Needham Road, West Stockholm New York - Part 1

The snow seemed to be taking forever to melt even though the temperatures were beginning to warm. But the day was so lovely that I decided to take a driving tour of another local, rural road just to see what I could see - and to share it with you. I turned onto Needham Road at a sign for Martin's Farm Market:

I'd stopped at the market last autumn to photograph pumpkins but never went inside. I didn't this time either, but I don't suppose they had anything at this time of year anyway:

I proceeded northward on Needham road until I reached Goodwin's Orchard:

Goodwin's Orchard was a classic old farm house and collection of barns:

And just beyond, I passed their trees, all of them protected from deer by high fencing. A black Lab ran alongside me inside the fence. When I stopped to snap a photo, he stopped also, and wagged his tail charmingly. The photo of him did not turn out well enough to use, but he was a friendly pooch:

Another farm with lots of outbuildings:

And tractor, backhoe, pickup, feed bins and silos:

It wasn't until I'd passed most of the farm's buildings that I saw their sign, informing me that they raised Holsteins. There was more to see on Needham Road, so I drove on - and will present Part 2 tomorrow: