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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Nature Photo: A Deserted Barn Overtaken by Nature

 This is one of my favorite barn photos. In fact, I made note cards out of one of the many photos I have of this deserted barn and its spring house (front rt.- hand corner).
  Spring houses were used somewhat as refrigerators.  Even if there wasn't a spring, just building most of it into a hillside kept it significantly cooler than anywhere else. Butter and milk could be kept there as well as anything that needed to be kept for awhile.

 I love the mix of rust, weathered wood, a posted sign, and overgrown wild flowers.

 Like many barns in this hilly area of Southeastern Ohio, the barn is built into a hillside.    The front and first floor are level with the road and the back and lower floor are level with a back field.  Usually the bottom was used for livestock and the first level stored machinery and tools.  The top or third level was used to store hay.


5 comments:

  1. this makes me think of how growing things can eventually take-over things that have been built. a very cool... cool barn.

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  2. I love it! There's nothing like an old barn.

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  3. I tried leaving a comment, but it seems to have disappeared, Beth.
    Anyway, I love old buildings. I think about the lives that once filled them. They're like stories waiting to be told. The pictures are wonderful.

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  4. I like the old barn which must have done good service at one time. It makes me think of playing in the hay loft of farm barns as a child. Have a good week Beth.

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  5. I like the weathered colors of the barn door and walls.

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