“No Trespassing” was clearly posted on this property. Most times I respect these signs but this day I took liberty to explore property purposed to fall into ruins. With the help of a friend, I stepped over an aging barbed wire fence. As I walked the property I tried to understand reasons, but none made sense.
A television, refrigerator, couch, bed and even hangers were still inside this abandoned home. Even the most hurried of movers wouldn’t leave so much behind. I even spotted an overhanging lamp still clinging to a roof ready to cave in.
Mysteries in life are all around us and this was one of them. As I walked about the house it was clear this place had become a target range. An entire wall was blotched with bullet holes from amateur marksmen.
Surrounding the house were tall oak trees. Decades had passed to reach such heights. It was obvious that these trees were here long before this home had been given a foundation and they’d be here long after this home was no more.