A few Fixer Uppers

I LOVE houses.....old houses....new houses....big houses....small houses.  I love looking at houses.....in fact I got a real estate license....so I could look in houses...not really.....but it was a perk!  My latest interest though......believe it or not.....has been abandoned houses. I bet you weren't expecting that now were you??  I think it's the new camera....put a camera in someones  hand....and suddenly you look at everything in a completely different way.....at least that is how it happened with me......I think I am Miss Camera Queen all of a sudden.... I have always had a camera....and I always took a ton of pictures....even took photography classes....(though...I don't think I'll be needing a dark room any time soon) but I was always the one taking people pictures...and I still love people pictures....but when my hubby had the camera....he would take so many scenic pictures and thing pictures....we would get home from the zoo....for instance....and have a 100 pictures of the animals....and I'm like....."where are the pics of the kids???"  Of course, back in the day....you take a roll of 36 and hope for the best. You get them developed...and pray for 12 that are half way decent.....cause you aren't going to be cropping or editing anything....no hitting a delete button......and if you were lucky....you didn't stick them all in one of those magnetic photo albums....cause if you did....you were never getting them out of there....and now they're all orangey looking!!  I am really starting to get off  subject here....my point is....now I take pictures of everything....and I am lovin every moment of it!!

A couple of days ago, I posted about our little excursion down to the Garden of the Gods.We came upon a few old homes........This was the 1st...

I yelled for my Hubby to STOP the car....I felt compelled to get out and walk around the property....it intrigued me!

 

 

I looked in the window.....and guess what I saw?????

 

                             

Nothin....notta.....empty.....but still intriguing.....  got closer....nothing left in this one...
but it was neat to walk around and take pics of the property.

I love the look of distressed wood......however I could do without all of those bullet holes....Yikes!!

  I hope those appeared after the place was vacated!

 

 

 

 I think a burial is in its near future............

These were sitting on the property....

 

Here are a couple of other abandoned homes we found.......



Quite frankly.....I was not convinced this one was abandoned.....so I would not get out and walk around....hubby thought it was.  I kept waiting for a curtain to move......I've seen to many scary movies!

 

and another........

This one was vacant....doors wide open....for sale....still to chicken to go in though.......

I wanted the house....just for the pond!

I want a pond......or a river.....or a lake......or an ocean!




I saved the best for last.....but this post is getting a bit long...and I a am a bit too tired.....
so I think I will save it for another time!


Good Night.....
Don't forget to say your prayers.......
Sharon