Part 1 - Elliott Road, Town Of Stockholm, New York

As I often do, I combined a driving tour with a shopping trip. In this instance, I was on my way to Potsdam via Route 11B. I turned onto Elliott Road at this old, abandoned green building which may have been a factory, a store or apartments at one time - or perhaps all three:

Elliot Road was very rural and most of what I saw at first were barns and forests:

This woodsy home appeared to have had a series of additions:

The surrounding forest was mostly hardwoods and not too old:

This little cottage was probably someone's vacation camp or deer camp in the fall:

And many of the homes, what few there were, sat so far back into the trees that they were difficult to photograph:

This lovely old barn appeared to have been well cared for and given a new roof:

The barn belonged to this sturdy brick farm house:

Another cottage back in the trees:

An exquisite, old fashioned farmstead. I think of Thanksgiving when I see such a scene:

This old, abandoned home sat at an intersection and I wondered why it had been left to rot. It seemed like such a shame:

And perhaps the most beautiful farm scene of them all, this photo could grace a Christmas card. But I had just gotten started on Elliott Road and there was still a lot to see. I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: