Drive-bys for Barn Charm

IF I can remember, I want to link to Tricia's Barn Charm tonight.  I thought I would use the drive-by shots from the road trip to Effingham, Illinois.

By using the sharpen tool, I was able to improve these enough till I don't feel too bad using them.  I really would have loved to have had the opportunity to stop and take photos of this barn above...I really did like it.

The buzzard caught my eye on this one...actually there was two or three, but the other shot was beyond help, so showing this one with only the one buzzard.

And finally this last barn...I think I captured it on the way home...

Yee-Haw....time for Barn Charm....

I forgot I had these to use for Barn Charm....took them just last week.

Notice the gate in the above picture...I used a view of it the other day in the Friday's Fences meme.

And let me give you this side view of this big old barn...it is the only view I got as we passed...

And there you have my Barn Charm.

Barn Love!

I don't know why, but this barn really appealed to me.  Maybe it was they way it just sat there...alone on the prairie.

It is my entry for Barn Charm....

Barn Charm again....

 I am going to share some odds and ends of barn shots today.  The one above was taken last fall, in the morning hours.  If you expand the view, I think you can tell for sure that frost is still on the ground.  I don't think this shot is good technically, but there is something about it I like.  Maybe it is all the starlings or blackbirds or whatever they were...can't remember for sure but am thinking starlings.  This barn is not very far from here at all.

 This one is another from last fall...I have shared other shots of it from other years, but don't think I posted this one.  This place always has the feel of something going on or about to happen to me.  Or that busy people live there.

 I always like this little barn...like the one above it is north of us...probably a good half hour of driving.  This was taken the same day as the one above.  I could find it...and have general feel of where the other one is, too.

Now this one was taken the same day also, but I have no clue where it is at.  Cannot remember it for the life of me.

But just thought I would share them on Barn Charm...

For Barn Charm...

Snapped this on the way home from Sarah's house the other day...or should say paused and snapped.

Did you see that dog standing in the very first photo above, I think I noticed him first thing, followed by the kitties in the loft in the photo right above.  Always love seeing kitties in the barn.

And this little crib is from Tennessee...taken last fall.

Hoping I remember to link to Barn Charm after while!

In time for Barn Charm

This week I am featuring a barn taken in Illinois at the Forest Glen Preserve back in April.

I actually took some different views...

They have a washed out feel to them, but still you can get a good look at it.

I am not sure it is a barn or just an outbuilding, but when I first saw it, I thought barn...so hoping it is close enough to count.

Linking to Barn Charm.

An October beauty in June

This is a barn we found one day after meeting to drop Lorelei off with either her mom and/or dad...and I am just now getting around to showing some views of it.

It is what I call a sharp-dressed barn...all decked out in red with white trim.

I hope you enjoy the view as much as I did.

Linking to Barn Charm....

Scenes from the past

I have had this barn ready to post for several months and just have not gotten around to it. It is one we came across on one of our drives.

It set way back from the road, but I still found it appealing.

  

Again, I have had this one ready to post for months.  And months.  A different drive, a different day.  Not that I find it so appealing, but the color is odd.  That caught my attention.

It isn't very big, and is not close to any farmhouse.

The first barn is in Indiana, and the one that is part green is in Illinois.

Linking to Barn Charm.

Drive-bys for Barn Charm....again

It is that time of week--time for Barn Charm.  The meme opens around 7:00 p.m.  Again I have drive-bys to offer.  These were taken back in April...the same day I took the picture of the Eugene Covered Bridge.

This one is in the best shape of the lot.

This one was rather dark in the original.  I have tried to lighten it up and still keep it natural looking.  Sometimes hard to on this laptop.

Linking to Barn Charm.

Barn Charm time again...

It's that time of week again...time for Barn Charm.  I am again using photos taken this past winter.

This first was taken on the way home from Goose Pond a while back.  Not sure I could find it again...

I really liked the looks of it...the roof looks new.  Like someone is going to take care of this barn for a long time to come.

This other barn was taken during one of the last two days of snow of winter.

I hope you take the time to join and enjoy Barn Charm.

Now showing....

 I forgot today was Monday...just happened to realize it is time for Barn Charm.  I usually like to have some really nice shots to show here, but today I chose these I had meant to stick in here and there and never got around to it.

 They are all from over in Illinois...all taken during the last month of two.

The one above is not that far from home, but I don't remember seeing it before.  I don't know if it has been painted or I have just forgotten it.

Anyway, linking to Barn Charm with these...will try to get some visiting done in the next day and get caught up.  Was to see Lorelei and her mom and dad this weekend.

Photo overload....

It is time for Barn Charm again...a big thanks to Tricia.  I don't always thank her, but I do appreciate her hosting it.

I took the photos of this barn yesterday...so thought I best show it while it is still in season!

 I almost used the above as a stand alone shot...

 but then I know how I love seeing different shots of the same barn so thought I would include these.

 I actually have pics of this barn taken in a different season, you can see it HERE. Not much has changed.

I do see that the electrical cord that was leading to the ladder is missing...but the ladder is still there.  Also notice the door up top...and look at it in the other post...the other photos were taken in the spring of 2011...well, they were posted in the spring of 2011.  I am assuming I had taken them close to the time I posted them.  Anyway, hope you enjoy.

A Barn Charm post....

I almost forgot it was Monday and time for a Barn Charm post....so trying to hurry here and get it ready to post.  I have had this week's barn in my folder for quite a while.

I am not sure where this one is at...but I think north of us and still in Indiana.

It is not falling apart, at least.  And I like the looks of it.  I do wonder why the windows up top are painted over.

I know one thing, I am ready for some bright sunny weather once again.  Ready to ramble and find more barns.

Remains for Barn Charm....

I am trying to use some of the barns from the past that I have not posted before....the following are only from last year.

This from near Goose Pond...more the Bee Hunter's Pond area.  It just seems so massive.

And this is from down somewhere near that area as well...I can't remember it at all.  I am just going by the image number.

Now the one above is south of Indianapolis...and probably just a little bit west...it is a drive-by.   Not the greatest image, but an interesting design.

Linked to Barn Charm.

From last autumn....for Barn Charm

I am trying to post some of the barns from last fall...

Maybe not the greatest view, but just enough of them to make you want to see more...oh and by the way...again all are drive-bys.

Linking to Barn Charm....