Speechless Sunday-The old Grey Barn
For years I have driven by this old grey barn in Columbia County NY but never found the right conditions or time to take a photo. Well, I finally did.
A barn like this is a reminder of how important agriculture was to the economy of the region. It is still important. However, during the boom years of real estate some of the large tracts of farmland in the region became housing subdivisions. Seeing a barn like this makes me think of what life was like many years ago; hard work, but, with a sense of pride from watching the fields come to life or from experiencing the birth of lambs and calves.
Jennifer Fivelsdal - JFIVE HOMES REALTY LLC - 845-758-6842- jennifer@jfivehomes.com
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Hi Jennifer: Thank goodness for cameras! I find my hanndbag is being filled with the flip video, the camera, the Blackberry...forget MY stuff.... but thank goodnses for the camera! Best, Gay
Jennifer, That is one VERY BIG old gray barn. My husband's family has had a farm in their family for over 100 years but the barns are not as big as that one. Wouldn't you love to know the history? If barns could talk (lol).
Hi Jennifer..thank you for taking this picture. There is something magical about old barns.
Gay I know just what you mean, the only problem is when I have the camera and left the card home. And I never remember that my phone has a camera.
Hi Marchel in your comment you wrote gray which made me laugh, after after all these years I still get caught between the American and UK spelling, the childhood stuff still reign.
It is rather impressive that your husband family has such an old farm. Yes if only the barns could talk :)
Judith they do get my attention, and the condition does not matter.
Jennifer
Definitely history worth photographing. Some edifice as far as barns go. The shed on my grandfather's farm was large - with stalls for thirty Clydesdales. As a youngster I remember the feeding process (could those horses eat!).
I love taking pictures of barns... they just speak to me. This is one I would have snapped, too. You think "The Old Grey Mare" is in there? :-)
Great looking barn, Jennifer. I look forward to local agriculture becoming more important in the futuer as we learn more and more about how agri-biz is destroying food as we once knew it.
Hi Jennifer,
What a wonderful photo, you've taken so many of them over the years.
Jennifer that barn looks like it has been around for a long time. We do not see to many of them in my area of Connecticut
Hi Jennifer... to me, nothing says Americana like an old barn. What a great example!
Hi Jennifer! Now, you really DID choose the right day to photograph this! Look at how incredibly blue the sky is, showing off the aging wood. Really takes you back to 'the day,' doesn't it?!
Jennifer, imagine all the things that happened in and around that wonderful building over the years. Thanks for a great photo.
Jennifer - thanks for sharing a bit of history of our wonderful country!
Jennifer there are certainly some classic old structures in your area! I hope you have a great Thanksgiving.
Larry I can just imagine having fun with those horses, but taking care of them was real hard work.
Kat It did not look like much was there :)
Lynda I need to take some time and but all the barn photos together, yes I do have a collection.
George this one is old, been through a lot :)
Linda it was the perfect day lots of sun, clear sky I could not ask for more.
Juli if only the barn had a voice :)
Peggy it is a pleasure. I enjoy seeing photos of other parts of the country so it was only fitting to give you all a peek of the wonderful Hudson Valley NY region.
Bill that is why I love this area. Thank you.
Hi Jennifer, have a great day!
Sadly, when I see a nice old farm in Orange or Dutchess, I think "future subdivision."
Hi Jennifer. We don't have many barns like that in Hawaii but we do have homes that look similar. They come from the days of sugar cane plantations where they served as homes for the farm workers.