As I close out ‘old barn week’, this barn would let some breeze in when stacking hay but probably would let too much rain in too.
Drafty Barn
Picture of the Day for August 2, 2013
It is hard to estimate the age of this barn, but it hasn’t aged as well as yesterday’s round barn. Even the tin covering the original wooden shingles has been battered by the elements. I wonder how many loads of loose hay would have been lifted up through the loft door on the hay-forks. I’m sure there would have been some kids playing in that hay loft and maybe day dreaming out the door watching the clouds go by.
Battered Barn
Picture of the Day for August 1, 2013
Round barns don’t have to be completely round to be classified as a round barn, as in this octagon barn in southwest Wisconsin. And it is hard to believe that this barn was built in 1893. It looks in great shape for 120 years old but it reflects the care of the farmers past and present who lived on this farm.
Octagon Barn
Picture of the Day for July 31, 2013
Only a very faint hint of red paint is showing on this old barn that has been weathered for many years. The lightning rod is even bending to the years of weathering and use.
Very Faded Red
Picture of the Day for July 30, 2013
This faded red barn must have had its doors open most of the time as the less weathered boards are where the open doors would have protected them. And I wonder what sign would have grace the barn above the doors; was it a family farm sign with the names of parents and children and the type of livestock raised or was an advertising implement sign?
Faded Red
Picture of the Day for July 29, 2013
Yesterday I posted a barn door, so I thought today I should post the full barn with all of its doors where the farmer has gone in and out for years. And I wonder how many critters have escaped through unlatched doors.
Barn Doors
Barn DoorsPicture of the Day for July 28, 2013
Old Barn Door
Farmer passes through old barn doors
On his way to start morning chores.
Herd of cows are munching their hay
And from the corner comes a neigh.
A birthing might cause a delay
And a lost calf brings much dismay.
From the straw a kitten starts to explore
As litters had done for years before.
The barn has gone from white to dark grey
Weathering years makes it tough to stay.
Through the cracks comes a bright sunny ray
To announce the start of a new day.
The laboring work and stress he ignores
Farmer is living the life he adores.
Sheri Erickson 7-28-13
Old Barn Door
Picture of the Day for July 27, 2013
This donkey sure reminds me of Eeyore with his head down and the ‘woe is me’ look. The Winnie-the-Pooh books has Eeyore portrayed as a pessimistic, gloomy, depressed, old grey stuffed donkey and usually expects misfortune to happen to him, accepts it when it does and rarely even tries to prevent it. His catchphrases are “Thanks for noticin’ me” and “Ohhh-kayyy”.
I wonder if this donkey said “Thanks for noticin’ me” when I stopped to take its picture. Probably said leave me alone!
Depressed Donkey
Picture of the Day for July 26, 2013
It is always a nice treat to see a rainbow and a double rainbow is an added bonus. A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection of light in water droplets in the Earth’s atmosphere, resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky.
In a “primary rainbow”, the arc shows red on the outer part and violet on the inner side. This rainbow is caused by light being refracted while entering a droplet of water, then reflected inside on the back of the droplet and refracted again when leaving it.
In a double rainbow, a second arc is seen outside the primary arc, and has the order of its colours reversed, red facing toward the other one, in both rainbows. This second rainbow is caused by light reflecting twice inside water droplets.
Double Rainbow
Picture of the Day for July 25, 2013
The road ditches are presenting a ray of colors from orange, purple, white, and yellow. And here the yellow and black of the native Black-eyed Susans are sharing the ditch with the purple Bee Balm. The Black-eyed Susans were attracting green inch worms and the Bee Balm was enticing bees and butterflies.
Colorful Ditch
