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Growth

Some rooms were home to a plethora of mold and fungus; perhaps they were directly above the steam leak in the basement, lending a constant feed of wet warmth.
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The floor looks like it could move on its own. Quite an impressive growth of mold.
TootUncommon
Thu 06-09-2011
My eyes whisper softly beauty, my lungs scream No. :)
Kay
Thu 06-09-2011
I bet that floor was slimy.
Larry D
Thu 06-09-2011
I love it....it looks like its moving like in a sci fi movie .....
markymark
Thu 06-09-2011
Don't lick the walls...
The March Hare
Thu 06-09-2011
why, could be like licking a toad ;)
bobo miller
Fri 06-10-2011
No need to lick the walls, the visual on the ceiling doesn't need to go spinning. :P
Spydertap
Fri 06-10-2011
Looks fuzzy. The ceiling is actually quite pretty in my opinion.
Lady Ethereal Butterfly
Fri 06-10-2011
I wonder if you tickle the walls would they quiver?
A D Nilsen
Fri 06-10-2011
Nice color!
Journeyman
Fri 06-10-2011
Vegetated decay...
Chaco
Fri 06-10-2011
Yuck. Were you wearing a mask, Mr. Motts?
BKWOntario
Fri 06-10-2011
The air quality wasn't all that bad surprisingly (for only being in the room for a minute); it's all about ventilation.
Motts
Fri 06-10-2011
That is just gross, although I do like the green color
eldokid@aol.com
Fri 06-10-2011
It's organic. Go ahead and lick the walls.
Binky
Fri 06-10-2011
Gotta love the humidity. NOT.
Phiftybuick
Fri 06-10-2011
Penicillin at its finest! Maybe not....i think thats blue mold :)
LucieLou
Fri 06-10-2011
Maybe a nice place to age cheese?
Ferdy
Sat 06-11-2011
THERE'S A FUNGUS AMONG US!!!!

Whoa...if your floor looks like it can get up and walk away on its own...I think that it is safe to say that you have a mold and mildew problem! :D

I would be afraid to go in here just because I would fear that the walls or ceiling would eat me up...ACK!
MamaToFiveInPA
Sat 06-11-2011
Natures cathedral ceiling :-)
nvusofmotts
Mon 06-13-2011
....ummm.."nature's"....
nvusofmotts
Mon 06-13-2011
Look at the ceiling closely; I see at least six faces in the mold.
Spectratone
Wed 06-15-2011
OMG Spectratone...you are right. NOW I really have the creeps...thanks for that. :D
MamaToFiveInPA
Wed 06-15-2011
The floor almost looks like it's bubbling.
CoyoteSolar
Sun 07-03-2011
To me this doesn't even look like a photograph, more like a water color painting. Great eye.
LostNExistance
Wed 07-27-2011
I love the colors! I wonder if anyone would say the same if they opened my coffin after Ive been dead and buried twenty years :-O
annambanana
Wed 08-03-2011
SpongeBob!
JLL
Sat 08-20-2011
I can smell the mold and humidity just looking at this picture.... drip...drip...drip...
ShadowDancer
Thu 12-15-2011

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