So much of the spirit of this Game is in the pursuit, and you have done that.Woot Woot! Did that get me on the board? My sad little tin barn? Haha!
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Nice photos, too.
They bring out the character of the Arizona backlands.
They bring out the character of the Arizona backlands.
Maybe if you go inside and do a little forensic scouting around, you'll discover what the purpose of this barn was.
Maybe it held a still.
....Or maybe it was a Sugar Shack. (!) ....look for evidence.
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Maybe it held a still.
....Or maybe it was a Sugar Shack. (!) ....look for evidence.
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The term "Sugar Shack" has different meanings in the Northeast (maple syrup cookoff) and the rural South ( a crude house of prostitution).
Took my first real ride - that is, ride for the ride, not running errands - today. This barn/farm is still somewhat active, mostly making hay for the horsey set. Last year there were a couple of 40's/50's John Deeres parked next to it, dunno if they finally moved them inside or sold them.
Well, I ain't a judge, but that's a barn in my book. And if the game is to find old, rustic barns it's a beaut.
This one's getting a bit spavined
That spinal deformation is a phenomenon that is familiar to me, from observations in my area.
Collapse imminent.
Great rustic barn Gary and that's a new word to me - had to look it up.
Me too....
Let me try this once more! I think it is in the right thread now!
Well this might be a little OT but still..........farmish I think!
This is the machine(above) we used to mow down the grass(aka weeds) when we first built our house in the late 1970's.
Guess I need to spend some time with the weed eater to make it show up better!
We towed it behind my Farmall BN tractor that now has a 72 inch mower deck on it and is still in use weekly.
This is one we bought as a spare but never got around to using it. It's sitting on a big rock that is pretty common around here. That might be why they opened the quarry I worked at just up the road in the 1960's.
There is actually an old quarry pit behind neighbors house that probably was in use in the early part of the 20th century or even before?
Well this might be a little OT but still..........farmish I think!
This is the machine(above) we used to mow down the grass(aka weeds) when we first built our house in the late 1970's.
Guess I need to spend some time with the weed eater to make it show up better!
We towed it behind my Farmall BN tractor that now has a 72 inch mower deck on it and is still in use weekly.
This is one we bought as a spare but never got around to using it. It's sitting on a big rock that is pretty common around here. That might be why they opened the quarry I worked at just up the road in the 1960's.
There is actually an old quarry pit behind neighbors house that probably was in use in the early part of the 20th century or even before?
There is actually an old quarry pit behind neighbors house
Has it turned into a local swimming hole
Where I'm at they fill up with spring water and are used all the time
Has it turned into a local swimming hole
Where I'm at they fill up with spring water and are used all the time
I like that! Nice and quiet, plus you get your field fertilized as you go!
There's at least a couple places not far from me that do it that way, assume they are the Amish.
I did notice that at least one of those mowers were a bit on the modern side what with rubber tires.
A maybe not so funny story about one day while using the old mower.
I was driving the tractor and first wife(well she was the only one at that time!) was riding the mower to be able to pick up sickle bar or shift it out of gear when needed. Well we were mowing down near the road when all of a sudden I was getting stung like crazy. So between swatting the bees I was trying to grab a higher gear to get away from them. Wife latter said at first she did not understand why I was flapping my arms and thought I wanted her to do something. Then a few seconds latter she got the point or should I say several of them!
I did notice that at least one of those mowers were a bit on the modern side what with rubber tires.
A maybe not so funny story about one day while using the old mower.
I was driving the tractor and first wife(well she was the only one at that time!) was riding the mower to be able to pick up sickle bar or shift it out of gear when needed. Well we were mowing down near the road when all of a sudden I was getting stung like crazy. So between swatting the bees I was trying to grab a higher gear to get away from them. Wife latter said at first she did not understand why I was flapping my arms and thought I wanted her to do something. Then a few seconds latter she got the point or should I say several of them!
I guess this one was not deep enough, it's actually cut into a hill and the bottom is close to the same height as our two yards.
Below is the remains of one of the old quarries I spent a good amount of time working at about 30 years back, you can see the three ponds where the pits used to be.
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Out for a ride today and came across this cool old barn. Stone construction.
I'm thinking it's been there a long time the road to the north of it is Stone Barn Road.
Never been on that road before, thought I would see where it goes. After 5 miles it turned into gravel. Kept going.
At the end of it the fields were posted with these signs.
Took some looking but I found a few. I'll let Mailman crawl over the fence to get a closer pic. Some had horns and did not look friendly.
Trouble with getting barn pics is most are well off of the road. Most farmers have dogs and/or shotguns.
This was the 4th gravel road I went on today. Time to clean the rims, they be kind of dusty.
I'm thinking it's been there a long time the road to the north of it is Stone Barn Road.
Never been on that road before, thought I would see where it goes. After 5 miles it turned into gravel. Kept going.
At the end of it the fields were posted with these signs.
Took some looking but I found a few. I'll let Mailman crawl over the fence to get a closer pic. Some had horns and did not look friendly.
Trouble with getting barn pics is most are well off of the road. Most farmers have dogs and/or shotguns.
This was the 4th gravel road I went on today. Time to clean the rims, they be kind of dusty.
Nice Greg! I love exploring backroads. C’mon, you need to go back and take a selfie with Mr. Buffalo!
Hey, it's Buffalo BOB, not Buffalo Greg...just sayin...
Just this week 72 year old woman camping at Yellowstone wanted bison to pay attention to her. She won the prize.
Actually just trip to the hospital. Call it a friendly warning.
Actually just trip to the hospital. Call it a friendly warning.
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