January 21

I was driving home on Saturday night, admiring a gorgeous sunset when I saw this barn.   It was almost too dark to take the picture, but the combination of old barn and sunset was too much to ignore!

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January 7

This is a barn I pass often and I always admire it.  It's just a simple red barn, but it's well kept up.  Every year at Christmas, they hang wreaths on the doors. I was going to try to get a picture in December, but never made it.  When I saw the wreaths were still on the doors the other day, I decided better late than never!

Don't the wreaths look perfect against these red doors?

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December 31

This is a barn I've wanted to photograph for some time, but during Summer and Fall, it can hardly be seen because of all the trees that surround it.
I like the double silos and the peak with the big opening.  It looks like it could use some TLC.  The door is off one side of that opening, the roof near the silos is completely off in some areas and the silos have no top.
It's size tells me that it's seen a lot of use through the years.
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December 15

It's not looking like we're going to have a white Christmas here.  We usually have had quite a bit of snow by now, but this year things are different.
A local place that sells Christmas trees  decided to make some snowmen of a different variety.  These are made from those big round hay bales, wrapped in white plastic.

December 10

The old fire house in my town, all decorated for Christmas!

Barn Charm

Don't you love finding an unexpected barn?
Last week I drove down a country road to take a picture of a barn I have often looked at from a distance.  When I turned around I saw a barn roof  hidden in the brush.  A short drive brought me to this little barn.
It's just a simple barn, but I love the way the siding looks almost variegated.  I also like wooden fencing around it.
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Barn Charm

 
I found this faded old barn about 20 minutes from my house.  There's really nothing special about the barn, but I really liked what was in the field next to it.

 
Lots of sheep!  They appear to be nice and warm in their winter coats.

 
We also saw this Alpaca, who stood at the fence and stared at me as I took his picture.

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November 19

This is a barn in a nearby community that I pass fairly often.  I've always wanted to get a picture of it, but the road is often busy, and when all the leaves are on the trees, you can't see the barn well at all.
We don't see many barns painted this way around here.  I can't imagine how time consuming it would be to paint all those stripes!

This little corncrib sits behind the barn.  It looks like it's older and is not in very good shape, but I still like it.

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November 12

It's time for Barn Charm, and I'm doing something a little different for it today.  Instead of an actual barn, I'm sharing a piece of art.

This is a painting that was entered into a local Art contest in our area.  I always notice barns, even when they're not the real thing!

I really like this barn, with it's flag and broken windows.  I also like the combo of the old time barn and the field of wind generators.

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November 4

Today's barn is one of the most unusual barns I've ever shared. It's not much to look at from the side.

But, what if I tell you this barn used to be a church?

This was the little church I went to as a child.

A new building was put up in the 1970's and this building was purchased and moved to a field.  The steeple was removed 

and so were some of the other elements that made it look like a church.

They put vertical siding on it and this garage door.  It was used for storage, but lately it's just been sitting unused in a field.

 

It's sad for me to see this, but if I look close, I can see touches of its old beauty!

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