I am convinced that I will eventually find the dead body of a forgotten senior in one of the old farmhouses I explore, and I really thought that this one was finally it. The stench upon climbing up to the bedrooms was absolutely unbearable. It smelled large, if that's even possible, and I really did expect to find a wizened old lump in one of the beds. Instead, the body was slumped overtop a tipped chair, and was definitely an unexpected source. But the death theme was very short-lived: some angry eastern phoebes followed me into the house, tweeting and chipping away at my trespassing. It didn't take long to find their nest overtop of a hallway entrance. They are only bird species here in Ontario to build nests with moss for camouflage and they have an affinity for abandoned human structures. I would have liked to explore the outbuildings here, but the driveway walk was long and very exposed. I felt like I was in the crosshairs of the neighbor.



01. A View to the Top



02. Untrustworthy Flooring



03. Concerned Parents



04. Guardian Angel



05. Geometric Generations



06. Two Favorites



07. Rurex Afternoon



08. Phoebe Chicks in Decay



09. Death Stench at the Threshold



10. Vulture Mummification



11. Kitchen Refuse



12. Questionable Taste



13. Prior to Legalization



14. Corner Art



15. Human Nature



16. Farewell View

We discussed the smell of that vulture in a previous thread. When I got to it, the smell was gone but you weren't so lucky.

The girl's room had an amazing view of the eastern horizon.

Thanks for sharing

Wow, that mummified vulture is something else. #6 is great too -its like, you got your horses and you got your cats, what else do you need??

That vulture shot is insane. So many birds in these pictures I love it!

What a spot! Hiding amongst the trees and tall grass, it looks so inviting, and I can see the reward was worth it. Love the close-up pics of the new residents, and the posters on the wall hinting at the old ones.

That vulture corpse might be the nastiest thing I've seen on here, right up there with a dog and a goose someone posted over a decade ago when I first joined. Nice hook with that opening paragraph, felt like I was walking through looking for the source of that smell as I scrolled.