Old Sheds

Rural Southwestern Minnesota, 1970

What is the lifespan of an non-restored wooden structure in an intemperate climate?

When is the inexorable march of decay not ot be denied? With care, wooden buildings can last a long time, but there comes a time when they must return to the earth from whence they sprang, or to be consumed in fire, returning to the air they absorbed when the trees they were made from was growing.

But before that happens there is a time, perhaps only a few years, when the natural weathering process cloaks these humble constructs with a patina of beauty.