Hallway

This reminds me of Alice through The Looking glass... when she is walking through the hallway with the queen.... and the queen is talking about doing things backwards... I adore this shot. The mix of greens and reds molded into the white.. it is perfect.

that bold red exit wall just screams, doesn't it? probably an effective directive ico fire or some other emergency evacuation, but sinister-looking nonetheless. i love the "mirror inside of a mirror" effect of the halls beyond.

what's that yellow thing on the wall opposite the row of windows about halfway to the exit? looks like ivy, or some other plant creeping in, to me.

the photo almost looks like it was done in watercolor. interesting composition, motts.

Wow! All the way down the hall it looks like a guy is running up to Motts!

theres the green walls again

Christmas colors from hell.

someone forgot to take out the trash

These don't look like Christmas colors from hell to me. I have really good memories of Christmases and other holidays celebrated with my clients (if I were at work now, I would have to say "consumers," but I never liked that word). Holidays gave us all a chance to just be *people* instead of "staff" and "client/resident/patient/consumer." We could have fun instead of only implementing training programs. A lot of our people didn't have families to spend the holidays with--staff was it. That helped us remember the spirit of the holiday, and we did everything we could to make it extra special. We decorated, bought or made gifts, had parties, prepared special meals and treats, took people to holiday-related community events, planned happy surprises for one another. Sometimes we were able to get permission to take one or two clients to our own homes to spend the day with our families, or to bring our families to the group home for dinner or a party. For employees like me, who lived far away from their own relatives and could only get home a couple of times a year, we had people with whom to spend the day. Almost all clients, even the ones who usually resisted training programs and social activities, enjoyed making decorations or gifts and planning special meals. Some of my most special Christmas ornaments are handmade gifts given to me by clients. Even though the job is stressful, too often thankless, most of the feedback one gets from society is negative, and progress usually comes in increments that are barely measurable, it's far from a one-way street from staff to client. I know that I received far more than I gave.

It seems beautiful in a sort of creepy haunted way...

I drove by this one day and asked my friend what it was. She told me the mental institution. A shiver went up and down my back.

All i could think of was.....zombies.

a certain round in Time Splitters. creepy.

i really like this one

The only thing missing is rocking chairs and a mental attendant to give the patient thoraziene or millarill.

Is it open to everyone???

Endless! And all the brown leaves blown together ! And those hat-box lamps, plus two extra spotlights; that is cool. Like a lot indeed.