Posted by SweetFeet on November 28, 2012 at 03:45:05 from (70.35.103.74):
In Reply to: Old farm houses posted by Ralphwd45 on November 27, 2012 at 17:48:08:
Ralphwd45,
Ahhh, my first love - before old barns, rusted iron and junkyards - old homes. Love to see them maintained or restored - and yes, so very sad when they are not. I do not understand it either. (EDIT: Our house was built in 1916 and it well constructed. We love it.)
But when they have been abandoned they really haunt me. I love to photograph them and if allowed... peek inside, trying to imagine: the lives that were lived-out there, the sounds of the chidren laughing or squabbling with one another, the smell of the homecooked meals the wife made three times each day, the clink of the dishes being put away in the cupboard, the whump of a worn rocker as she soothed a fussy baby, the tired but proud look on the man's face when he came in from a long day of working the fields and doing chores, the wife hanging clothes on the line to dry, the basement shelves filled with jars of every size and shape, the sound of the man sighing at the dining room table with receipts and ledgers in front of him (could be sigh of distress or a sigh of relief depending on yields, prices of the day...and the bills yet to pay),the Saturday splash of water as they bathe off the week's work, the creak of the stairs as they climbed up to end another day. *This is the history that we Americans are fast and furiously throwing away!
I wish I could make it my life's work to document every old home, barn, shed, tractor, auto, truck or implement that I see. If only they could talk.
Here are a few pics of a favorite I saw a few years ago. It was close to the road so I zoomed in to get a few shots. We call it "Jason's Farm"... from an old country song (link provided if you like old country).
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