From My Morning Walk by stownsend

From My Morning Walk

We have the strangest neighborhood. It was originally planned as mostly a winter escape for retirees. In the 60's and 70's retired people came and purchased property to put their winter trailers on.

Fast forward a few years and those people get too old and sickly to return to their beloved winter homes. They miss a few winters and then they pass away. No family comes to check on the lot and the trailer. It still remains as it did that year they left knowing with an false sense of security that they would return.

Slowly the new younger generation of retirees are buying the property and cleaning it up. This one hasn't seen that happen yet.
Such a heartbreaking story and sad situation. It happens in our country too unfortunately.
March 11th, 2019  
Nicely processed and composed
March 11th, 2019  
What a sad story and a great illustrative image.
March 11th, 2019  
The hint of color is great.
March 11th, 2019  
Wow... quite the sight! I"m a bit of a neat freak so having that person has a neighbour would stress me out! I like the old bug!
March 11th, 2019  
@kwind It is awful, isn't it - even has a tree limb falling down on it. It is actually about 2 miles from my home and is one of the worst I have seen.
March 12th, 2019  
What a storyteller- nicely done - thanks for the follow so following back. I used to live in Az - now in OK. My sister lives down the road & we too have never lived near one another since leaving our childhood home - pretty awesome
March 12th, 2019  
@samae How fun that you have your sister near you also. It really is special. Question? Arizona or Oklahoma - which is better?
March 12th, 2019  
Very interesting
March 12th, 2019  
Very sad situation, but one day it will hopefully get cleaned up and made presentable. I know what it feels like. unfortunately the house next to us is now owned by a junk collector and you can imaging what his backyard looks like.
March 12th, 2019  
I love how you have processed this image but what a sad story!
March 12th, 2019  
A great image telling the story but it’s so sad that it has been left like this.
March 12th, 2019  
A sad sight to see old age can be cruel.
March 12th, 2019  
Wonderful image that has a strong photojournalist quality to it.
March 12th, 2019  
Cool shot and so many interesting things to look at.
March 12th, 2019  
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