A derelict bus decays at the Goldwell Open Air Museum.

A derelict school bus, its hood detached and lying on the ground, rests in the arid landscape of the American West. Standing watch over the decaying vehicle is a classic Aermotor windmill, a silent testament to a former homestead or settlement that once relied on it for water. Together, they form a poignant tableau of abandonment, slowly being reclaimed by the desert under a vast, cloud-strewn sky.