Barn? Texture? Why did I shoot this? (Page 2): A great image!!! Finding the stones was not the problem, picking them up and moving them was the hardest part of the process.Using them...

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

rdgreenwood wrote:

I'm not sure what drew me to this subject, but I suspect it was a combination of the Covid damndemic (I made that word up, but I think it fits the situation.) and the texture of the silos. For the life of me, I can't imagine how much work it took to find the stones, apply the mortar, and then cover the entire structure with plaster. It takes me a week to get up the energy to fill our bird feeders; these silos would have been unfinished when it came time for me to be planted.

A great image!!!
Finding the stones was not the problem, picking them up and moving them was the hardest part of the process.Using them for what ever was needed was just common sense.

Khick Loc: Binghamton, NY

rdgreenwood wrote:

Silos? Tanks? Good questions. I don’t know, but now I’m curious. I’ll have to go back and check.

Silos. I grew up in a dairy farm in PA. remember pitching silage several times a day!

bamfordr Loc: Campbell CA

rdgreenwood wrote:

I'm not sure what drew me to this subject, but I suspect it was a combination of the Covid damndemic (I made that word up, but I think it fits the situation.) and the texture of the silos. For the life of me, I can't imagine how much work it took to find the stones, apply the mortar, and then cover the entire structure with plaster. It takes me a week to get up the energy to fill our bird feeders; these silos would have been unfinished when it came time for me to be planted.

Interesting. I wonder if those round-ish spots are the ends of logs used as beams. Did you have a chance to get around to the other side to see how access worked? BTW I suspect finding the stones wasn’t very difficult.

Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC

Excellent image. I'd guess their silage silo's for winter feed. On the ranch we used pit silos, less cost.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

I cannot offer farming insights, but your shot has wonderful tones and textures.

rdgreenwood Loc: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Thank you all for your comments and insights.

sheldon minsky Loc: iron mountain michigan

I have several items with green paint on them and you hit the nail on the head about the cost of their replacement parts.

bodiebill

KTJohnson wrote:

Nice work, rd! I have noticed that Pennsylvania, in particular, has a lot of stone buildings, barn walls & foundations, etc.

some farm fields grow rocks

Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY

rdgreenwood wrote:

I'm not sure what drew me to this subject, but I suspect it was a combination of the Covid damndemic (I made that word up, but I think it fits the situation.) and the texture of the silos. For the life of me, I can't imagine how much work it took to find the stones, apply the mortar, and then cover the entire structure with plaster. It takes me a week to get up the energy to fill our bird feeders; these silos would have been unfinished when it came time for me to be planted.

Probably, because you felt like doing it...