There's a certain sadness when we see an old, abandoned vehicle being slowly eaten by nature. Dying an "organic" death can often be an artful statement, though, as the machinations of humans and their large equipment is no match for the ongoing assault that nature yields when things linger for years. It's beautiful and cryptic at the same time.

Here are 21 pictures where art meets technology and nature takes over the long process of deterioration through reclamation.