This week's PhotoHunt theme is "ruin(ed)."
I've got a couple this week, a shrine in Venice and a shed in North Carolina.
This little wayside shrine in Venice looks like it's melting into the wall. It's not completely ruined but it's on its way.
But even so, it's still serving its purpose as a devotional altar, as you can tell by the little San Antonio candle someone put in it.
Now for North Carolina...this place is up the road from my house. It's a goner.
Find more photo hunters here.
Happy weekend!
Comments (40)
OMG! How beautiful is this! Thanks for the drop Annie:)
Posted by Yen | November 14, 2008 12:36 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 12:36
I like how you note that it's a goner! Haha... Those are some great finds!
Posted by expatraveler | November 14, 2008 12:46 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 12:46
Great choices for the theme!! Love the second picture, it's perfect!
Posted by Mar | November 14, 2008 12:55 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 12:55
Wow! That last one is just crazy! Definitely perfect for the theme :)
My entry for photo hunters is here
Stop by if you have a moment :)
Posted by Sue | November 14, 2008 1:28 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 13:28
The bottom one cannot be salvaged, but I dont see enough of the first one to make that assessment.
I love your take on this week's theme.
Posted by Photo Cache | November 14, 2008 2:17 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 14:17
Oh my goodness - look at that falling down place!
I was going to drive to a nearby stone cottage ruin from an early settler in Australia, but I am away. I have come north to visit my sister. ;)
I envy you, going to Venice. I eat at a little restaurant called da Ninos, in Campo San Provolo in Castello. CLosed on Thursdays. I know Luca the owner, and his mother. They are incredibly lovely to us when we go there.
It's a very simple place and we like to eat early dinner there and also lunch. They are open all afternoon and early evening. I have pasta or veal. (Not the chicken, it's a big piece of roasted leg.)
Posted by Leslie | November 14, 2008 2:28 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 14:28
I love the shrine and I've seen a few sheds like that. Great choices.
Posted by Carver | November 14, 2008 3:40 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 15:40
LOL - love that shed!!
Happy Weekend.
Posted by pat | November 14, 2008 4:57 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 16:57
I always thought North Carolina has beautiful beaches.. hahaha.. now I can see the ruined house..
Posted by keeyit | November 14, 2008 6:31 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 18:31
What a waste. The first two look ok with me just as they are but the last one? I hope there are no wild animals hiding in there.
Posted by julie | November 14, 2008 8:19 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 20:19
Loved your Venice shrine and your poor little shed. There is a large barn in back of someone's house on my road that I really wanted to photograph, but don't know them well enough to ask.
Your choices are great for this theme!
Posted by ann | November 14, 2008 8:30 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 20:30
This is great! I also showed some Italian ruins today. Come and pop over! :D
Posted by Leslie in Canada | November 14, 2008 9:12 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 21:12
Ruined in this case is so beautiful and even more so
Posted by marcia@joyismygoal | November 14, 2008 9:51 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 21:51
The Italian ruin is picturesque; the one from North Carolina amazing in that it hasn't actually collapsed yet!
Posted by YTSL | November 14, 2008 9:54 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 21:54
I cracked up laughing when I clicked to the second page. I love your description.
I hope someone will work on restoring the shrine before it is also a "goner".
Happy weekend! My cable and internet are working again - hooray!!
Posted by girasoli | November 14, 2008 10:22 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 22:22
That is a totally ruined...happy hunting!
Posted by gengen | November 14, 2008 11:20 PM
Posted on November 14, 2008 23:20
It's kind of sad to see church buildings falling apart -- but I guess all buildings will.
Posted by Barbara H. | November 15, 2008 12:30 AM
Posted on November 15, 2008 00:30
Have you red the book about Venice called The city of Falling Angels? Referring to stuff falling off buildings. Great read by the way. I love the ruined shed.
Have a happy weekend.
Posted by jmb | November 15, 2008 1:06 AM
Posted on November 15, 2008 01:06
Er sorry I only looked at your title after I left my comment. Of course you've read that book.
Posted by jmb | November 15, 2008 1:07 AM
Posted on November 15, 2008 01:07
Oh, yeah! The first one may be art, but the second is definitely ruined! :-) Love them both, but I think I'm partial to the shack. I guess I'm just that kind of a girl!
Here's mine:
http://flamingofotos.blogspot.com
Have a great weekend!
Posted by RJ Flamingo | November 15, 2008 1:11 AM
Posted on November 15, 2008 01:11
Excellent image for the theme and a good photograph.
Posted by Aileni Noyle | November 15, 2008 1:41 AM
Posted on November 15, 2008 01:41
These are great photos for our theme. Very interesting. That last one - perfect!!
Posted by PastormacsAnn | November 15, 2008 2:56 AM
Posted on November 15, 2008 02:56
Even if it's falling apart, I don't see it as an eyesore. So rich in history if I may say. Except for the last one. Yeah, it's a goner. Haha.
Posted by Lynn | November 15, 2008 5:12 AM
Posted on November 15, 2008 05:12
Fantastic photos!!!! If only the walls could talk, what history we could know then.
My Native American Sonoran Desert Ruin is posted...come join me, won't you?
Happy Hunting!
Posted by Hootin' Anni | November 15, 2008 5:48 AM
Posted on November 15, 2008 05:48
Great takes on the theme!
Posted by June | November 15, 2008 6:26 AM
Posted on November 15, 2008 06:26
Love the second pic too looks like a painting. But yeah almost on it's wait to complete ruin!
Posted by earthlingorgeous | November 15, 2008 8:34 AM
Posted on November 15, 2008 08:34
wow...that is one ruined wall....and has a very artistic touch to it also. very nice...:)
thanks for visiting mine :)
Posted by butchay | November 15, 2008 10:24 AM
Posted on November 15, 2008 10:24
Amazing photos. It does look like it's melting into the wall.
I did Photo Hunt today, too. I hope you get a chance to visit and leave your link!
http://newyorktraveler.net/photo-hunters-ruined/
Have a great weekend!
Posted by Mrs. Mecomber | November 15, 2008 10:49 AM
Posted on November 15, 2008 10:49
Great photos. I love the one of Venice. It shows so much of what it is like in a living but ruined city.
Posted by Marta | November 15, 2008 12:44 PM
Posted on November 15, 2008 12:44
I would love to visit Venice.
How do they reach that shrine?!
Posted by Liz Hinds | November 15, 2008 1:13 PM
Posted on November 15, 2008 13:13
wow those are fabulous photos. I love both of them!
Posted by Heather | November 15, 2008 7:50 PM
Posted on November 15, 2008 19:50
What interesting choices of pictures. That alter looks like it been there for ages, while the hut looks like it was not built to last two years!
Thanks for stopping by.
Posted by Brine Queen | November 15, 2008 8:26 PM
Posted on November 15, 2008 20:26
It's amazing that shed is still standing at all.
I like the way the candle looks all new and spiffy in the ruin of the altar.
Posted by Alice Audrey | November 15, 2008 9:15 PM
Posted on November 15, 2008 21:15
Ruins yet beautiful :)
Posted by napaboaniya | November 15, 2008 11:30 PM
Posted on November 15, 2008 23:30
I really like the picture of the old shed. Even falling down it makes an interesting subject. Old buildings are a favorite subject of mine. I like to go driving on the back roads to see what I can find.
Thanks for stopping by Tarheel Ramblings and leaving a comment. Nice to meet other Tarheels in the blogosphere. :0)
Posted by Lee | November 16, 2008 7:40 AM
Posted on November 16, 2008 07:40
Great entries for this week's PH. The last photo reminds me of how a house would look like after a typhoon in the Philippines...
Posted by Sreisaat | November 16, 2008 8:54 AM
Posted on November 16, 2008 08:54
Great shot Annie - there are so many tiny shrines like this in Italy . . . I imagine that many more of them will be 'ruins' as the older generation passes away. 'tis sad.
Posted by Jerry | November 16, 2008 10:57 AM
Posted on November 16, 2008 10:57
Great choice!
Posted by sandi @ the whistlestop cafe | November 16, 2008 12:36 PM
Posted on November 16, 2008 12:36
Nice photos of ruined house in the last photo. Enjoy your week.
Posted by Irene | November 16, 2008 10:21 PM
Posted on November 16, 2008 22:21
Beautiful shrines! And wow, 39 comments, not bad!
Posted by Chiocciola | November 20, 2008 5:38 PM
Posted on November 20, 2008 17:38