West Potsdam To Morley, New York - Part 1

I was on my way to the tiny town of Morley. The route was exceedingly rural, so much so that most of the scenery along the way was forest or farm fields. But there were enough lovely family farms that I began taking photos, beginning with this old farm house and barn:

This classic old barn had twin silos and a brand new, green steel roof:

There were no houses or barns near this ancient cedar split rail fence, but I'll bet there was when it was built. Cedar lasts so very long and these rails were so old that I guessed it might have been there for a hundred years:

A lovely and welcoming farm house, with garden and barn:

Very old barns and silo, still in good shape:

This house looked to have been totally renovated. The garage/carriage house may have been new - or maybe it too had been renovated:

Another very old farm house with front porch and split rail fence:

Several old outbuildings behind a fuel tank. One of them housed a tractor and one of them was falling down:

I found this house particularly interesting, with its red barn out back. The right side of it had been renovated but the left side still showed how it may have looked many decades ago. The white door in the center was of the old style, plank construction and may have been original:

I arrived in the hamlet of West Potsdam and turned onto a side road to see the sights:

Most of West Potsdam was historic:

But there were also some more recent houses. I thought this one was new, but the green barn (now a garage) out back looked old, so maybe the house was too:

This old home was being renovated. I didn't notice the weather vane until I got home and was editing photos. I'm not sure what it was, but it was fascinating. Click to enlarge the photo if you want a better view of it. But there was still a lot to see on my journey, so I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: