Pictures from the Earth--"Closed for Winter"

My husband suggested the idea behind this photo essay. I asked him to suggest a subject and---it being a grey and melancholy day (we do have them in Florida)---he came up with the theme. I was concerned that I wouldn't find enough Creative Commons photographs on the theme, but honestly I was spoiled for choice, and it was extremely hard to choose.  But after looking through many, many, many, I decided that these beautiful images were the most evocative and diverse.

1. "Closed for the Season" by Bonnie (Ocean County, New Jersey)

 

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2. "Closed for winter" by Bonnie Natko (portfolio page) (Coney Island)

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3.  "Tuning Out the Noise" by Evan Helfrich (Rehoboth Beach, DEL)

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4. "Closed for the Season" by Jack French (Cape Cod)

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5. "Fall Color" ("Terrace chairs secured for the winter...") by Alan Wolf  (homepage) (Madison, WIS)

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6.  "Closed for Winter" by Victoria Villalobos (California)

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7. "09 Seasons" by James at 42   (James Suprenant photography)

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8.  "Out of Season" by David van der Mark (Holland)

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9.  "Closed for the Season" by  Oliver Hammond (Collapsing World) (Minnesota)

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10.  "Barry Island Out of Season" by  Alison Oddy (Wales)

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9.  "Closed for the Season" by Mark Crosby (Website: MarkCrosbyPhoto.com)  (Nantucket MA)

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10. Closed for the Season  by Amanda Graham  (Whitehorse, Yukon Territory)

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12. Closed for Winter  by Richard Flink (Big Trees, California)

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13. "Out of Season" by Camera Obscura (Vancouver, BC)

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The Flatland Almanack thanks the authors of the following blogs for their astute comments!

1. Traces of a Stream
2. Writing in Faith
3. A Gentleman's Domain
4. Nicole Austin
5. Susie J
6. Puss Reboots
7. West of Mars
8. Hope for the Hopeless
9. On a Limb with Claudia
10. My Great Escape
11. Gabriella Hewitt
12. Single Parents Unite
13. The Not-So-Deep-Thoughts (A Writer and the Voices in her Head)
14. I Read Banned Books
15. One Gal's Musings
16. Vixen's Den
17. Around the Island
18. Cheer Up
19. Zenmomma's Garden
20. Full. Body. Transplant
21. Small Reflections
    
22. Work of the Poet
23. The Urban Zoo
24. The Happy Wonderer
25. The Abundance Place
26. Crushed Glass
27. KZ Pictures LLC
28. Mama Pajama
29. Notes in the Key of Life
30. The Story of Me
31. Storyweaver's Web

Comments

[maryt/theteach]

What a great cross section of the country "closed for the Winder." Beautiful pictures evocative of loneliness and emptiness. Beautiful!! Thanks for visiting me!

[Sue]

These are all great, but for some reason I am drawn to #9. I'm not sure why either? Happy TT :)

[ellen b]

What fantastic photos and what a great theme for TT! It really would be fun to be free to drive and fly around and take such marvelous photos of places and things...

[Holly]

What a neat idea for a TT-13! Since I am originally from NH - many things WOULD close for the season.

Happy TT-13!

Smiles,

Holly
http://theabundanceplace.com

[Holly]

What a neat idea for a TT-13! Since I am originally from NH - many things WOULD close for the season.

Happy TT-13!

Smiles,

Holly
http://theabundanceplace.com

[~*angelle*~]

These are awesome finds!

[kathyz]

Loved them all!!!
Especially #6....one FEELS the "closed for winter" in this shot.
Thanks for letting us all enjoy these great photos.

[Mama Pajama]

These photos are all so neat! I like the photo essay themed approach! Thanks for stopping by my site!

[Cindy Swanson]

Great pictures! I've always thought there is something a little sad about things that are closed for the winter. When I see the "closed for the winter" sign at a little ice cream place called The Dairy Fair, I always get a little melancholy. These pictures are charming, though.

[Chelle Y.]

It's always sad for me when things close for a season, especially all the fun places we enjoy in the summer.

Great TT!

[Xakara]

Thank you for these. There's something deeply sad in many places that are closed for the season. But then the colors of 1, 3, and 5 all seem ready and waiting for warmer weather. And those like 12 are peaceful rather than sad. :)

~X

[Tink]

I like 3 the best and I've been to that place in Holland (8)!
Thanks for visiting my expensive cities TT.