A house is never still in darkness to those who listen intently; there is a whispering in distant chambers, an unearthly hand presses the snib of the window, the latch rises. Ghosts were created when the first man awoke in the night. ~J.M. Barrie, Little Minister

Time rushes towards us with its hospital tray of infinitely varied narcotics, even while it is preparing us for its inevitably fatal operation. ~Tennessee Williams, "The Rose Tattoo"

There is a court house somewhere in southern Indiana that has had a tree growing out of the tower roof for many years now. It isn't even abandoned, they just left it grow there. I remember being mystified as to how it was growing there without dirt. Here, the decay and degredation of the buildings have provided plenty of growing materials.

It's like a strange, surreal art gallery.

"A thousand horse and none to ride! -
With flowing tail, and flying mane,
Wide nostrils never stretched by pain,
Mouths bloodless to the bit or rein,
And feet that iron never shod,
And flanks unscarred by spur or rod,
A thousand horse, the wild, the free,
Like waves that follow o'er the sea,
Came thickly thundering on,...
~Lord Byron, XVII, Mazeppa, 1818"

What a beautiful thing. There are merry-go-round museums that would probably be interested in this.

Actually, it's a rabbit in a magician's suit. Just as scary!

It's probably the base to something that just isn't there anymore.

It looks like the chateau in Disney's Snow White. She sings to the well and the prince comes and she runs away inside and looks back out a balcony.

Hansel and Gretel, it's a fairy tale house!

The colorful balls give it a jovial aire!

Why was it inaccesible? In too poor of shape?

This is probably the male.

Probably a good bet that this bird is sitting on a nest, they lose weight when they do.

Imagine coffee, doughnuts, rustling newspapers.....

Looks like maybe a cup dispenser over the sink to me.

It's like a big eye.

What a peaceful shot.

"You are here."

I don't think the top is spattered though, I think they first painted the entire room with the color then painted the white on top of it. Over the years, the white is coming off.

It is a subduing color, isn't it. Bland and sickly soothing.

Ironic that these doors meant to be kept closed are now open.

Just a beautiful touch of blue creeping into the shot! The photo wouldn't be the same without the contrast.

Almost enchanting, like your waiting for fairies to come on-screen.

It reminds me of that Alice in Wonderland "Through the Looking Glass" thing.

I always wonder what people were thinking of when they decorated these places. It does look like his one hand is kind of awkward, almost like it was changed? Hmmm....

For you fellow Twilight Zone fans:
"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone."
-Rod Serling, introduction to the original "Twilight Zone"

"Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world."
-George Bernard Shaw

Eric Draven: Suddenly their came a tapping, as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. You heard me rapping, right?
-The Crow