What is it about boats that just demand to be photographed, whether it be a canoe pulled up on the shore, sailing boats bobbing the harbour, tall ships gliding elegantly by, ferries chugging about on their daily duties, fishing boats tied up after a long night at sea, cruise ships with tantalising tales of travel.
Among all those, wrecks have a special ethos of their own, though sadly Pete's blog tells us the one a Dickey Beach is all but gone. ... this the SS Maheno at Fraser Island, Queensland.
That is one of the attractions of ship-wrecks: their impermanence. The rusting causing the disappearance.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought of it that way ... it's the rust and barnacles that get me in.
DeleteRust is incredibly attractive to look at. But it is one of the processes of decay. Count them on your list of 50 ... rust ... moss/lichen ... abandoned farm-houses ... cannot remember if you have erosion ... you are attracted by ashes to ashes ...
DeletePerhaps it is a bit of holding onto the "old ways" as we enter into a time of decay ourselves or maybe just appreciating the process.
DeleteTerrific pic. Photos and memories will be all that remains of it soon, I suspect.
ReplyDeleteMemories are the thing. Photos and writing have a way of capturing the past so it can whisper back at us and let us enjoy it again.
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