Category Archives: Farms and Barns

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The Shot Tower

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After traveling toward home from Raleigh NC in 3 hours of driving rain, I was glad to see the clouds finally part.   In the distance, visible from the interstate was Shot Tower Historical State Park, located in Wythe County, Virginia.  Even though I’d driven by it many times, I’d never visited and decided it was time.

Overlooking the New River, The Shot Tower was built more than 150 years ago to make ammunition for the firearms of the early settlers.  http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/shottowr.shtml

Doesn’t it figure that the park was closed for roof repairs!

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Disappointment was brief however because right there at the intersection of Shot Tower Rd and Pauley-Flatwood Road, were several old farm buildings that begged attention from my camera.

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Though the rain had stopped, the mists over the mountains created a beautiful backdrop.

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Annual Mammogram: Reward for Getting it Done!

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Last Friday, I had to be out of the house earlier than normal in order to get my annual mammogram.  Because of that appointment, I also traveled a slightly different route than is typical.  This pastoral scene was my lovely reward.

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Ah! There are more benefits than you know to getting a mammogram!

Have you had yours this year?

Truly! They’re lifesavers!

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Signs of Spring … in the NRV

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I’m not much of a gardener.  The colors in my yard are there by luck and happenstance (okay maybe a teeny bit of work by me).   Thankfully others, including Mother Nature, have placed color in my yard, along my drive to work, outside my office and in the farms nearby.

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Well … wine is colorful too, right?

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The New River

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Not the best photo, but those cows were watching every move I made

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Too bad about those power lines in these next two

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Guess I should learn more about photo editing

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It’s almost time for the first bike trip!!

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The Farm … with Animals

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This is the final post of three that features photographs from one beautiful afternoon session on a farm (and actually, the photos in this post were taken at two different farms that are down the road from one another).

Meet Clyde …

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and Sadie

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Hickory lives on a farm down the road (I am reposting his picture because I like him so much!)

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There’s a spring on the farm where Hickory lives …

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and a rock wall nearby.

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The Farm, At a Distance

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This is the second of three posts that includes photographs that I took at a local farm.  The first photos were close up shots of various parts of  the red barn that sits on that property.  These shots reveal the wonderful uniqueness of  2 outbuildings that are part of the farm.  I loved the shadows that danced all over them that day.

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The Farm, Up Close and Personal

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About a month ago, I posted a photo of a red barn that I had been eyeing from the road for over a year.  I took that picture while leaning way over the fence.  The owner gave me permission to access the land and so this past Saturday I spent some time walking around taking pictures of the barn and miniature horses.  It was a bright, beautiful day, so much so that the red on the barn was a bit washed out in the sun.

How strange that just two days ago, I was walking around on a sunny 50+ degree day and ever since, we have had low temps and a Christmas type snowfall.

Fall leaves … in a snowshower … at the beginning of spring

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Close Ups of the Barn

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Coming Soon!!  More Shots from the Farm but from a distance!

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Outbuildings

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There will be many more shots from a farm I was given permission to wander around yesterday.  For now, I kinda liked this one …

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Aged And Useful

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As I noted in the previous post, I captured a few different pictures yesterday.  Back at home and in the process of editing, I realized that these four photos had a similar theme and needed to be posted separately.

 Older structures but still very much in use!

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Farmhouses and Barns in Fifteen Degree Weather

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Despite the 15 degree weather, the day dawned beautifully and I spent a couple hours outside shooting the local scenery.  One thing I learned?  I need to get gloves that protect my fingers in sub freezing temperatures!

This old farmhouse sits right along side the road and I pass it on the way home each evening.  I loved the shadows on the side of the house.

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I pass this farm on the way to work each morning and in order to take pictures, I have to get on the highway and pull over just off the exit ramp.  As usual, I wonder what the folks driving by think as I climb over the guard rail and wander around in the weeds.

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