Beautiful Hoar Frost

hoar·frost

ˈhôrˌfrôst/

noun

noun: hoar frost; noun: hoar-frost

1. a grayish-white crystalline deposit of frozen water vapor formed in clear still weather on vegetation, fences, etc.
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{Google definition}

We got quite the Hoar Frost a few days ago and I had to drive around and snap some photos.
All these were taken while I had my body firmly planted in my jeep. :)

ENJOY!

A burst of color in the middle of winter.

How is the weather where you live?
I would love to hear about it be it warm or cold. :)
Blessings~

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It burned down!

Remember this post...the house and barn that used to be

my grandparents? The barn is now gone...accidentally burned down.

So very sad to me as it still had many goodies inside.

Do you also remember that it was right across from our church? Well...the siding on our fellowship hall is now all melted too.

{I hope to get a picture soon...hubs and I drove past the other night,

but it was dark and I didn't have my camera with me}

Our good friend who had purchased the property {and also

attends our church} was eventually going to tear it down,

but he did not intend for it to happen this way.

He was burning a little pile in front of the barn as he was

cleaning it out and he just walked a few feet away to get

something and that quick the wind must have changed

direction and

whoosh...no saving the barn.

I am so so glad that I got pictures taken before this happened.

The house is still there, but the tree was also partially burned.

I was told you could see it for miles. I am sure it was just

like a tinder box with a hole in the roof , the end and the side

along with lots of stuff inside to make a hot, hot fire.

Can you believe that just moments before the fire started,

a lot of stuff had been moved from our youth building

and put in the house for storage??

So thankful that it didn't take the house too.

I now call our friend the *firebug*. lol.

Many sweet memories at that homestead...

blessings~

Ready or not here it comes!

Fall is coming...can you feel it? The nights are getting cooler,

the leaves are starting to fall,

and

it's almost pumpkin time!

This barn is a few miles up the road from us

and I thought it very appropriate for this weekend

with the flags flying. I love it!

Same barn as above. I didn't even notice the man in the

left hand corner towards the bottom. I wonder if he

saw me taking pictures. lol.

You will see a lot of these haystacks in

my neck of the woods.

Yep...autumn is almost here. I can definitely feel it! Blessings~

Memories at the old homestead

My Grandma and Grandpa Good lived just down the road

from us when we were growing up, but when they got

up in years they moved to a tiny little town a few miles

away called Kunkle, Ohio and into a house right across

from the church they attended.

{my husband and I now attend there as well}

Grandpa passed in 1977 and Grandma followed in 1987, the

place was sold and others moved in. Sad to say it has become

very run down over the past several years. Last winter it

sustained a lot of water damage and the ceilings are even

falling down. In the near future it is to be torn down so

I just had to take a few pictures for old times sake.

I couldn't decide if I liked this photo or the one below

better so I included them both. These were taken on

the south side of the barn.

I never noticed this pretty trim on the roofline until today. Funny how that happens. We were in this house a lot over the years, but just didn't see it. Probably not a priority when you are a youngster...playing is much more important!

As I walked through this house...this piece of my past,

I was flooded with memories. Watching my dad and his dad playing carrom almost

everytime we would visit. It was fun to watch and listen

to them hollar when one of the rings went in the pocket.

Time spent with grandma through the years. Baking,

cleaning, sewing at her old treadle machine. Snitching

pieces of raw yeast dough when she was making donuts.

It was soooooooo yummy!!

We laughed, we talked, we played and had wonderful times.

Oh how I miss those days.

Look at this chain embedded in the tree. We figure someone

must have put it around the tree when it was young to

hold it together and it was never removed. Now it is

embedded in the tree. Amazing!

Grandma and grandpa lived a

very simple life

never having a lot of money, but they sure loved

their family and their God.

Grandma's prayers have followed me all throughout

my life and I miss her dearly. She prayed daily for

all her children and grandchildren that we would

come to know her wonderful Savior. Her prayers

of long ago are still being answered today.

The old dilapidated barn...you should see inside this gem. You would not believe it. The floor in the loft has half

fallen down and there is a ton of stuff in here.

I rescued a old pink table and also brought home a

white chenille spread to wash up and see if it can

be salvaged. Stuff just strewn about everywhere.

{A friend has purchased it so yes I asked first before

I took anything. lol }

It was cleaned out when our family auctioned it off, so I

am assuming the "stuff" came from others living

here. I hope I get to poke around a little more soon.

I will be linking up with Kathleen again over at Faded Charm for another White Wednesday.

Happy day! Blessings~

For the love of old barns

Well ladies, guess what I did yesterday and will probably do

today and tomorrow...err...maybe just Saturday.

I went to *part of* the *World's Longest Garage Sale*.

It was humid, hot, and craaazy!!

It starts just a few miles away on route 127

and ends in Alabama.

Hmm...I am thinking next year maybe go the whole

way and stay at my niece's in Alabama where I have never been!

I figured out quick that this is not the life

for me UNLESS it is 70 degrees...then it would be great!

I would also like every bit

of it under a big tent to hit it all at once. LOL.

But I digress...on to the barns!!

I just had to include my little *barn chick*

...3 year old granddaughter Annika.

She will be happy to take you on a tour

of beautiful old barns that I photographed

in the past few weeks.

I love this gray barn and thought it would look

neat with a postage stamp frame.

This barn is just up the road a few miles and I love the Queen Anne's Lace in the foreground.

Just had to include this one with the huge chicken.

Immaculate farm and upkeep of the barns.

Love the stone foundation on this beauty.

This barn was my husband's grandfather's many, many

years ago. It stands a few miles away from us and this is the best shot I could get.

Don't you just love this old weathered gray barn?

Just the right amount of chippiness...pure beauty!

I have seen a lot of round bales this year and

they look right at home in this 1900 barn.

I just love these next few pictures of several

old barns in one place.

Another barn made into a postage stamp. I am thinking the postal service really ought

to make stamps of old barns.

{I found this poem online}

Old Barn by Vance Oliphant

Just down the road...around the bend,

Stands an old empty barn; nearing the end.

It has sheltered no animals for many years;

No dairy cows, no horses, no sheep, no steers.

The neigh of a horse; the low of a cow;

Those sounds have been absent for some time now.

There was a time when the loft was full of hay,

And the resounding laughter of children at play.

At one time the paint was a bold shade of red;

Gradually faded by weather and the sun overhead.

The doors swing in the wind...the hinges are loose;

Windows and siding have taken a lot of abuse.

The fork, rope and pulleys lifted hay to the mow;

A task that always brought sweat to the brow.

But those good days are gone; forever it seems,

And that old barn now stands with sagging beams.

It is now home to pigeons, rats and mice;

The interior is tatterd and doesn't look very nice.

Old, abandoned barns have become a trend,

Just down the road....around the bend.

This concludes our tour of beautiful old

barns and I hope you enjoyed it.

Please visit Brayton Homestead Interiors

for more barn chick posts and have fun~

Blessings~