Black barn...

A barn from October, from over in Illinois.  Of barn colors, black is my least favorite color.  I don't know what my favorite color would be.  Probably either unpainted or red.

all the pretty girls....

When we leave the strip pits, we pass this farm.  They have a small herd of cattle.  I bet they are the most photographed cows in Edgar County, Illinois.

I pause and take photos every time I pass when they are near the fence.

I think they are well cared for...they never have any fear of us.

I hope you enjoyed these pretty ladies...

Waiting...

This shot was taken over in Illinois one evening in November in 2008.  Every time I run into it it makes me pause.  It is as if they were waiting for the farmers to return.  But it was late evening and I think they were done for the day.

Days like this...

Today started out drab and dreary.  Then the sun came out for about two minutes.  Then back to the dreariness.  But then this afternoon...it turned out to one of those glorious days....not going to say much...just hope you enjoy these half as much as I did.  Remember to click to expand the view.

This one is through the back window...going 60 mph.  The rest are either stopped, or very slow.

Another from Paris, Illinois

I am not sure if this place is empty or lived in...it definitely needs some TLC but it is still a beauty to me.

From Paris, Illinois

I just liked the looks of this place....

Granny's place

I think this is such an attractive place...
I love the color of it, love all the windows and the shutter treatment used...
but that tower is what really caught my attention. I was glancing down a side street and seen it and it was love at first sight. I was not disappointed with the building as a whole; in fact I loved everything about it. Notice those little oval windows right under the eaves...I cannot think of anything I would want to change.

Come to Granny's

I will show you the building later, but this sign is attractive enough....if the building itself had not caught my eye, I would have loved the sign.

Presenting the Edgar Country Courthous in all its glory....

First we have a side view of it....apparently they are still working on it.
Then we have a view from the corner...I like that the entrances are on the corners. I think this maybe the only courthouse I have seen that. Please take a moment to click these photos...as with all the photos on this blog...they should enlarge.

More of the Edgar County Courthouse...

Just a couple more pictures of this place...
I think it one of the more appealing courthouses. At least if you worked here, it would be a beautiful sight that greeted you each morn.

Edgar County courthouse details

Just imagine the work that went into this place...and the talent.
Whoever planned this and whoever executed the design were true artists.
I have never been inside the place, but think one of these days I will go take a look inside. I bet the inside is as beautiful as the outside.

Edgar County courthouse

I always think this courthouse is just beaufiful...they have been working on it...it used to look like this.....then for a while it looked like this.....and now it looks like the photo above. I will be showing a few more photos of it over the next few days.

Barn Charm time!!!

First you have the side view...it looks huge in this view. And it is a fair-sized barn....
but when you see the view from the front of the barn it doesn't look like much. This is not too far from home, so maybe I can take some views of it in the different seasons.

Anyway, it is my entry for Barn Charm...if you have a barn, please link it to Tricia's Barn Charm meme...I so look forward to that meme. I love seeing all the entries. It usually opens sometime between 6 7:00p.m. CST.

Another house where the trees standing surrounding it caught my eyes...the one above was taken just a week or two ago. The one below was taken in the fall of 2009.

From the land of Lincoln

This is another shot from my last drive over in Illinois...it might not appeal to you but it does to me. I am not sure why...probably the sky has a lot to do with it.

From Illinois again...

Another farm over in Illinois....notice the roof in the top picture. It has a strange little section that is higher than the rest.
The barn is is a nice one...I would love to see inside....also love the little building in front of it. I wonder what it is used for...actually wonder what the building in the other photo is for, too.

A home in the past

This house is sure has seen better days...it is not too far from the big, two story white house featured a few days ago.

A land going dark

I love the church steeple in the sky line...it has been featured in other sunset posts..

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Another shot from Illinois...as you can see the building cannot be classified as big...
and one can definitely say it has seen better days. But what puzzles me is the way the roof is made...does anyone have any idea why it is built with those sections sticking up?

Beautiful Illinois farm

The photo above could be better...but I have to say I have never seen any with quite that style of trim.

The porch was beautiful as well....
But the house as a whole was really stunning...