Notices by Abandoned America (abandonedamerica@mastodon.social)

Posting something like "I sure am glad I don't live in the US because I don't have to worry about x, y, and z happening" has the same energy as saying to someone whose loved one just died, "I sure am glad MY loved ones haven't died because if they did here are the things I'd be sad and upset about."

You know what, Fediverse? I care deeply about a lot of people and things but at the end of the day my wife (rarely pictured because she is shy) and these two goofy creatures are my whole world. Maybe it seems small and ridiculous, I don't care. I'm so lucky to share my world with them. Once upon a time I loved abandoned places the most but now I have them and that is more than enough. I feel endlessly fortunate about that.

Anyway, this is my overly verbose way of saying that while I enjoy posting photos of abandoned buildings, I'm not even trying to be cool, tbh I could post photos of my pets (and maybe if I'm allowed, my wife) all day and that would be fine by me. Not even great photos! Just ones that make me happy. I don't care. It is who I am.

And you know what? I feel like that's okay here, and that makes me happy. So extend my thanks to you also, Fediverse folks. That's a nice feeling. I appreciate it.

Honestly if my entire body of work is forgotten tomorrow but I do a good job being there for them, that's okay by me.

It's a weird thing, how priorities shift over time. How one day a wife and a hound & a feisty ginger cat are your best friends and you'd throw the rest of your life in the garbage if that made them secure. And, more importantly, how that wouldn't even seem like a bad trade if it came to it, because they bring so much in return. I'm glad I have them to love. I am grateful for it

I hate peddling my own wares but I'm a stubborn fool who decided to make my career in the arts because I probably wasn't good for much else. Unfortunately, this makes wares-peddling kind of unavoidable. So, if you like abandoned places, I have signed copies of my first book, "Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences" on sale with a free 5x7 print. There are 30-odd chapters of photos of some of my favorite abandoned places in it, so, idk, if that's your thing here you go
https://www.dismantlingthedream.com/product-page/signed-copy-of-abandoned-america-the-age-of-consequences

The remains of the abandoned Presidents Park

Gallery: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/the-president-heads