Tag Archives: old

Contains lead in color

As this was in the front of a working farm and there was a nice pickup truck behind it for sale, I wondered if this was once a station just for farm equipment or was this a gas station for … Continue reading

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Not every old barn is abandoned…they just might look that way

On our road trip to the forest in Logan, Ohio besides missing our turn – twice – we took some very winding (and sometimes very narrow) roads over hill and dale to get to our final hiking destination.  Along the … Continue reading

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This Old Barn

There is something so sad but endearing about old structures that has been abandoned.  Gives you a moments pause as you wonder what they were like in their time.  I first photographed this barn last year (or was it earlier … Continue reading

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Keep Out – reworked

Converted to black and white with an extra splash of tan tint and here you go!  Reminds me of an old western movie or photo.  Can you feel the heat as the blades barely turn?  It’s nothing but sun and … Continue reading

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Keep Out

Keep out from what? This windmill was yet another “Pull over! I want to get this shot!” moment I made DH go through.  This old classic is in Quartzsite, Arizona and there was this little sign on it that admonished … Continue reading

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All Barrow 2 – Vintage

Like the poor old thing wasn’t vintage enough I had to go and vintage it up some more.  I took the original image as seen in previous post and bumped up the colors a bit; then I added a vintage … Continue reading

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All Barrow…

No wheel, plenty of rust and abandoned.  Just one of the little discoveries on my most recent old farm house find.  Not sure how “abandoned” the property really is as there appeared to be plowed fields around it.

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House 1884

Once upon an afternoon dreary, while I was making poor DH weary…That’s all I’ve got.  But truth is it was a dreadfully dreary afternoon, I felt as if the grey of the skies was trying to wrap itself around me … Continue reading

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This old snowy barn

I don’t know when it changed from ignore to fascinate but it has happened!  At one time old barns were nothing more to me than ugly old buildings on the side of the road, good for nothing other than to … Continue reading

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This Old House

Sometimes I have a very healthy and active imagination.  Too many books read, too many strange movies viewed late at night, too many strange relatives in my time…or maybe I was just born this way.  Whatever the reason, I see … Continue reading

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