Rural Moira And Bangor, New York - Part 1

Once again I was driving to Malone and decided to detour onto some Franklin County roads for a photo tour of rural scenery. I began in the little town of Moira, New York:

There were some lovely old Victorian homes and older, plainer homes as well. I had just about decided to limit my photo tour to the village itself when a state trooper pulled off the road and just sat there. I suspected that he'd seen me pulling off the road, then back on again, then off again - and thought I was acting suspiciously. So I put away my camera and continued on into the countryside, turning onto the first crossroad. I didn't want to have to explain myself to a suspicious trooper:

The farms were fewer than I'd expected and the bright morning sun was ruining many shots, so I had to drive multiple roads. I lost track of which road I was on (many weren't marked anyway), so I'll just say that I began in Moira and ended in the town of Bangor. This was a typical farm:

This old farm had multiple barns and, it appeared, many acres:

A smaller operation, perhaps a hobby farm(?):

 I pulled to the side of the road to photograph a herd of dairy cattle. One of them, the cow in the background, walked over to the fence to say hello. The sun ruined the photo, though, and I was just about to drive away when this donkey ambled over to say hello. All the donkeys I have met have been wonderfully friendly, sociable souls:

A lovely old farm house behind three maple trees:

A traditional farm house but a brand new, modern barn and silos:

A modern barn attached to some older structures:

A very old, traditional small barn:

A triple garage plus a barn which was labelled "The Barn." I wondered if perhaps it was used for dances or parties or other events:

A small, old structure with a hay loft door. It looked like they had been cleaning out the accumulated stuff in the old hay loft. But I had more rural sights to see, and I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: