Abandoned Friendly Friday

No, no, of course nobody is abandoning our beloved photo challenge. This week Amanda is merely asking what the word Abandoned means to us.

Even though I’m visiting Slovenia, my country of origin, I found some time to have a look through my photos from this year and find examples of abandonment. For the record, this year I have so far taken 5437 photos. Here are twenty.

When I saw my first “Please don’t abandon me” sticker in Italy, it painted a pretty clear picture of a country I had moved into. In Slovenia I have yet to see one of those anywhere. They are not needed. We take care of our own even if they are a pain in the ass.

Here are some examples of abandoned objects (I didn’t go into animals, it hurts my soul just to think about it) from Italy, ending with a couple from Slovenia.

This coming Friendly Friday we meet right here again since I cover for Snow Melts Somewhere and host this challenge for the last time (for now, I might do it again one day). It’s been fun.

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  Maybe not fully abandoned but disused. Carbonifera tower between Follonica and Piombino.

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  Weather-beaten on our beach.

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  These apricots have been abandoned by its tree. It’s private property so I take a photo instead of fruit.

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  I have posted this one yet but it’s one of my favourite finds. Probably lost, not abandoned.

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  An abandoned Monday market offer.

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  Unclear. Clearly sharp. I never touch my finds but later I saw that someone had picked it up and left it higher to prevent injury.

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  How to build a sofa.

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  Is this material to your liking?

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  Or do you prefer something softer? Bestia seems interested.

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  Abandoned even by the dog. (Before someone asks: This is MY dog. Far from abandoned. :D)

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  It was empty.

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  If you need some shelf space.

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  Or a ride.

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  Riders keep growing.

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  An abandoned reflective tulip. Hi!

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  Life in the country. Tuscany.

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  Life in the city. Rome.

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  Another Rome find. I think it’s not abandoned but left to be used again when needed.

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  In the centre of Ljubljana. It used to be a bar.

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  In Slovenia signs are bigger but equally disregarded.

For Friendly Friday Photo Challenge hosted by Amanda from Something to Ponder About