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| Empty for now Dryden, ON January 2023 This photo originally shared on Instagram |
The parking lot is deserted, the folks who are staying here presumably off in an office somewhere or working in the bush.
Wisps of snow drift in lazy circles, the empty windows reflecting a desolate scene that’s played out countless times over the decades this otherwise ordinary building has stood here.
It isn’t the kind of place that draws attention to itself, but maybe it should. There’s a certain grace in unassuming motels that stand ready to welcome those far from home. There’s beauty in these oases from the cold, in their promise of safe shelter from the worst Mother Nature can cook up outside.
Soon enough the unseen visitors will return from wherever they’ve been for the day, the light from inside casting a pale glow on the wispy snow outside. And tomorrow the cycle will play out again, just as it always has.
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