This photo is the remnants of an old tennis court at Welwyn Preserve in Glen Cove, NY.

I took a walk down there a few days ago and discovered that a series of abandoned buildings previously boarded shut were all open. It seemed more an act of vandalism than an invitation to tour dank, mouldering,asbestos-loaded hazmat sites that even H.P. Lovecraft would declare as eldritch and unspeakable. I did take some photos in the abandoned buildings which I will post next time... It was positively creepy, in a Blair Witch sort of way.

Alone in an empty, forgotten building, in the dark basement, hearing dripping, the shuffle of rodents and a whistle of wind through broken glass is a scenario that is more enjoyable to read about than to actually experience. My primal fear of the dark and even hidden monsters was stimulated quite vividly.

I didn't realize I still had it in me.