Farm living

What is it about old barns and outbuilding that we love so much?

Maybe because we know that they are becoming fewer and fewer. When was the last time you saw a barn being built? Lots of houses but very few barns. There are still people who go around looking for old barns in decent shape to re-erect somewhere else and make houses from them ....and though I have no idea what that costs I'm sure it is not cheap. Taking them apart piece by piece and cataloging where they all go back can't be easy but isn't nice to know they can.

This first picture is of a shed not a barn of course at Binder's farm. Mr Binder was a builder before he retired and has always grown vegetables and him and his wife have a handful of animals on this land. They didn't make their living off the farm but it surely helped with the basics like a lot of folks relied on years ago.

The small shed by the road was where they would put out their extra produce and would leave it to the honor system. This year they didn't do that due to the fact that the honor system wasn't working and their food and the money were getting stolen.....How sad is that???

They have an immaculate piece of land and many more outbuilding then these scattered throughout. It's not overly large but I'm sure it keeps them very busy.

It would be tough on anyone to keep up let alone at their age....but maybe that's what keeps them healthy and in shape?

I've mentioned to my husband that I'd love to take some pictures of the whole property. He's always saying just go ask but I'm waiting to tag along with him some day since he's gone to visit him before. I can't see myself going up to their door and saying "Hi, I'm so and so's wife.... can I take pictures of your farm???

Just can't do it!

So til then I'll just have to be happy seeing this place from this corner of the lot along the road.

I took this pictures last Spring when these guys were still babies when I did my one and only Outdoor Wednesday post HERE. That was the first time I did a hosted party post and I didn't even know you were supposed to link to the hostess....... ah so naive.

And back then I also didn't do all this altering stuff either.

I can't help myself!!!

I can't leave anything the way it is....

Simple!

I wished that day the sheep would have come up closer but I liked the way they lined up perfectly on the sloop except for one......there's always one that's got to be different.

And take a different path then the rest and not

"follow like sheep"