Day 122 - Weathered Symbol

I had never noticed this decoration on one of the buildings at UNB until I walked through campus recently, Olympus in hand, looking for interesting subjects.

I believe that this wood carving at the top of one facade of the building was once a coat of arms of some kind but the peeling paint and weathered wood make it hard to see precisely what it was. It's an interesting challenge to find ways to photograph decay and make it interesting and not unappealing. I'm not sure I accomplished that task here (the lighting isn't great and the shot needs better centring) but I'm not unhappy with the result.