Rusty Treasure
Pete photographed this amazing old car in a nearby field.
Isn't it such a treasure?!
There is something so nostalgic about a worn out vehicle... especially when it is used as a lawn ornament (which I am sure has to do with my southern roots)!
Pete commented on how he could just imagine that this vehicle was probably once a family car. In its prime, it may have proudly escorted its caretakers to work, school, church, weddings and funerals. I cannot even begin to calculate how many times the doors were opened, closed or slammed. Then something ended. Perhaps the "clicking" sound in the engine was more of a problem than anticipated. Or maybe its joy-riding life was shortened by an unexpected encounter with a telephone pole. Or perhaps it ran the miles it was intended to run, and it now lays to rest in our neighboring field. I can only guess how this vehicle served humanity in its time.
Regardless of its past life, it draws us near now. Even in its rusted, warped existence, we come close. We examine the intricate and vintage detail. It calls us in its silence to wonder.
