strange scene

pursuer · Oct 11, 2005

I was out walking in the woods today and I came accross something very strange. I found a site where someone had been living in a tent. There were a lot of signs of a child staying there as well, toys, clothes, books and other items. The site has been abandoned for several weeks but everything was left behind, including the large dome tent.

The fact that someone had a young child living in the woods concerned me enougth to call the police which immediatly sent an officer out to take a look. He didn't say much except that it was sucspicious and he would file a report, I guess that is all anyone could have done. Here a few photographs from the first time I was there.

JonMikal · Oct 11, 2005

the rural homeless. i've seen this before.
well captured...thanks for sharing.

Chiller · Oct 11, 2005

Excellent series. I too have seen stuff like this near my area. I still have a guilty feeling when I go near it, like Im intruding on them somehow.
Great job on this series. You have made it feel like we were there with you.

Corry · Oct 11, 2005

Wow...they even set up a swing for a child.

Calliope · Oct 11, 2005

hmmm... sad. You captured it well.

JTHphoto · Oct 11, 2005

kind of creepy... you captured the scene very well. I came upon an abandoned camp like this one day while out hiking a couple miles from the Mexico border. there wasn't any kid stuff around - just food, camping stuff, and about a dozen large bales of what turned out to be drugs. (we reported it to the border patrol) i didn't have my camera that day to take photos, but i think they would have portrayed a similar uneasiness as these have. Crazy what you can find while wandering so close to home...

JonK · Oct 11, 2005

cool series pursuer...your choice of BW for this was right on the money.
well captured. :thumbup:

pursuer · Oct 11, 2005

Thanks guys,

The more I think about this the more I find it unsettling. I can think of half a dozen reasons why someone would be living in the woods with a child, but what I can't figure out is why they left everything behind. The tent still had the poles in it and they had things hanging up to dry. Not to mention the large amount of childrens and womens clothing that was left, track pants, T-shirts, shoes, underwear. It doesn't make any sense.