fading away

 

I had to drive through the country, (no expressways here) and saw this barn along my route.  I actually had taken a photo of this barn a few years ago but it was in so much better shape than it is now.  So many barns in this area have either collapsed, or are about to, or are in the beginning stages of eventually collapsing.  It is so sad to see these old barns not being taken care of mostly because they are not in use anymore.

There are hardly any small farms left in our area other than the Amish farms and it seems like the old barns like this one are just slowly fading away.

country road and old barn

Years back I used to do a meme called Barn Charm and I so miss participating in that, so I'll just do my own.

I went to the post office to mail a letter.  The post office I go to is very small, so small that it's only open from 8:30-12:30 M-F and 8:30-9:45 on Saturdays.  But on my way home I took a different way.  This road was very narrow, and I could see buggy tracks, a clear sign that Amish live on this road.  I want to go back and take photos when the trees are leafed out and everything is green again.

This was not an Amish barn, but it definitely had charm to me.  There are so many barns around here very much like this one.

Despite the brown, I still see the beauty in it.

barn at night

Wow, can't believe that I'm actually posting again on this blog.  So, I'm going to start with a random shot of our barn taken sometime this past fall.

barn quilt

Found this barn quilt on County Road A in Southeast Wisconsin.

fence line

red-white-blue

Driving by this blue barn it jumped out at me.

hen's nest

Not sure if it's still in business.

cowboy mural

I found this while driving up on a ridge.

down the road

Heading down the road from visiting a friend.

tin roof

I went a different way to town and got some new shots.

weathered barns

I spied these barns tucked along side of the hills on our way to Madison last Sunday.  They're still in great shape and I noticed the barn over on the far right where the corn seems to be hiding it.  They all seem to be pretty weathered but still in good shape.

Linking with Barn Charm.

covered barn

Passed this barn down in Arkansas earlier this month.  It was pretty much covered up.

door county quilt barn

Heading down a country road in Door County a couple of weeks ago lead us to this beautiful abandoned farm.  I'm not sure if the barn quilt is old or if it was put there later.  The farm is now in the Door County Land Trust.

Linking with Barn Charm.

american pride

This barn is found in Southwest Wisconsin.

a wisconsin barn

Saw this barn on my way to Illinois.

Linking with Barn Charm.

round barn

This round barn can be found in Southwest Wisconsin.