As much as I love architecture and the built environment, I also love to see nature growing back through the ruins of an abandoned building. As necessary as they are in today's society, I've always thought of highways as scars on Nature, cutting paths across her to suit the needs of mankind while disregarding other creatures or life. Of all the things mankind has overtaken, Nature may just have the power to return the favor.
Trees taking root in the cracks of a crumbling foundation, reaching towards the light streaming through a broken roof. Vines crawling over the bricks of a half demolished wall or overtaking power lines that pollute the green backdrop of a wooded area.
In fact, I've an unfinished tattoo that was supposed to represent this dichotomy - it was supposed to be a wrought iron fence with a vine twisting through it, but the line work is terrible. Looking to have it covered in a larger design of the same theme or changing out the wrought iron to gears and cogs with vines.
I would love to see you finish that tattoo. The gears and cogs theme would work for you now. Love that aspect of you that you aren't traditional in a lot of things - except for family. There you are very traditional.
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