NYS Franklin County Route 7, A Scenic Tour

Our wintry weather continued to hold off and the day's forecast called for rain instead of snow yet again. I decided to take a driving tour and headed east on NYS Route 11 into Franklin County, where I turned south onto County Route 7 in the town of Brushton. It was a lovely, scenic, rural road with history everywhere in evidence:

There were farm homes surrounded by fields and woodsy homes surrounded by trees:

Homes with many additions and extensions to accommodate a growing family:

The above home had these play houses/storage sheds in the back yard - not to mention the old wagon wheel, leaning against a tree, a picnic table and a tent. This is family life in the country:

A very small and very old cabin which no doubt once was home to a farm family:

This old home still seemed to have its original, historic front door:

A lovely old silo and barn, whose roof had been kept in good repair:

This appeared to be someone's former home and barn. It sat alone in a field, exuding history:

Two old concrete silos, one without a roof, and a row of hay bales which also appeared quite old:

I suppose this was once an equipment shed or horse barn. It's hard to tell now, as it sat alone in the rust colored grass:

These appeared to be two modern equipment barns, perhaps belonging to the town or county, but I saw no signs and no activity:

I saw this old home just before the road ended at NYS Route 11B. It did not appear to be inhabited anymore, with the owners living next door in the mobile home, but like the other old homes and barns, it evoked a history which is not as distant as some would suppose. But the day was young, so I decided to do more touring. I'll post about that tomorrow: