Out of Ruins Comes New Growth
Near the Carmel Arts and Design District in wealthy Carmel, Indiana an old church deteriorates. Out of the ruins comes new growth and if left alone, the new growth will consume the ruins and reclaim it. If left alone.
Church in Ruins
191/365 Lush growth takes root and begins to grow
Vines grow beside iron-barred windows
192/365 Virginia Creeper slowly surrounds the arched door
It winds its way to the window above
Vines carpet the steps
Ivy breaks down brick
193/365 Green leaves continue to emerge
A metaphor for life. Nature reclaims the neglected and forgotten. I like to think that all the old paradigms that no longer serve me are reclaimed and result in new growth.
[I took these photos in 2008 before the Carmel Arts and Design District began to flourish. I have not been back to see if the church still exists. It may. But in what state?]
