Category: Barns

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.”

Here’s another back roads barn. It’s smaller than many but I could imagine all sorts of uses for it.

We came across this magnificent barn driving down a back road recently.

It has a nice view of the mountains but this side has a lot of vehicles parked next to it. Thus, an attempt at judicious framing.

Hay in the barn. Firewood piled up. Plenty of coffee or tea in the cupboard. What makes you feel secure going into winter?