45 Interesting Pictures Showing How Time Wears Everything Down
I don’t think about time doing its thing until I see it, and then it’s all I can notice. A handrail worn smooth, a floor faded into a path, random objects slowly turning into something else entirely.
These photos capture those little changes that happen so gradually you miss them. Until suddenly you don’t.
1. “These 100 year old butcher blocks at the local butcher”
2. “This 100+ year old penny I got in my change at Walmart”
3. “My great great grandmother’s, great grandmother’s, and grandmother’s spoon”
4. “My grandmothers lifetime pass of to all national parks in the USA. About 23 years old unlaminated in her purse with her cards”
5. “Dropped a deer off at the local butchery and they had a bucket of these.”
6. “Old phone wallet case I got 10 months ago and new one I got today”
7. “Original sun beaten 2008 WALL-E sticker still in local Cinema window.”
8. “32-Year-Old Hat”
9. “This dog’s favorite spot”
10. “Shop vac attachment after detailing about 150 cars over 2 years”
11. “My kid’s ‘loved’ stuffy vs her friend’s which has lived on a shelf”
12. “My teeth worn down after years of holding sewing needles in my teeth”
13. “Brother had no idea that you can replace the blade”
14. “6 year old Roomba side sweeper brushes old vs new”
15. “One year use of phone case that claims not to turn yellow”
16. “Scrub Daddy I’ve Used for 2 Years vs The New One I Just Got”
17. “My original cricut scraper and the one I just bought to retire it.”
18. “The sleeve for my mom’s work I’d before today she said she hadn’t taken it out in 10+ years”
19. “Apple pen tip after probably ~2-3 years of daily use vs replacement”
20. “37 years of wear on my mail truck key”
21. “A tale of 2 teddies – my sister and I both got them at the same time, ~ 18 years ago.”
22. “Local deli in my little town”
“Nope. That’s not a reflection. That’s from people ordering sandwiches”
23. “The wall underneath a swipe card reader in my work place”
24. “Years of service”
25. “5 months of using a Smart water bottle through-hiking in Europe vs new”
26. “When you see a countertop like this you know the food is good.”
27. “My grandpa’s knife (few years old on the left, a decade old on the right)”
28. “Shovel after 2 years”
29. “Wood hidden by a rug since about 2001, versus the same kind of wood that has been sun bleached.”
30. “My coworkers 70-year-old vice grips vs my new ones”
31. “Not saying my in laws are keen to gambling but this is their felted dice plate”
32. “The sun damage on this motel telephone avoids the shadow of the phone itself”
33. “My wife’s slippers”
34. “Been Kind, 8 Years Have Not”
35. “My Great Grandmas Kitchen Knife”
36. “My mother in law’s bread board that you can see light through.”
37. “Years worth of tides just slowly shaving this pole down”
38. “Many dog treats scooped”
39. “Many years old Korky toilet flapper vs. brand new very pretty & shiny one”
40. “My little cousin made me a bracelet almost 5 years ago. It’s hanging by a thread so I had to have her make a replacement. I would feel absolutely naked without it!”
41. “My boyfriends drumsticks after 5 years”
42. “Replaced a wheel on a dolly at work. The bolt holding on the old wheel has earned its retirement”
43. “The WASD keys on the keyboard I’ve had for three years (and the culprits)”
44. “My work hats are all worn out. The new one is about to get it.”
45. “Slippers that I’ve worn every day for 4.5(?) years”
