Hmm, as I see it and going back to the OP and title '' Can on a Ledge''; When I first clicked on that is what I expected to see, so the context was laid out in the title. The old house is an added bonus to the overall image...Had it simply been a can on the ledge with out the old house, I doubt this thread would have had these many different opinions and comments...The picture did its job, at least for me. It is telling a story...or at least making me wonder.
Why is the house abandoned? Must have been abandoned for quite some time judging by how rusted the can is..There are no windows and the grass is over grown..Now it's snowing yet there is no snow on the can or ledge. The house likely got abandoned during summer and we are now heading towards winter...

Had it been titled say ''a house'', Then I would agree the can has to go...Instead the house is a really interesting ''prop'' to the old can that tells a story...

Of course this is my opinion only...