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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Old Chimney

I drive by this old brick chimney often when traveling between houses. I like that it is majestic and the last part of the house that is standing.

Close by it is an old shack of sorts. I crept up to it, past the "No Trespassing" sign to take these photos.
Joe will get me out of jail if I get in big trouble taking pictures with my wee little camera.






If I could I would roam the Southern landscape all the time. These chimneys and old shacks are fading fast.
I am joining A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday.

grace surrounds us
Olive

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30 comments:

  1. LynnJanuary 4, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    How cool! Hearth and Home, what more is there:@)

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  2. JaneJanuary 4, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    That is a cool, old chimney. Makes me wonder about the house that once stood there and the families that called it home.
    Have a great week.
    Jane

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Don't you wonder about who all lived in the poor little olden places? I know I do. Great photos too.
    Be a sweetie,
    shleia ;)

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  4. Nice and Easy AntiquesJanuary 4, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    Little pieces of history that are disappearing right in front of our eyes....

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  5. Julie MarieJanuary 4, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Oooh Olive, what fabulous photos!... I love that old chimney and the shack nearby... I can just hear the stories they are telling right now and the voices from the past... how fun it would be to wander around the South with you... my imagination is already running wild... please post more of your beautiful photos like these!... xoxo Julie Marie

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Maybe there will be too many absolutely glorious things to look at and rejoice in when we get to heaven, but I imagine I will want to see time rewind and see all these old places as they were when they were whole. And new.
    Have a most wonderful day, Olive!

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  7. D.B.January 4, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    So glad you trespassed! That's how you get the really cool stuff. I come from a long line of trespassing photogs.

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  8. The Boston LadyJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    It was worth the risk Olive! How did you get that texture on your pictures? Just lovely. Ann

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  9. MelissaJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    I feel the same way about all the old barns between here and my parents. I swear every time we go visit my Mom and Dad another one has fallen and/or disappeared.

    The first photo is particularly effective.

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  10. oldgreymareJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    Love these shots. Oh that shack! I want to peek inside...

    xxx
    z

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  11. Tom StephensonJanuary 5, 2011 at 4:16 AM

    That is one thing I always associate with old-style American building, Olive - building the fireplace first, and the rest of the house around it in wood. You could do the same with this one!

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  12. SouthhamsdarlingJanuary 5, 2011 at 4:17 AM

    What lovely subjects for a photo, Olive. You've certainly got an eye for photography. I am literally just waiting for a new camera to arrive in the post, so I am quite excited, as I love take photos too. Hope I'm not disappointed with it. Can't wait to start practising with it.

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  13. MaryJanuary 5, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    There is something so stoic about those long standing chimeys...I always wonder about the families & homes that use to surround them~
    Happy New Year :-)

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  14. Light and VoicesJanuary 5, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Great "eye". Happy New Year!
    Joyce M

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  15. Kim @ Savvy Southern StyleJanuary 5, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    Love shots like this. We will help bail you out!

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    These are beautiful images!
    I love the chimney. My grandmother's brother lived down the road a little way from the original family homestead. All that was left of the house was the chimney. Your post brought back a long ago memory of driving to Uncle Earl's and knowing we were near when I saw the old chimney. I wonder if it still stands. Perhaps we'll try to find it this week, while we are in the Ozarks.

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  17. savvycityfarmerJanuary 5, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    lots of old barns where I come from ... Indiana ...
    road trip!!

    thanks for all of your visits!

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  18. KarenaJanuary 5, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    OLive really great images!! That chimney is very cool to come across!

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  19. DonnieJanuary 5, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    Great photos. Glad you never got caught.

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  20. ErinJanuary 5, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    Olive that is so cool, love how they look like they are on canvas! Love these shots!

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  21. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    O' I love these photo's...I love getting out and exploring like this.

    Jo
    LazyonLoblolly

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  22. ClaudiaJanuary 5, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    Great photos! I love that the chimney is still standing - like a skyscraper in the country.

    xo
    Claudia

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  23. LVJanuary 5, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    I love these shot of this old place. I often wonder about the history behind them. Also, if they could talk, what stories we could hear.

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  24. Vicki@MorePowerfulBeyondMeasureJanuary 5, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Wonderful photos! I love the old chimneys scattered around our countryside...stalwart steeples of past dwellings. Wouldn't it be nice to know about the people who used to build fires and warm themselves around those chimneys. Lovely post! Vicki

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  25. Sarah @ Modern Country StyleJanuary 6, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    I absolutely love that last photo. What a brilliant effect it creates....as though you're rushing along.

    I love old buildings too. They have so much character, don't they?

    Sarahx

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  26. Sarah @ Modern Country StyleJanuary 6, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    I absolutely love that last photo. What a brilliant effect it creates....as though you're rushing along.

    I love old buildings too. They have so much character, don't they?

    Sarahx

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  27. Gracie's CottageJanuary 6, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    Your trespassin' photos are the best! That shack looks so inviting...could ya sneak back there and take us inside?

    Happy New Year!
    Jan

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  28. Privet and HollyJanuary 7, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    I love the sense
    of movement in that
    last shot, T! Finally
    started the photo class
    that I've been wanting
    to take, so I hope to
    up my photography skills
    this year. Happy weekend!
    xx Suzanne

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  29. Cindy AdkinsJanuary 7, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Wow, what beautiful pictures--and I also love the picture of your house--it's gorgeous!!!!
    XO

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  30. UnknownJanuary 7, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    that is so amazing standing there all by itself! what a fab pic- be careful though friend...

    Karen

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