Old mine along Ishi Creek (?) Road 32, Butte County. Camera is a Kodak EasyShare Z612
another smaller version as some have said the large is not viewable, thanks.
A hundred years past;
stamp mills, ore carts,
dust and dynamite,
noise, fire, smoke,
the Earth scared and cut,
Industry came to the middle of no where.
Dreams fade,
empires crumble,
names forgotten
scars slowly heal
Earth reclaims its’ own.
Another 100 years
even Earth will forget
the dreams that were here.
New dreams are born every second ....I bet there were a few there with you when you took the photo.
ReplyDeleteOh John! It is a beautiful photograph that takes us back to a time. I beg to differ with your last sentence though, I believe that once out there in the world, dreams live on for an eternity and longer, evolving and taking shape. I think sometimes dreams just land on folks. Folks who had no notion that what just transpired was a dream come true, a dream that started as a thought, perhaps in an old mine shaft a hundred years ago by a miner in Butte County.
ReplyDeleteI can't see your pic John!
ReplyDeletewhat a scene...
ReplyDeleteI can't see it either now.
ReplyDeleteHmmm will try to reduce the size a bit, thanks for letting me know.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo John, oh I think I spot a booby up in the right corner there!
ReplyDeleteTakes you back to a time when..people worked hard for every cent...good picture
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely shot of a bygone industry. Luv M.
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interesting
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Nope..just a photobuckt and an x...everyone else can see it though
ReplyDeletePhotobucket is not working for me on anybody's site...must be a glitch...
ReplyDeletewhats happened?? no one like t0 work there anymore?
ReplyDeletegreat shot! love it!
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I am back with mine!
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What a great entry you have! Very unique indeed... along with the poem it's priceless
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A great photograph - very original! I am sure before the Earth reclaims its' own, the Beavers in the area are going to be industrious and build a dam from all the wood !
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I love the view! What a great photo of industry gone by....We go through so many stages in life don't we! Fabulous post this fine day!!
ReplyDeleteA great photo and take of the theme.
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awesome, you're pretty quick too, you know!
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Love the view
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Fantastic shot of industry declined and forgotten. Top 10 contender?
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great! I think so, Mitch...
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wow cool
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Could be the background for a John Wayne film - love it
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Wow John....This is awesome too. Where is this?I'm sitting here. It is 4:45 am on a Wednesday morning or 5:17 now and there are so many PP's up I can't believe it. Is it Wednesday or am I dreaming....LOL. Off to Chico so mine will be quite a while. Mine is up now....
ReplyDeleteRonnie's Picture Perfect
wonderful! Lost industry.....
ReplyDeletewow! this is great John!!! it looks like the abandoned mining sites here in our country!!! it looks so sad and forlorn,m doesn't it??? I'll have mine up in a few hours....
ReplyDeleteGreat picture. Love the contrast of the mine, with the beauty of nature.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of some of the old mines here in Colorado. Funny, yours being a mine because my contribution ties into that indirectly, since it is of the BROWN PALACE Hotel here in Denver.
Here;s the link.
http://markg1.multiply.com/journal/item/236/The_Brown_Palace_Hotel_Picture_Perfect
Great Take on the theme...Nice shot
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WOW very powerful shot John. I totally love it. Somehow reminds me of the old country song the miner's daugther. One of my fave so far.
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Nice shot John Really NICE Looks like a great place to visit.
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Industry that is long gone. I love it. Very nice picture :-)
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this is a great post Dr. O. isn't it the place used in the movie, Zorro? the one they burned down? just curious... the similarity is so striking!
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Wow..I really like this! Nice shot.
ReplyDeletePerfect photo, John!! I love it! And interesting too. Your words evoke so many emotions over the photo. Very nice : )
ReplyDeleteTint~ for Picture Perfect
John, this is so cool! I love the words you wrote to go with it, also.
ReplyDeleteHere is mine:
http://nicegirlnurse.multiply.com/journal/item/343/Picture_Perfect_Industry
Your photo is very interesting , your words are perfect !!
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Perfect shot...perfect words!
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Perfect for our Johnoh!!!!! This is all too familiar.... Love seeing photo's like this so close to home....
ReplyDeleteYou have such a gift for writing... Beautiful.
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Oh that is sad - true though!
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http://rachel70.multiply.com/journal/item/161/Picture_Perfect_Industry
great photo
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Thats a great photo, bit sad though
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Great photo :-)
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It is a bit sad - and I don't see any boobies!
ReplyDeleteYou sure do get around to the oddest places. Are you an alien?
Ah good look at ndustries gone by.
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Awesome picture and words /:-)
ReplyDeleteSuch a sad sight, but it is a nice shot!
ReplyDeleteMy Picture Perfect Theme
Poignant! http://leekier.multiply.com/journal/item/78/this_weeks_picture_perfect_INDUSTRY
ReplyDeleteGreat photo. The poem is very fitting as well.
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One of the great take of this week theme. I saw many of the remains of old mine or mill while driving through Colorado last summer.
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Dangerous places to work even if they aren't run down! Great shot!
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mines were hard places back then, and very dangerous. but also a big part of our history. w/o them...we wouldnt have fared as much as we have. Ty for this John. your such an interesting person. adn can talk about the most cooolest stuff
ReplyDeleteAwesome shot...love old mines....
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That's amazing John. Where ever we travel Phil always goes to visit mines producing or dilapidated like this one. I love how you captured the crumbling decay of this old mine. Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteWonderful picture,mine is ready too.Hope you will enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful shot and such beautiful words to go with it.....you don't get many mines over here now, they are all shutting down, kinda sad really but perhaps safer for those who have to work in them.
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Good job, excellent take on it. Thanks for stopping by.
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wonderful
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I love your text... nice pic reminding us of a time not so long ago!
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thank you Dr. O for checking on me:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by John and yes during harvest it is a virtual beehive. next year if you like i could send you some of our sweets they really are great.
ReplyDeleteexcellent blog, john, image and your wise and poetic words.
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Didn't know you as a poet John.... beautiful words to spectacular scenery... brings us back!
ReplyDeleteClick here for my ppf
The words paint as beautiful picture of the past and teh future as the photo!
ReplyDelete(I'll never forget the drems that were there"
My PP ~ Industry
Fabulous photo! I get to see the larger one just fine. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreat eye.. :)
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Its s scary sort of photo - really greeat I think - and you put my mind at ease when I saw in the text that that place no longer was used !!!!
ReplyDeleteIts sad really that it isnt being care just "a little it for" - its part of history.................................
very interesting shot!
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Once was probably very industrious! Great PP
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I was blind and now I see...yehaaa..what a great shot John!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit...Yesss, that large piece is made of gold wire.
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Beautiful. A look at times gone by.
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Spectacular shot! Nice poem as well.
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Oh geez, John!! Did you ever bring back memories of those mining days.. Where I grew up in the county below me( Josephine } they have a lot of abanded crome mines.. Looks the same as you're pic..Good shot, both big, and small. BTW...You did well with the poem/prose..Good job John!! Thanks for viewing my PPF..
ReplyDeleteThe difference a hundred years has made in our country is astounding!
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Wonderful shot, John! I loved places like this that are off the beaten path, but were once a small sort of thriving metropolis all on it's own. I can just see all the men working, living, surviving...
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting mine (yes, a pose, but accurate for what I do during the day...and you only noticed one coffee mug. There are several.) Picture Perfect - Industry
A very good statement.... we have a few old mines... old mills that outlived there usefulness.
ReplyDeleteyou are right.. the earth reclaims..
Good picture... framed and makes a statement.
http://trayne.multiply.com/journal/item/91/Picture_PerfectIndustry
hi John... heard your sick or something.... I hope everything's well....
ReplyDeleteI love the shot and the poetry! Old mines are so interesting.
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Oh... I had thought of that industry and was waiting for someone to have a picture of it. That's an awesome photo of the mining industry... and the caption/poem is so true. Nicely presented John... and I didn't expect it since you're in Monterey. Not an industry that I would associate with a city known for Cannery Row. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by "Industry Cruises At 30,000 Feet Altitude" and for your kind and thoughtful compliment.
Love the poem & the photo John, beautiful background of pine trees and blue sky, very nice.
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Great photo, great words! A bit similar to the idea behind mine......
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Thanks for your great photo of a bygone industry. The poem adds a lot to the theme.
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Beautiful!
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Great combination, photo and words.
ReplyDeleteI have been around, just hanging out in the quiet places.
ReplyDeleteNice page, BTW......LOVE the background.
great photo I wonder what it would of looked like when it was in its prime.
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There was a gold rush here on Vancouver Island back in the late 1800s and I've been to the site. There's not much left but you can still see pieces of old mining equipment. Great photo and take on the theme.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit.
http://terrencew.multiply.com/journal/item/357/PICTURE_PERFECT_INDUSTRY
How cool is that?! Great shot!!
ReplyDeleteCome shuck some stirs with me..
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Fabulous shot and wonderful words too!
ReplyDeleteDreamzOnForever’s PPF entry - Industry
Very nice.
ReplyDeleteMine is up as well.
http://latingem.multiply.com/journal/item/246/Friday_June_20_2008_-_Picture_Perfect_Industry
Old mines are places that are hard to find in Finland! :o)
ReplyDeleteHiii John the blue trip lasts a week.Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteNice shot and I enjoyed your text also.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit.
Great photo of such n interesting theme. I loved your verse as well.
ReplyDeleteI want to thank you for your comment and I am glad that you now know just how big our wine business is.
Fosters is a brand name and if you like a wine try to taste a good Aussie one soon.
Cheers from Milli.
Picture Perfect: Industry. Wine Industry
Thanks for your thoughts I hope there will be new dreams every time; like a circle
ReplyDeletegreat picture
http://tribunj.multiply.com/journal/item/62/industry
dr. o, people are so concerned of your health. pray tell, you just saw a lot of boobies, didn't you? =D
ReplyDeleteTAKE CARE!!! and i really think your mine rocks! yay!
once there was dream,
ReplyDeletenow gone, or so, it seems...
an industry that destroys dreams and the realities of life. very well done, john. hope you're better now...",)
http://rowe85.multiply.com/journal/item/44/Picture_Perfect_Friday_Industry
wow! terrific shot and loved the poem too!
ReplyDeletecongrats for the special mention!
What a wonderful photo! Things sure change over time and without the photos, I think sometimes things are forgotten. Great job!
ReplyDeletegreat pic , had to come re visit since they gave you a special mention
ReplyDeleteI had a very similar gold mine up behind my Cabin back home in Mts of Colorado....good shot John....and be careful of those hidden mine shafts that nature has now camoflaged.
ReplyDeleteI see why you received special mention-excellent!
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Hi! Just clicked the special mention link /;-) I also forgot to mention before that I love the bakground pic too.
ReplyDeleteLove it! I wonder what it looked like 100 years ago...
ReplyDeleteI really love the photo!
ReplyDeleteYep....I loved it the minute I saw it. Hope you are OK John. You seem to have been quiet or perhaps I just haven't been around. Or perhaps you are recovering from all that research. Hugs, Ronnie
ReplyDeleteAgain great photo ... thought you should have made it in the top ten....
ReplyDeleteVery nice Mr O. Industry past melting back into the landscape.
ReplyDeleteHope your feeling better:)
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excellent choice and thoughts and words...thanks for capturing and sharing! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI want to personally congratulate you on being selected in the Top10 as an honorable mention! It's a real honor. I hope you will continue your excellent photographic efforts. I guess its a matter of personal taste but I liked yours better. Lets hope you make it next week!
ReplyDeletegreat take!
ReplyDeletei love the color in it