I got a dog that would have those suckers buried all over the back yard by morning!
I keep searching for Old Stone Barns here in New York, but I've only found that one.
Today I was high atop Mount Pisgah in the Northern Catskill mountains on my '82 and captured a flock of birds rising from a superbly maintained Old Wood Barn on route 10, north of Ashland.
Who will be next to meet the "Old Barn Photo with your XS650 Challenge?"
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Oh, the Catskills is an eternal postcard;Beautiful Jeff! That looks like a postcard!
That's sad. But yes we have much less than half the barns left 'round here. The design fits no modern purpose. Repairs, maintenance on a building with no practical use very expensive. Insurers HATE them, down they go.Well good thing I took the picture when I did back in 2020 because that barn was torn down a couple months ago! Just a bit of a scar on the ground left.
A few miles from the house.We get hay from this farmer sometimes, he still puts up small squares with old equipment.
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Over the county line into Columbia near the Wisconsin River. I was shooting from the road and the farm lady waved me in to get closer and a better angle We chatted for a while about making hay while the sun shines. ;^)
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A wood silo, She said it was a little off the foundation and didn't trust it for silage anymore. A "traditional" farm with cows, sheep, various crops.
Barns:
Barns are simple box-like structures originally built from wood and stone to protect horses, hay and farm implements from the weather.
The earliest barns were constructed with attention to design and longevity.
They have never lost their purpose.
80% of my neighbors here in rural Central New York have built wood/aluminum "pole barns" that are much larger than their house.
They use them to protect their vehicles, tractors, and "stuff".
Old barns are being repurposed as homes (I come upon them all the time in my travels)
and businesses, and places to hang out.
Around the corner from me is Tim's Pumpkin Patch. This year they put in a stage and on friday nights have bands and beer.
Why preserve the old wood barns??
Why do we preserve '55 Chevys?
Why do we care for our grandparents who can no longer work?
Why do we have museums ?
Because they are a part of our Heritage.
We look to the old barns as links to our past. Old barns are often community landmarks that make the past present. Such buildings embody ethnic traditions and local customs; they reflect changing farming practices and advances in building technology. In the imagination they represent a whole way of life.
I can't imagine a world without our old barns.
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Wonderful memories, Bob !I had one aunt and uncle that lived in a really old farm that had an absolutely cavernous barn, the whole upstairs was a hay loft, downstairs were horse stalls and tack rooms for when the farm was worked with those great big Belgian draft horses.
The era of the round barn was about 1880 to 1920. In fact, george Washington designed one for his purposes.I’ve never seen a round barn like that before
The era of the round barn was about 1880 to 1920. In fact, george Washington designed one for his purposes.
New York State:
Others:
I go by this one all the time in Chenango COunty:
Construction !!