Well Aged - Aged Well

Thematic Photographic 148 - see more photos or add your own @ Written Ink

Some of you may remember the broom maker in my Candid series.  This first shot is a close up shot of his hands as he worked.  Swift, deft, always moving.  Well aged indeed.

When Carmi posts a theme that can be interpreted in so many different ways I'm rather like a dog faced with a row of fire hydrants.  My mind goes off on a variety of tangents, and not being able to decide which to choose ... I have to pee on all of them :P  Fortunately, he chooses to see this as diversity rather than a total lack of decisiveness so it's all good.

I love antiquities, they are one of my favorite subjects.  I'm drawn to the sense of living history they emit that tugs at my heart.  I flipped the title around thinking that if I stuck to 'well preserved' it would narrow the field so to speak.  It didn't help much.  For now I give you these, um ... diversified shots.  I may have to revisit this theme later in the week with a set that goes in a different direction entirely.

 

Angel Oak

This shot isn't up to my usual standards, but it fit the theme too well to leave out.  I took this early on in my photographic education.  I've been meaning to get back out there and shoot this properly but haven't managed it yet.  The photo doesn't begin to do it justice.  This tree is MASSIVE.  65 ft. high and 25 ft. around, it has withstood hurricanes and earthquakes and it's ancient.  Reportedly the oldest thing -- living or man-made -- east of the Rockies, Angel Oak is a live oak tree aged approximately 1,500 years.  If you'd like to read more about it's history or see some better photos you can go to the official website here

 

This is the fire hose and apparatus on an antique fire truck that used to be parked next to a grocery store (Piggly Wiggly) when I first moved in with Sis.  I don't know where they've moved it to now.

 

Remember when we ALL had one of these as kids?  Okay yeah, I'm showing my age.  I like the use this one has been re-appropriated for.

These are for my motorheads ;)  When sightseeing in Maryland a few years back, Mommo and I happened on an antique car show.  I wish my "modern" car was in this good of shape ... hell, I wish "I" was this well preserved!