{"id":1630,"date":"2010-04-26T22:11:22","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T22:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/?p=1630"},"modified":"2010-04-26T22:11:22","modified_gmt":"2010-04-26T22:11:22","slug":"fade-to-grey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/?p=1630","title":{"rendered":"Fade to Grey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I pass this wee house\u00a0 when I\u00a0 go for a walk through Castleroe on the banks of the Bann. I can vaguely remember it in better days, when it still had a roof, but even then I don&#8217;t remember if there was ever someone living there and now it is gradually becoming part of the background and no doubt when things &#8220;pick up&#8221; it will disappear completely and be forgotten as a place where people lived, Then again such is the nature of things.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1630 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF00201.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF00201-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1626\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1626'>\n\t\t\t\tGradual Decay 1\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0021.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1627\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1627'>\n\t\t\t\tGradual Decay 2\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF00221.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF00221-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1628\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1628'>\n\t\t\t\tGradual Decay 3\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF00231.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF00231-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1629\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1629'>\n\t\t\t\tGradual Decay 4\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our senses are designed to be repelled by decay. 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