Winter Barns

Driving down into the valley a few days ago, I stopped to get a few barn pictures.  These ones are pretty familiar to me, and I've taken photos of them from various angles, in various seasons.

This is one of my favourite barns.  It sits near the end of a dead-end road, and I know the owner.  I like the juxtaposition of the fence and outbuildings, as well as the big barn itself.

I doubt the small building has been used in decades, and I'm not sure how much use the barn gets other than for storage.

But someone certainly took their time building it originally.  Look at the extra trim on the eastern gable end.  It's being well maintained too.

A hazy day when I drove by and took this one.  The fence is probably more interesting than the barn, photographically speaking.

This is a sad one that's a long distance from the road.  Viewed from this angle you can see it's on its way out!

A seasonal comparison.

Close up (I had my telephoto lens with me that day), it appears that there's little left of it except one end wall plus a bit.

This is one of those farms where the farmhouse is gone, but the barn has been retained.  The land is just used for cash crops now.

Taken from a slightly different angle, but this was in October when the big machines rolled in to harvest the soybean crop this year.

Walking efforts continue here, another 10,000 step day.  Mrs. F.G. is so inspired she's been out walking with me.  Nice to have company sometimes.

Linking to:

The Barn Collective