This Old Barn

This Old Barn © Peggy Nolan

A Doorway to the Past © Peggy Nolan

A Horse Lived Here Once © Peggy Nolan

Mending Fences © Peggy Nolan

Nails in wood © Peggy Nolan

Rusted Lock on Weathered Wood © Peggy Nolan

Spider Webs © Peggy Nolan

It was a beautiful summer day in early July. I was in Grand Isle, Vermont, helping my cousins prepare for my Aunt Cal’s 80th birthday. Carolyn Brown, my Aunt’s best friend, graciously opened her home and her spacious back yard to us. I have been here many times and every time I tell myself, “must photograph the barn.” Invariably, I always forget. Except this time, I did not. I love this barn.

This Old Barn

weathered wood
splintered beams
rusty nails
and
silky spider webs
seen through broken glass

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20 thoughts on “This Old Barn”

Hi Peggy .. I absolutely agree – love your photos .. no wonder you were pleased to get back and actually record the place. Happy memories .. cheers Hilary

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Peggy Nolan on July 26, 2011 at 5:58 PM said:

Thanks Hilary! It was such a great day!

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Gorgeous, this place echos the sounds of the past. You did a great service to share such a rich backdrop of history. Love!

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Peggy Nolan on July 26, 2011 at 5:59 PM said:

Thanks Angelia!! The old barn did a great job posing, too!

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Hi Peggy! Oh that old barn is positvely AWEsome! Not bad photography either, haha! I have such a fascination with old barns and old abandoned houses. The stories they could tell!!! I feel the same way about ginormous old trees. I’m up at the lake house now and we have Elder Tree on our property – I am in awe of it, the size, the age, the history! Thanks for sharing those pictures!
Hugs
Susan

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Peggy Nolan on July 26, 2011 at 6:01 PM said:

Thanks Susan! I grew up in a very old house – and that sparked my own fascination with old buildings. The old barns in New England are some of the best…and there’s one I pass every day on my commute…it’s just begging me to take its picture!

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Peggy
You do well with Poetry and Photos. I enjoy and looking forward for more.
Genebrother

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Peggy Nolan on July 31, 2011 at 10:43 PM said:

Thank you Gene!

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Beautiful photographs! Thanks for visiting and commenting on my Amy Winehouse poem.

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Peggy Nolan on July 31, 2011 at 10:43 PM said:

You’re very welcome! It’s a great poem!

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What gorgeous pictures!… and thanks for blessing my page.

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Peggy Nolan on August 2, 2011 at 9:14 AM said:

Thank you!

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Love old barns and this is truly a work of art. Thank you so much for the photos and the poem…yes we should all “seize the day” . We only may have this moment.

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