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How's this for a variation on my usual abandoned buildings?

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  1. MartinaMarch 2, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    *lol*

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  2. JulieMarch 2, 2010 at 7:49 AM

    And this one is not as old as some ... I say that because of the timber frame. I wonder when the settlers made that transition - from double brick to timber?

    That bluff is surely handsome, and to position a home within its lee shows a wonderful feel for nature.

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  3. Joan ElizabethMarch 2, 2010 at 10:08 PM

    As far as I know the choice of brick vs timber was based on what was the building material most readily available.

    There is a photo of the Turon River coming up later in this series that has a bluff like that ... it made for a very nice shot.

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  4. Megan CoyleMarch 3, 2010 at 1:17 AM

    oh wow, that's great. I like the debris scattered around the building.

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  5. WanderlustMarch 3, 2010 at 8:21 AM

    I love this picture.

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  6. PJMarch 3, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    I can't tell how big it is but it looks like it met its match. From a scenic point of view it's a grand view.

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  7. freefallingMarch 4, 2010 at 8:56 AM

    Oh - it looks so sad.

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