To The Farm We Go

Who doesn't love old barn pics... ??

While going to put our bikes in the storage shed for the winter, I snapped a few photos of my Uncles Farm.  We live in Central Illinois (about 2 hrs. south of Chicago), so the opportunities to ride a bike during the winter are few and far between.  My Uncle has lots of great old sheds and barns on his various properties, and after doing a photo project in college (using barns around our hometown as the subject), I never shy away from an opportunity to try and grab a few more pics of these aging structures.  I have a soft spot for them.  :)

Looking up at the old shed windows I caught a bit of sunlight
peeking over the roof.

Last truly warm day of the fall - Side of the old shed.

The grass in this picture is really crazy.  The wind was blowing and it caught flashes
of the grass in various spots - they look like they are floating or growing out of the wall.
This rusty wagon wheel is becoming part of the brush.

When you have generations of farmers in your family - you learn that they accumulate things.
Never know when something might come in handy, right?  :)



I wanted to show a lot of different texture in this photo. 
I like the rogue gray wire slinking through the picture and the layers of the old
wire fence against the stones.

 

This photo is of one of the corners on the old barn.  So much wear and tear
on the outside has left nails and screws exposed. 



On the front of the barn you can see where the door used to be able to slide open -
There is a small hinged door that leads to what used to be grain storage.

Hidden treasures!!  The sunlight in this photo gives the long storage space
a dreamy quality.  I'd like to get my hands on that old window hidden behind the GIANT tire!!



Here the boards have pulled away just enough to see through to the other side.
You can see the small stripes of light shining through.

 

Photo I took of the simple latch that holds the barn door closed. 
(reminds me of an old western move... for some reason <3)



I like the effect the black and white gives this photo.  I wanted to take it because
of the single board coming loose on the side.  An anomaly...



Tiny window above the back sliding door to the old barn



The clouds decided to part and let the sun peek in on me again :)



The Barn... from a different perspective. 



On the side of the barn there are some old, rolled up picket fences. 
I thought this one had a good amount of character. 



A close up of the fence - some little spots starting to take over.


Hope you enjoy the pictures!!  If you feel like sharing - feel free - just make sure to give me (A. Marie, or MomentousCreation.blogspot) a shout out!!  I appreciate it!! <3  Remember - it's super cool to give credit where credit is due... or something like that.  :)