We went on a hiking outing a few years ago with some friends
that were part of a camera class we were taking. The whole idea was to photograph the
wildflowers blooming in the desert, but we ended up taking pictures of rust too
once we arrived at our destination and found several rusted out buses along the
route.
The drive itself was about 75-miles of dirt road full of ruts and rocks, some of which were big ones. We were glad we didn’t drive our own vehicle. There were several times I thought we’d be stuck out in the middle of nowhere in the
Flower side of hill
Barren side of hill
Okay, let’s get back to my topic, rust. Have you ever noticed how pretty rust can be
when it’s on things like this? It’s very
interesting. What makes things rust in
such a manner? There are definitely many
colors here.
After this trip, I started notice things around town with rust on them.
Do adventures like this raise your awareness?
That would have been an adventure. I'm not sure I would have lasted that many miles on a road like that! Such pretty pictures of the rust and also of the flowers :)
ReplyDeleteYep, adventures like this do raise my awareness. I'm always enjoying learning and seeing something new.
betty
Betty,
DeleteWhen we started out that morning, we had no idea what we were in for, believe me. I'm not sure we would have gone if we knew, but we sure would have missed some lovely flowers. And of course seeing what happens when things exposed to the elements rust.
Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.
Sunni
Rust is a pretty color. Who knew oxidation could create beauty?
ReplyDeleteLiz,
DeleteYes, that was quite amazing and we spent an hour or two taking pictures of rust on various abandoned objects.
Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.
Sunni