Rotting Collection

Old fishing boats rotting on beach, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK
MAB-199 Old fishing boats rotting on beach, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK Mark Boulton Please note that prints are personal display purposes only

William Hogarth Gin Lane
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Beer Street and Gin Lane. They depict the evils of the consumption of gin as a contrast to the merits of drinking beer

Coral Spot Fungus (Nectria cinnabarina) fruiting bodies, growing on Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) twig, Powys, Wales, March

Rusting, decaying old fishing boat, Reykjanesskagi, Southern Peninsula or Reykjanes, Iceland

St Dubhthachs Church or Clachan Duich Cemetery
This ancient church and cemetery overlooks Loch Duich in between Dornie and Shiel Bridge, near A87 Morvich. In the distance to the left is the mountain Beinn Fhada or Ben Attow

Old abandoned shack by Mersey
Collapsing shelter on pier by the side of the Mersey in Liverpool at sunset

Casino
The abandoned Casino building on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, New Jersey

One rotten apple amongst other green apples

Natterjack Toad (Bufo calamita) perched on fallen leaves, next to chestnuts, rainworm and trio of mushrooms

Old Lighter boat rotting away on Norfolk Island

Seaside Weather Forecasts - Strong smelling Fish
Seaside Weather Forecasts - Very Fresh - Strong Wind Blowing Some rather strong-smelling Fish causes a group of beachgoers to be blown-away by the asault of the pungent aroma encountered!

The Triumph of Death. Painted in fresco by Orcagna, in the center of Campo Santo at Pisa. Fourteenth century

Potato blight
5307412 Potato blight.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting potato blight (Phytophora Infestans). Potato plant is suffering from gangrene an effect of potato blight, a fungal infection spread by aphids

The process of collecting manure in a farmyard
5307481 The process of collecting manure in a farmyard.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of collecting manure in a farmyard)

The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva, ca. 1630-35. Creator: Attributed to Payag
The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva, ca. 1630-35

Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 11
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. A view of some of the makeshift buildings that have grown among the rubbish tips. This is where the better off Zabballeen people live circa 1995

Human Skull and Bones
Antique illustration of a Human Skull and Bones

Tree stump in the reeds, 1801-1873. Creator: George Pieter Westenberg
Tree stump in the reeds, 1801-1873

Decaying antebellum plantation, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Decaying antebellum plantation. Greene County, Georgia. [Building dating from before the American Civil War (1861-1865)]

Dead Whale + sea birds Date: 1925

MARINER, ROTTING SEA
The Mariner, alone on ship amongst the dead bodies of his companions, gazes upon the rotting sea in agony Date: First published: 1798

Usa, California. Rotting fishing boat near Point Reyes

Valley of dry bones
Vision of the valley of dry bones, a scene from the bible. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker

Close-Up of Red Maple Leaf on Forest Floor Amongst Brown Decomposing Leaves

Rotting Tree, 1850. Creator: Elizabeth Murray
Rotting Tree, 1850

Wreck in Plymouth Sound, 19th century (w / c)
6199619 Wreck in Plymouth Sound, 19th century (w/c) by Cooke, Edward William (1811-80); 22.9x33.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Still life with peaches and grapes, 1665 (oil on canvas)
BFM286624 Still life with peaches and grapes, 1665 (oil on canvas) by Elliger, Ottmar the Elder (1633-79); 55x37 cm; Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha

The Very Deep Did Rot (colour litho)
IL283091 The Very Deep Did Rot (colour litho) by Hodgson, E.S. (fl.1915); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Flowers and Fruit (oil on canvas)
5863923 Flowers and Fruit (oil on canvas) by Mignon, Abraham (1640-79); 75x63 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; German, out of copyright

Missionary tending to lepers (b / w photo)
1094822 Missionary tending to lepers (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Missionary tending to lepers)

Scene from La Dame de Gai-Fredon, by Quatrelles (Ernest L Epine) (colour litho)
5208377 Scene from La Dame de Gai-Fredon, by Quatrelles (Ernest L Epine) (colour litho) by Brodsky, Isaak Israilevich (1883-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Still Life with Fruit, Foliage and Insects, c. 1669 (oil on canvas)
488254 Still Life with Fruit, Foliage and Insects, c.1669 (oil on canvas) by Mignon, Abraham (1640-79); 58.42 x 49.53 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

The Temptation of St. Anthony, 1556. Creator: Pieter van der Heyden
The Temptation of St. Anthony, 1556

Seedling on deadwood. The Thuringian Forest Nature Park, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany

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Fruit, Apple, Katy apples rotting on the ground having fallen from the tree in Grange Farms orchard

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Fruit, Apple, Katy apples rotting on the ground having fallen from the tree in Grange Farms orchard

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Fruit, Apple, Katy apples rotting on the ground having fallen from the tree in Grange Farms orchard

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Fruit, Apple, Katy apples rotting on the ground having fallen from the tree in Grange Farms orchard

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Fruit, Apple, Katy apples rotting on the ground having fallen from the tree in Grange Farms orchard

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Fruit, Apple, Katy apples rotting on the ground having fallen from the tree in Grange Farms orchard

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Fruit, Apple, Katy apples rotting on the ground having fallen from the tree in Grange Farms orchard

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Fruit, Apple, Katy apples rotting on the tree having not been picked at Grange Farms orchard

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Fruit, Apple, Katy apples rotting on the ground having fallen from the tree in Grange Farms orchard

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Fruit, Apple, Katy apples rotting on the tree having not been picked at Grange Farms orchard

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Fruit, Apple, Katy apples rotting on the tree having not been picked at Grange Farms orchard

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Fruit, Apple, Katy apples rotting on the ground having fallen from the tree in Grange Farms orchard

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England, East Sussex, Mixture of Coxs Orange Pippin and Russet apples rotting on the ground

Waiting for Decomposition, 1872. Creator: Frederick William Quartley
Waiting for Decomposition, 1872. Vultures perch on a tree covered in Spanish moss above the rotting corpse of an alligator, Florida, south eastern USA

Filthy streets, Mokattam, Cairo
The filthy street of Mokattam in the middle of the rubbish tips of Cairo, Egypt Date: circa 1995

Abandoned Shack in Desert with Prickly Pear Cactus in Foreground
Abandoned Shack in Arizona Desert with cactus in foregroun and cloud in background sky

Old turning lathe, detail, in an old abandoned factory in Rijeka, Croatia, Europe

Old cast iron spiral staircase accessing a rooftop terrace in Otranto, Apulia, Italy

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Derelict boats rot on the mud at Pin Mill

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Derelict boats in a graveyard on the mud at Pin Mill

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A troop of Common Bonnet Mycena galericulata mushrooms on a log in woodland at Goblin Combe

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Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus mushroom growing on a rotting tree stump sourrounded by Wood Sorrel and moss in a coniferous forest

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A cluster of Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare mushrooms at Stockhill Wood in the Mendip Hills

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Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria mushroom growing in grass in Stockhill Wood in the Mendip Hills

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Hypholoma fasciculare mushrooms in a wood

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An immature Blusher Amanita rubescens mushroom in the leaf litter and moss of Beacon Hill Wood in the Mendip Hills

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A cluster of Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare mushrooms at Beacon Hill Wood in the Mendip Hills

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The Deceiver mushroom on a woodland floor in the Mendip Hills

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The Deceiver mushroom on a woodland floor in the Mendip Hills

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Yellow Stagshorn growing through moss on decaying wood in a coniferous woodland in the Mendip Hills

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Conifer Tuft mushrooms growing on an old rotting log in a coniferous forest in the Mendip Hills

Close-Up of Backside of Red Maple Leaf on Forest Floor Amongst Brown Decomposed Leaves

Tree Stump in Vermilion Lakes with Mount Rundle in Background, near Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Maple leaves in autumn as they lay across a rotting log in a forest; British columbia canada

Wooden Posts And Lighthouse In Distance; Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England

Fallen Oak Leaves On The Ground In Autumn; United Kingdom

Eggplants and Pomegranates, 1890-1943. Creator: Marsden Hartley
Eggplants and Pomegranates, 1890-1943

Strangler Fig (Ficus sp. ) that has killed its host tree long ago. The host has rotted away
Strangler Fig (Ficus sp.) that has killed its host tree long ago. The host has rotted away, leaving a hollow center. Lowland rainforest in Borneo. Gunung Palung National Park, Indonesia

Cross section illustration of green plastic compost bin on bricks showing layers of stones, straw, soil, food waste and newspaper

Adobe Wall and Wooden Door with Flowering cactus in Oaxaca
Vintage door on Adobe Facade. Wooden front door of a home. Front view of a weathered Oaxaca adobe brick house with a flowering prickly pear cactus in front. Horizontal shot

Skeleton in sand on beach, Sunshine Coast, Australia

Hamster (Cricetinae), eating a dried fig, lit by sunlight

Window View From Inside of a Shipwreck at Garden Island, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia

Lapa, street sign, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Old run down Portugese buildings, Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Artists concept of a science fiction alien landscape
Its been said that Sci-Fi films and other forms of entertainment that deal with aliens are actually ways in which the governments are preparing mankind for contact with aliens, good or bad

Sunken plane from the film Jaws 4, Nassau, The Bahamas

Old machinery in an old abandoned factory in Rijeka, Croatia, Europe

Cube with a map of America being put together from smaller cubes, 3D illustration

Blue and light blue peeling paint on an old fishing boat, Reykjanesskagi, Southern Peninsula or Reykjanes, Iceland

Abandoned church

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"Decay's Silent Beauty: Exploring the Fascinating World of Rotting" In a remote corner of Isle of Mull, Scotland, old fishing boats lay abandoned on the beach, their wooden frames slowly succumbing to the relentless march of time. Nature's artistry unfolds in Powys, Wales as Coral Spot Fungus finds its canvas on a Sycamore twig, creating vibrant red fruiting bodies that contrast against the decaying wood. William Hogarth's iconic painting "Gin Lane" serves as a haunting reminder of societal decay and moral decline during 18th-century London. St Dubhthach's Church or Clachan Duich Cemetery stands as a testament to history with weathered tombstones and crumbling walls telling tales of lives long past. Along the Mersey River lies an old abandoned shack, its dilapidated state mirroring the gradual erosion caused by time and neglect. The allure and excitement within a casino can sometimes mask its hidden reality - beneath glitz and glamour lies an industry built upon risk-taking and potential ruin. Amidst a sea of green apples stands one rotten apple, serving as both metaphorical cautionary tale and natural occurrence reminding us that imperfection exists even in beauty. A Natterjack Toad perches gracefully on fallen leaves next to chestnuts, rainworms, and mushrooms - showcasing nature's ability to thrive amidst decomposition. Reykjanesskagi in Iceland reveals an eerie sight; rusting remnants of an old fishing boat silently surrendering to corrosion under harsh coastal conditions. Seaside Weather Forecasts may bring anticipation for sunny days but occasionally carry pungent reminders - strong-smelling fish waft through salty air signaling nature's cycle at work. On Norfolk Island rests an old lighter boat left forgotten by time; its once sturdy structure now succumbing to the relentless forces of decay.