Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
I took the photograph above in 2012. The barn was slowly collapsing into the earth. I followed it for years here through 2017. I recently took a look at what had become of it since then.
The ground has been scraped clear except for a cement pad in the distance.
I guess there are plans for the land. I’ll check back again to see if something new is planted in its place.
I must have found this barn not long after it was spruced up. It certainly looks ready for a new chapter.
This is a Sequim landmark that is slowly being disassembled. The walls of the long, horizontal structure have been removed and I assume all the buildings will be gone one of these days. This is what it looked like back in 2014.
The barn sits on a large piece of land that has been sold. It is to be developed into over 100 units of housing.
The barn is located on Sequim Avenue, one of Sequim’s major north-south roads.
I have shown this barn before from a couple of different vantage points, back in 2015 and 2016. Here is another one. It looks washed out in the cool winter light but it seems to be holding up well.
Bit by bit some of our farms and ranches are being sold and subdivided. So far this one seems to be hanging on to agriculture.
This barn is set back, hidden from the road except for a fleeting glance as you drive by. When we saw that the property was for sale we joked that perhaps we could drive up and pretend to be potential buyers so I could take photos.
To our surprise, we discovered that it was purchased by a former neighbor who let us come and take a look. As luck would have it, I’d just sent my do-it-all lens in for repair. The point-and-shoot would have to do. I’ve got to go back when my better lens comes home and the weather’s better.
The barn was built in 1948 and is in generally good shape, though the roof needs work. It was an old dairy barn with a small, separate milk storage shed.
There’s also a tiny log cabin on the property, the perfect size for a children’s playhouse.
I first showed you this barn in 2012 when it was looking frail and showing its age. I returned again in 2017 with my zoom lens for an update. It seemed ready to fail. In 2018 it didn’t look much different. And, frankly, last week it looked pretty much the same. I have been told that this is the aptly named Barnfather barn.
This brings to mind the Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) quote, “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”