The longer I take pictures the more examples of the finality of everything I have. Things change all the time, day to day, week to week, and over the years. And then things are just no more. Take your pictures today, take them now!

Red Cottage at Knox Farm, Winter ThemeEast Aurora, New York

Red Cottage at Knox Farm, Winter Theme, East Aurora, New York
Photographed with a 35mm Zeiss Ikon Contessa camera on Kodak Colorplus 200 Color Negative Film

This post is about a house, an old red cottage at Knox Farm in East Aurora, that I liked to photograph over many years. It would have probably called out to me in any color but the red just gave it the eye-catching old barn look. It also stood out in its surroundings, green in summer, white in winter.

Red Cottage at Knox Farm, Cross-Processed Winter ThemeEast Aurora, New York

Red Cottage at Knox Farm, Cross-Processed Winter Theme, East Aurora, New York
Photographed with a 35mm Pentax Spotmatic camera on Fuji Velvia 50 Slide Film, Cross-Processed in C-41 chemicals

I photographed the cottage in all seasons, in different weather, with different cameras, and on different film. I even dared to mess with the red color!

Red Cottage at Knox Farm, Lomochrome Turquoise ThemeEast Aurora, New York

Red Cottage at Knox Farm, Lomochrome Turquoise Theme, East Aurora, New York
Photographed with a 35mm Minolta SRT202 camera on Lomochrome Turquoise Color Negative Film

And I also captured the "no color" black and white versions that always seem to invoke the days gone by and a dose of nostalgia.

Red Cottage at Knox Farm, Black & White ThemeEast Aurora, New York

Red Cottage at Knox Farm, Black & White Theme, East Aurora, New York
Photographed with a 35mm Pentax Spotmatic camera on Fomapan 400 Black and White Negative Film

As you can see from these photos, there certainly were warning signs of time creeping up on this structure. I always wondered whether some miraculous funds would show up to save it or not.

Red Cottage at Knox Farm, Winter Black & White ThemeEast Aurora, New York

Red Cottage at Knox Farm, Winter Black & White Theme, East Aurora, New York
Photographed with a 35mm Zorki 4 camera on Kodak Double-X 5222 Black and White Negative Film

And then one day the answer laid in front of me and I even briefly wondered whether I was at the right place. Not only was the cottage gone without a trace but the lot was overgrown by grass as if the spot has been empty for many years. How does something disappear without a trace and gets replaced so quickly as if it never existed?

Red Cottage at Knox Farm, Gone with the Wind ThemeEast Aurora, New York

Red Cottage at Knox Farm, Gone with the Wind Theme, East Aurora, New York
Photographed with an iPhone 7

Yes, existential questions now, questions about the purpose of life and more. So long, old red cottage!

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