Another “Throwback Thursday” image is an old wooden barn, as new wooden barns are rare since they have been replaced by metal buildings instead. This barn, which was my grandfather’s, has seen more than a hundred years. It has heard the laughter of children playing in the hayloft, the grunts of farmers stacking hay and the moos and meows of cows and cats sheltered inside.
Barn of the Past
With the temperature below freezing and a chance of more snow, critters big and small will appreciate a warm barn to snuggle in.
Warm Shelter
Although some harvesting of hay was happening last week, it is doubtful any hay will be going through the upper hay loft door on this barn since only a small percentage of hay is put up as loose hay anymore and this old barn styles don’t work for the big round bales of hay.
Retired Barn Loft Door
When traveling around the countryside, you often see similar barns in an area either in the foundation or shape or style. And a few miles away, another pocket of barn style will appear, including this style of having the extra pattern at the ends of the barn. The upper half does stand out farther than the lower boards so I don’t know if they just lapped the upper boards or if they are thicker boards on the top half. Most of the barn in this style have the half moon window at the peak and the other other windows but some have a more flowing curve pattern to make then different from their neighbors. Sometimes you don’t notice the extra pattern when the barn wall is painted the same color instead of the two-tone pattern.
Decorative Barn Wall
There are more signs summer is coming to an end with the chill in the air and fall colors being to show more. Autumn is a pretty time of the year but it fades to quickly and the long winter is around the corner.
I wonder what the P stands for on the barn. Was it the first letter of the farmer’s last name or farm name? I wonder if it stood for Peterson like my great, great grandfather’s name.
The Red P Barn
This old building has seen it fair share of work weeks but it is still standing so there is some life left in these old boards and beams, even with its leans and sags.
Too Many Work Weeks
I do love old wooden barns with their rustic look to them but while I was making a barn board frame yesterday, I couldn’t but think how nice and weathered the boards on this barn are which would make some wonderful frames. But other than some cracks in the foundations, this barn might be around for a little while longer so I guess I have to put my hammer and crowbar away for a bit yet.
Old Weathered Boards
This barn might be old and not used anymore but the roof looks good to provide some dry places for the critters outside which are probably tired of getting snowed and rained on for the past week.
It would be interesting to peek into this barn to see if there is a silo inside the barn and if it was a square one or why this particular design on the end of the barn. It must have had a purpose, one that I might never know, but I do know it is an interesting barn.
Interesting Shaped Barn
Near the Hyde church, mill and blacksmith shop, this barn sat on the valley floor and has an odd appearance with all the extra additions on the end of the barn which seems to go on and on. Just like this winter which is going on and on with snow drifting on the road again.
Endless Barn
The new year is just around the corner and the “old” year has just about completed its journey. For some, the past year was a difficult one with the forces of nature destroying homes and lives. This barn weathered nature for years but in the end, it lost the battle and will no longer be able to stand tall in the coming year and soon all its former existence will fade from the landscape.
The End
