Every Wednesday, my friend Carmi invites us to participate in his photo meme, Thematic Photographic. Here’s my interpretation of this week’s theme.
I snapped this picture a couple of years ago, on a chilly October day in South Dakota. It was my husband’s last visit to the farm house where he’d grown up, and while “dirty” or “rusty” may seem like more appropriate words for this picture, it means “faded” to me because, like an old photograph slowly losing it’s tone and color, it symbolizes the waning of a lifestyle.
(Also, this isn’t just ANY old tractor, it’s a Co-Op, and the original color was bright, bright, bright.)
Wow, that’s a great one! Very nice. I’ll be posting my faded soon! I hope you’ll stop by.
I can imagine the orginal bright, bright, bright colour, but I much prefer the faded version. Great post for this week’s theme.
–smarmoofus
First of all, I love your new design! The picture is awesome, too :-) And…nudge[cafewriting]nudge.
great shot!
I love all things farm related.
I can just smell the tractor oil and dirt.
faded is good.
A powerful picture made even more powerful by its back story. I think I like this tractor more in its present state than I ever would have had it been right off the showroom floor.
great picture. The fields around here have a few these old beauties. Great take on the prompt.
A brand new one is nice, but the faded tractor…. well, it says a whole lot. Great choice for the theme!
What a history that tractor must have.
Great choice for the prompt.
Oh thank you! Not only is this a great photo, but you’ve given me an inspiration.
I love this photo. We have a antique tractor here on our little farm and i love the nostalgia that it brings. Great interpretation of the theme!