Silent Sunday – Weathered Barn

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Eliza Waters
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41 Responses to Silent Sunday – Weathered Barn

  1. Dale's avatar Dale says:
    July 6, 2024 at 11:33 pm

    I love weathered barns and seek them out, too. Beautifully done, Eliza.

  2. cindy knoke's avatar cindy knoke says:
    July 7, 2024 at 1:19 am

    Fascinating detail.

  4. Alice's avatar Alice says:
    July 7, 2024 at 4:37 am

    Hang 50 stars in the opening & they’ll have our flag! Looks like nature might be taking over.

  5. Anne's avatar Anne says:
    July 7, 2024 at 6:32 am

    I enjoy the different hues of the weathered wood. Oddly enough a dilapidated ‘modern’ building looks far less attractive 🙂

  6. Eunice Miller's avatar Eunice Miller says:
    July 7, 2024 at 6:44 am

    Man is it going to be hot hot hot which will add to the poor wood and us, take care and enjoy your Sunday Eliza.

  7. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    July 7, 2024 at 7:22 am

    The beauty of rustic, weathered wood. There’s a lot of history in that barn.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      July 7, 2024 at 7:38 am

      Truly. The interesting thing is that two young sisters in their 20s bought this farm, which was once their grandparents, and now it is an herbal CSA. Neat story!

      • Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
        July 7, 2024 at 8:27 am

        That is a great story! When you said an herbal CSA it brought back memories of Caprilands, a huge herb farm surrounding an old barn in Coventry, CT. I used to frequent the place as a teenager and young adult. My brother-in-law used to work in the gardens there, too, when he was studying botany in college. Sadly, the owner died in 1997 and her heirs weren’t able to maintain the place. Have you heard of it? People used to come from far away and make reservations for her lunches far in advance. It was a magical place.
        https://www.ctoldhouse.com/Caprilands.html

      • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
        July 7, 2024 at 1:36 pm

        Oh, yes, I was a fan of Adelma Simmons since the early 80s (tiny and elfin, dressing like a green fairy 😉 ) and made the pilgrimage many times. She was an influence for me. I often quote her “A dry rosemary is a dead rosemary” every time I tend mine and still have several of her books, including a cookbook.
        I loved their lunches, esp. at the Christmas holidays when the house was all decorated.
        The clash of the family with the errant wastrel of a husband, who married her for her property, is a sad end to a great legacy.

      • Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
        July 12, 2024 at 7:06 am

        It’s so nice to know that we both loved and still miss this amazing place!

  8. Steve Schwartzman's avatar Steve Schwartzman says:
    July 7, 2024 at 9:10 am

    Heavily weathered buildings seem to fascinate people, or at least photographers. Today’s post is evidence that you may have been bitten by that bug.

  9. LightWriters's avatar LightWriters says:
    July 7, 2024 at 10:35 am

    Love it 🍃🤗😎

  10. belindagroverphotography's avatar belindagroverphotography says:
    July 7, 2024 at 1:14 pm

    Wonderful photo! I love old barns.

  11. sandyjwhite's avatar sandyjwhite says:
    July 7, 2024 at 2:52 pm

    I love weathered wood. It has so much character.

  12. krispeterson100's avatar krispeterson100 says:
    July 7, 2024 at 3:41 pm

    The perfect background to bring out the green 😉

  13. anotetohuguette's avatar anotetohuguette says:
    July 7, 2024 at 5:05 pm

    Gorgeous, Eliza! I can almost touch and smell the weathered wood…

  14. tomwhelan's avatar tomwhelan says:
    July 7, 2024 at 8:11 pm

    The weathering does tell a story -the best story is that it’s a CSA now!

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      July 7, 2024 at 8:25 pm

      Yes, I really like it when young people choose farming. It is hard, but satisfying work, not a lot of money in it, but it is so needed.

  15. ke01341's avatar ke01341 says:
    July 8, 2024 at 9:37 am

    Grateful this family is preserving a farm in a new format. Just a wonderful part of our W MA community. And you helped hold it in time with this photograph!

  16. A Curious Introvert's avatar A Curious Introvert says:
    July 9, 2024 at 7:48 pm

    Love old barns and the photo!!🙂

  17. denisebushphoto's avatar denisebushphoto says:
    July 15, 2024 at 2:19 pm

    Love that weathered woodgrain!

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