Beautiful junk

Today I want to share with you a few images from the inside of the sawmill. I find great beauty in old, time-worn piles or collections of tools and machinery. As you look at these photos, imagine the warmth from the inside of the mill, and the hissing, sharp, wet, clean smell of steam - and you'll be where I am: in absolute bliss!

Multiple circular saws hanging on the wall next to my Dad's work area.

Tools, old cans, spare parts lined up on the shelf.

The tool outlines look so cool.

A mysterious lineup! Clearly these items have been sitting here a long time - they are thickly coated in sawdust. I think these were my Grandpa's. I have no idea what the first object is - I'll have to ask my Dad!

This is amazing. This old, beautiful junk has been sitting up here for as long as I can remember. It's all steam-related.

A shelf full of... who knows? It's so thickly coated in sawdust! This old stuff has been sitting there for years and to me it is just so beautiful!

All photos copyright Penny Collins 2011.