I was restless today. I needed to be out there doing something. Alone. Do you ever long for an adventure just for yourself? The sky was blue but it was cold as mid March is want to be in Michigan. I took the camera and left with no destination in mind.
I ended up, as I usually do, in farm country. I didn’t find a lot that inspired me enough to want to get out of the warm car. But I found two barns for my collection.
It’s huge.
These are not my family’s barns. I really do need to do that…photograph the house and barns where my mom grew up. But these two caught my eye among the many barns I saw today.
It’s bright.
My adventure was not so exciting. But it was mine.
And that’s what counts.
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Change Is Hard 
March 17, 2013 at 11:08 pm
Any adventure that involves a barn is a good adventure. (Go ahead and count this as a gentle nudge to your family farm 🙂 )
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March 19, 2013 at 7:06 am
Friendly nudge acknowledged!
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March 18, 2013 at 7:12 am
It is quite amazing how these old barns have withstood the test of time. Clearly they were built with love.
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March 19, 2013 at 7:07 am
And built with skill and materials meant to last.
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March 18, 2013 at 7:58 am
Your need of a solitary adventure makes sense to me, Dawn. We’ve been having a one-vehicle winter, and I’m longing for spring to get out on the back roads with my camera — and by myself! Love my pack but the occasional break does everyone good. And it’s easier to stop and get the photograph you want if you’re the driver.
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March 19, 2013 at 7:07 am
Yes it is definitely easier to stop the car for a photograph…or go back for one…when you’re the driver! 🙂
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March 18, 2013 at 8:58 am
The red barn is really eye-catching. In Rosie’s school, the students play badminton in one of the barns.
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March 19, 2013 at 7:08 am
I wonder what is inside this one? I imagined cows or something, but maybe there is a tennis court!
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March 18, 2013 at 9:24 am
Old barns are always so interesting! I also really like the sky in both these photos!
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March 19, 2013 at 7:08 am
It was a beautiful day, though really cold and windy. But at least there was sun!
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March 18, 2013 at 11:42 am
I have WAY to many days when I just want and need to be alone (Aussie’s call it going walk-a-bout). Dave and I were just discussing this ‘need to be out” last night. Friday we went to Memphis and although we just went to the dentist and visited a few shops it just felt good to get out the ‘rutt’.
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March 19, 2013 at 7:09 am
I think wandering in Memphis would be fun. We went once…I think there is a park there with the Mississippi river done in concrete that you can wade in. I think.
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March 18, 2013 at 11:57 am
Old buildings are so fascinating – I’d love to hear the stories they could tell. Good for you for taking time for just you – I think it’s called a “sanity saver”.
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March 19, 2013 at 7:09 am
And I have so little to escape from…I feel guilty taking time for me.
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March 18, 2013 at 2:59 pm
Love the red barn! And you’re right — sometimes, we just need to go off by ourselves. Kind of hard to do with a fur-child who wants to go along, too!
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March 19, 2013 at 7:10 am
Yep…Katie made me pay later for leaving her behind. But she likes her Dad too…so it works out. Sometimes.
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March 18, 2013 at 2:59 pm
Coming back to ask: Is “restless barn” a syndrome?
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March 19, 2013 at 7:03 am
Must be. I’m sure of it!
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March 18, 2013 at 9:41 pm
There was a barn on a field by my house once. It was falling down and abandoned. They knocked it down and built more houses on that land. Mommy misses looking at the old barn. It looked more peaceful than having expensive homes to look at.
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March 19, 2013 at 7:11 am
Sad to see the old barns go.
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March 19, 2013 at 8:53 am
Yes! I often long for a solitary adventure! I hope to make that happen more often when the weather gets nicer since I am so uninspired at this time of the year. Thanks for sharing your day!
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March 21, 2013 at 9:10 pm
Great barn pictures. We were looking for the owls though.
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