Dairy Barns

Somewhere in south-central Ontario, possibly Clarington

This must have been a successful dairy operation at one time.

A closer view

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Happy Vallentyne's Day

 RED barn,  a Vallentyne treat

Vallentyne, Ontario is a tiny farming community northeast of East Gwillimbury, a crossroads really.

Too bad the sign isn't red and white, right?

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Old Barn and Silo

Unpainted barn and old silo

The barn is not what attracted my eye. The silo did.  The roof on the silo is not a common style in my area, although it may have been at one time as there are many old silos around without roofs.

Closer look at the silo

If anyone knows more about this type of silo, I'd love to know more.

More of the farm

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Three Unpainted Barns

On a country road, I forget where

Three  barns from my archives: all photos taken in Ontario under blue or mostly blue skies.

November 2015 in Innisfil (I think)

Another mystery location

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Farm Under Snow

Unpainted barns

After a snowfall, this farm looks quite attractive!

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Two Green Barns

Green barn somewhere near Lindsay, Ontario

 I'm still on a quest for green barns. BUT believe it or not, these two were already in my photo files. The first was taken in November before snow fell. Some of the grass near the barn is green. Don't you just love the foundation made of rocks?  There's so much just-cut cow corn in the fields that I'm sure this is a barn for cattle.

Somewhere near Barrie, Ontario

The second photo was made in December.  The barn looks a lot newer than the one above. It's located near Barrie, probably Innisfil. It's in good condition but has a big green dumpster out front. Hm. At the left of the barn are bales of hay, probably for cows or horses.

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Scavenger Hunt

 1. Monochrome

Today I am again joining Ashley Sisk's scavenger hunt and this week the prompts are: Monochrome, Complementary, Draw, Mostly White, and Treasure

I pass this barn often even though it's on a back road. I like it's stone foundation and the chicken coop out front.

 2. Complementary

Red and green are complementary colours.

3. Draw #1

Hm. I can't draw well but I do like to see what happens when PhotoShop Elements draws.

Draw #2 

Draw #3

4. Mostly white

White table and chairs covered in ice a couple of years ago during a horrendous ice storm.

5. Treasure

Time is a treasure, don't you agree?

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."
~ Mother Teresa

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Three Red Barns

 Local barn

I've been looking through my "archives" lately and have discovered some red barns.  The first one ALWAYS has a lot of "stuff" out front but the day I made this photo it was relatively clear.

 Surrounded by evergreens

The second had been repurposed as an antiques store, but by the time I made this photo is was back to being a simple old red barn.

A newer barn

The third one is more modern and has - in spring and summer - a beautiful vineyard and garden out front...but it's difficult to see the barn. Now you can see the barn but the garden looks a bit scraggly.

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Unpainted Barn

 Old barn doors with grapevine starting to take over

Even the boards used to repair these old doors are weathered now.  (These photos were taken in late October.)

 Weather-beaten silo

I was feeling bold and walked a little way up the farmer's driveway to take the first two photos.

Barn as seen from the road

As you can see, the barn is quite close to the road.

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Dairy Farm

 Old barn with new boards on it's easterly side

It makes me feel good to see new boards on an old barn.  The northerly end could use some repairs too, but this farm is kept up so I'm pretty sure it will happen soon.

A wider view

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Green barns

 Somewhere in the Uxbridge area - east of East Gwillimbury

Okay, I'm on a mission now to see how many GREEN barns there are in my area. Mind you, that doesn't mean I won't be posting red and unpainted ones (as well as other colours because I like them), but I am on the look-out for the green ones especially.

A longer view

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