Old Farms (Page 3): Thank you. I like old, rust, and things with texture.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

JustJill wrote:

That is a very interesting find and you showcased it well!

Thank you. I like old, rust, and things with texture.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

jaymatt wrote:

Nice set of photos, Mike--enjoyed.

Thank you! I'm glad you did.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Earnest Botello wrote:

Great series, Mike.

Thank you!

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

HRoss wrote:

Very nice set. Well done.

Thank you!

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Curmudgeon wrote:

Beautiful, my grandfather had a scale like that, used it to weigh burlap sacks of walnuts

Thank you! Did you ever jump on to weigh yourself? Where I used to work they had a scale to weigh boxed beef and often the workers would use it to weigh themselves.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

HRoss wrote:

Very nice set. Well done.

Thank you!

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Bridges wrote:

Thank you! Did you ever jump on to weigh yourself? Where I used to work they had a scale to weigh boxed beef and often the workers would use it to weigh themselves.

Whenever nobody was looking

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

photophile wrote:

I enjoyed the cat the most.

Thank you! Yes, cats have wonderful and varied personalities. The quote I have always liked about cats is: You aren't anyone until you have been ignored by a cat.

I'm no poet but here is a poem I wrote a few years ago:

The Cat

Who knows where the cat goes?
On padded paws, down silent halls,
Into the depths of darkness.

From Ancient Egypt's mystery came
And Left a likeness in the sand
Half man, half cat,
To guard the trove of
Rulers of the land.

Sleeping in the light of day,
At home in shadows of the night
In superstitions, fate has cursed it
Love and hate have both besought it

What is this creature Nature's wrought?

The Cat!

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

Bridges wrote:

Old farms are a treasure trove of photo opportunities. We are very fortunate to have several in the Lehigh Valley and vicinity that date back over a hundred years, still owned by the original families. From the prerequisite farm cat to things like apple presses, these are items that make a farm special.

What a great find Mike. These are great. Thanks for sharing.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

A farm well captured Mike.

Don

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

frankraney wrote:

What a great find Mike. These are great. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you!

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

PAR4DCR wrote:

A farm well captured Mike.

Don

Thank you!

Reuss Griffiths Loc: Ravenna, Ohio

Bridges wrote:

Old farms are a treasure trove of photo opportunities. We are very fortunate to have several in the Lehigh Valley and vicinity that date back over a hundred years, still owned by the original families. From the prerequisite farm cat to things like apple presses, these are items that make a farm special.

Some people's trash are other people's treasure. Nothing more true than the things left in old barns. And you seem to have found a lot of them (with the exception of the chicken and the cat). Any significance to the Ferrari logo on the barn in picture #3? An acquaintance of mine actually found an old chassis from a Ferrari race car from Monza in a barn in Ohio many years ago.

JBuckley

Nice. As a kid, I remember walking thru my grandfathers barns (it had been a flourishing turkey and chicken ranch in the 1940’s.
I could imagine the all the farm activities and hard work and sweat that grandfather put in seven days a week, to pay the bills and pay for that ranch.
The quiet of the barns was glorious!

Dan' de Bourgogne

Bridges wrote:

Old farms are a treasure trove of photo opportunities. We are very fortunate to have several in the Lehigh Valley and vicinity that date back over a hundred years, still owned by the original families. From the prerequisite farm cat to things like apple presses, these are items that make a farm special.

Very nice set!

Good eye for interesting old tools and machinery!