Monday, May 07, 2012

Hopeless Barns

It really saddens my heart to see so many old barns in my area that are wasting away from neglect. I came across this while taking a short cut to the interstate one day last year. It is just across the river from us near the pumpkin patch we visit each fall. I was surprised I had never noticed it before.


It was so overgrown that I could not get close enough to get any better shots then these.





Another one of those hopeless barns. Snapped this one during our recent trip south, it is located in northern Alabama. We usually pass this old barn each trip and I have never seen it looking so bad. I suspect this is what survived those horrible tornados they had last year.


This barn is also in Alabama. It was actually in the city limits of a small town we passed through. But, at the moment I would be hard pressed to name the town.



Linking to Barn Charm

11 comments:

  1. It is interesting how each of these barns have the same colour scheme.
    or maybe not. We have such a variety of colours in Ontario - white, green, red, black and bare boards.

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  2. not sure why but this week my heart belongs to the broken & falling down barn. such character. i really love it. coloring & texture there. (:

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  3. i love the cupola on the second one!

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  4. Great choices. Of course, I favor the Alabama ones!

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  5. Yep, it's heartbreaking to see old barns (and houses, for that matter) falling to the ground. Great photos.

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  6. Love the rust and old broken down look! Great character!

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  7. They may be falling down & I hate to see them neglected, but they sure are beauties... love the look of them, I just wish someone could save them!

    Thanks for joining =)

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  8. I just did a photo book of barn photos I have done, just to preserve some of them that are falling down. These have a lot of character!

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  9. I am glad you captured them before they are gone...they all have such character, such charm. Speaks of other times and other people.

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  10. Abandoned barns always make me want to cry too.

    Hope you're doing well after surgery. Thinking of you.

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  11. So many old abandoned barns in the country and it is always sad....they do have a certain weathered beauty, though. Love your shots!

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