Croton Gorge – Metal door

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Again I’ve walked along the top of the Croton Dam many times, but until today I’d never noticed this door. Maybe, like the gravestone in an early post, it had been in the shade during previous visits and I hadn’t notice it. Today there was enough light reflecting back off the surface for me to notice it.

I was impressed by how solid it looked: the heavy looking stone surround, and the large number of screws/rivets. I also liked the contrast between the smooth, shiny surface and the rougher textures of the stone, and the flecks of rust.

Pipe

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Taken at the abandoned Tioronda Hat Factory in Beacon, NY.

I liked the variations of orange. The bulk of the picture consists of horizontal and vertical lines: the bricks, the window sills, the window frames. And then the pipe cuts diagonally across the frame, as does the detached, wooden board. The various textures are also interesting. And as I’ve mentioned before: I have a weakness for ruined buildings and rusty metal.

Glenclyffe 12 – Spikes on a stump

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I spotted these rusting metal objects as I was walking around in the area overlooking the Hudson directly in front of the Garrison Institute.

As far as I can tell they’re rail spikes, which would make perfect sense where I found them was right above the Metro North Railway line.

I liked the rough textures – one colorful and the other more monochromatic – of the spikes and the wooden stump. I didn’t arrange the spikes, but I like it. And, as I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, I’m a sucker for rusting metal objects.

Glenclyffe 10 – Metal panel

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As you follow the ‘Benedict Arnold Escape Trail‘ from Route 9d you soon come across a small building with a number of metal panels on it. Over time these panels have weathered and formed the colorful shapes, which initially attracted me. I also liked the textures. I’m a sucker for rusting metal. Soon, however, I noticed that the colors of the panel seemed to reflect the colors of the autumn leaves that had fallen around the base of the panel. All in all the picture has something of an abstract quality.

Rockefeller trails 5: a couple of fire hydrants

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As with the earlier Rockefeller trails 3: bridge over the Pocantico River I’ve taken a picture of the above hydrant before (Rockefeller Trails – Pocantico River Trail). Once again this is the first time I’ve posted a picture of it in color.

As for the picture below I’ve walked past this hydrant many times, and noticed it many times – but I don’t recall ever taking a picture of it.

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As with vines on rocks I’m fascinated by old, rusting equipment. If it has stuff growing all of it (as in the first picture) so much the better. I always find it interesting that these hydrants stand alongside nature trails. It’s easy to forget that this was once part of the Rockefeller estate and that the trails I’m walking along were formerly used by his carriages.