I had a reason to be in the neighborhood where I grew up the other day.
Sad...I used to swim here every day in the summer as a kid.
And this is where I used to have soccer practice
The Menomonee River
Peaceful path
I seem to like gnarly trees - looking at this now I should tweak the contrast a bit, but hindsight is 20/20.
Night falls on German Fest
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22 comments:
So how did you feel seeing all your old places again? I did the same only with the place where my Nana and Grandad lived - I would spend a month every summer there.
It was much more run down than I realised and everything seemed much smaller than I remembered.
In some ways I wish I'd never returned, just kept the memories I had.
Wow -- such a beautiful place!!! Thanks for sharing your memories.
Lovely pictures. The one of the empty swimming pool made me sad. I remember going back to one of my old neighbourhoods and see a couple of old haunts all dismantled and empty. Made me cry.
The pool makes me sad.
I forgot we lived in the same town... I was like OOH, someone else has pool problems and OOH there is a German Fest in other cities... hahaha
I thought they raised enough funds to fix up that pool last year? So sad..
Wow, that poor abandoned pool. It looks huge too. Great shots!
Those are beautiful pictures. It sounds like you had some good times growing up.
What a lovely looking place, pity about the run down pool
Great photos, all of them, but I really love that lsat shot!
Going back to where I grew up can be kind of bittersweet, and I really *love* the way you captured that first shot and how the effects create a mood. Really awesome.
Very evocative images, and I didn't even grow up there!
Know what you mean about the bittersweetness. Wonder what our current haunts will look like when our kids come back and visit in future years? (Of course there will be the new the parks named in honor of our superior mothering skills.... ;) )
Awesome photos Colleen!
Thanks for showing us where you grew up! What great photos!!
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Great pix, but I have to say that looking at the one of the pool was sad to me:(
I like the tree one - just as it is.
Love the pictures! And the one of the tree is nice just as it is...
Great pics!!! Hey... we also own four dirtbikes.... but two of them are for the boys, lol.
Pictures of abandoned things always make me sad. What happened? hope your trip was fun.
Thanks for taking me on your walk down Memory Lane :)
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I love the photo of the tree.. and the picture of the abandoned pool was creepy!!
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I love going to look at old stuff that I used to play on, with or live at.
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