Showing posts with label silos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label silos. Show all posts

Sunday, August 21, 2016

A Farm in Decline: Part 2

Tracing the fall of the barn.


My last post was Part 1of the story of a nearby farm. I liked to take pictures of the barns and other buildings in different seasons, different weather, and different light. In the course of 5 years, it went from a struggling business, to a source of barn siding. Read a little more here

As I noticed the buildings falling, I actually thought of people I know who use barn wood for cabinetry and crafts, and wondered if someone would harvest the wood. One day, I noticed the process had started. 


Caution tape warned of work in  progress
Heavy equipment was on site, but you could see that the wood was removed to spare it much damage. 

Work in progress.

Down to the foundation where it had already collapsed. You can tell that the structure had been added to over time, judging
from the construction materials. 


The skeleton remains.

A few weeks later there was very little remaining. 

Silos always seem to be left behind.

Stones and blocks.

Wildflowers taking over.

A nice homey perch.....

High on the side of one of the remaining silos.

Farm house 2016






The barns are gone, but the farm remains. 

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Up the Driveway and Around the Corner

A Peek at the Farm in Decline


I have often photographed the farm that I pass on one of my favorite walk. Recently it went up for sale, and was obviously left vacant. In the last few years, it served as a nursery for bedding plants, and hosted a yearly "Pumpkin Patch" in the Fall. But there have not been animals here or heavy farming done in a long time. 

My little trespass yielded some interesting pictures, though.