow Carr is a marvellous RHS garden near Harrogate. They keep things immaculately … except in the Edwardian garden shed.

  • Harlow Carr, Harrogate
  • Harlow Carr, Harrogate
  • Harlow Carr, Harrogate

Lastly, let’s have a bit of a clean up. Here’s plenty of rubbish from the past found on a recent litter pick near a factory in Ripon. Perfect for Past Squares. Let’s find it by looking through The Square Window today (anyone remember Play School?)

That’ll do for one day I think. Time to go home and stay out of the rain.

The featured photo was taken in Seville.

Lens-Artists Challenge #168: Seen Better Days

Past Squares

Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

80 thoughts on “Past their best?”

  3. Oh yes, I remember the Playschool windows!
    I LOVE the tractor!
    And the pots… and tools… well, everything at Hadlow Carr is bound to be lovely – and your photos do them justice! I think I could send in a selfie for this title. :-(. !!

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  10. Past their best and all photographed to look attractive even the skip in Barcelona. It’s such a pity that we don’t see old humans in the same way as beautiful vintage or stylish antique.

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  12. Tatty, old, battered… each of these shots has a story attached (alongside you’re clever virtual walk this morning). There’s so much more atmosphere in pictures of old, used, unloved things than in immaculate, shiny and new. Love this post.

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      1. Goodness, do take care. Can’t have you damaging yourself. Hope you went home and put your feet up with a cuppa to recover. Though somehow I doubt that you did.

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  13. I remember Playschool! Great set of images. I love things that are showing a bit of wear and tear over the shiny and new. I like things and people that have lived a little and have the marks and stories to show for it. Hope the weather picks up for you soon, until then a virtual walk is perfect.

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  19. Thank you for the walk on a rainy day, Margaret. Though they past their best, you captured beautifully. I are looking forward to rain here…

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  21. You found so many weathered and worn treasures on your walk! I love it! Your header image is wonderful. I also love the fence with the cobwebs. Perfect for Halloween!!

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  22. As always wonderful photos. I love a garden shed. Ages ago you asked about the Camping at A-V; it’s still going but a bit ramshackle at the moment. Sorry for my erratic responses. Very busy and I’m still struggling with WordPress

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    1. Can’t decide whether ramshackle is good or bad. Or whether your busyness is good or bad. WP has a mind if its own. We have, it seems, to live with it.

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      1. Had to go and read the comments in order to understand your reaction! Have to say that I loved all the pics, I’m a sucker for ‘old and destitute’!

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  28. Well Margaret, just count me glad it rained that day! You had quite a marvelous set of images in your archived – perfect for the challenge! I think the mossy gates were my favorite but there were so many contenders!!!

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  30. Back to ramshackle. It’s past its best and beyond shabby chic. There were a few Dutch and the occasional Belgian cars but a shadow of its former self. Hopefully it’s temporary. Very late in the day I have realised I need to use my iPad and not my phone to respond.

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    1. That’s such a pity. It used to be a delight. As to WP. That’s strange. I rarely use either my tablet or phone when blogging, but my phone is usually OK when I do.

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