Small Town Living In North Lawrence, NY - Part 3

I was nearing the end of my driving tour of tiny, scenic North Lawrence, New York (see also Parts 1 and 2, posted previously). This small home seemed typical of the hamlet:

An enclosed front porch and a carriage house:

Back on Route 11C, a big Protestant Church:


I turned onto Factory Street and drove past this home with a front porch:


And this home with a windmill and solar panels:

And another home for sale, though when I searched for the listing online, it was gone. Maybe it had been already sold:

A lovely colonial home:

And across the road from the last four houses was this huge yogurt factory. I still remember how shocked I was when I first saw it as it seemed so out of place in this tiny hamlet:

This is North Country Dairy, a larger yogurt manufacturer. It was closed when I first moved to the area, then taken over by a farm cooperative and now it's making and selling yogurt once again under a variety of labels:

I heard on the radio that North Country Dairy just signed a contract with a big, national yogurt label and that would bring more new jobs to this small town. The name of the yogurt brand, however, had not yet been published:

I headed back to the center of town and passed by the Grapevine restaurant. I've never been in it, but they often have banners out front which advertise catfish dinners:

And across the street, "The Jug," a tavern:

The North Lawrence Post Office:

And the North Lawrence Supermarket with the yogurt factory in the background. I have been in there and found nearly empty shelves:

And the last photo of my driving tour was the Pit Stop Restaurant. I have eaten there and fondly remember their maple cream pie, made with local maple syrup:

Small Town Living In North Lawrence, NY - Part 2

I was taking a driving tour of tiny, scenic North Lawrence, New York (see also Part 1, posted yesterday) and came to this historic brick farm house with a wooden addition plus an old red barn:

As I entered the cluster of homes and businesses which is North Lawrence proper, I came to this attractive home with a lovely carriage house, now a two door garage:

A plain home, all surrounded by snow:

A fancier home with woods in the background:

A farm house with outbuildings:

This lovely home had a "For Sale" out front, so I looked it up when I got home. It was listed for $79,900 and had four bedrooms and one and a half baths. This would look like a super bargain for people in most of the country, and you can see the photos, both inside and outside, by clicking here:

An enclosed front porch and a garage:

A brick house in the hamlet of North Lawrence:

It appeared that this home had an apartment in the upper floor:

A basketball hoop right on the street, something which can be done safely in such a small town with little traffic:

The St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church:

A lovely, L-shaped home:

A green home:

A typical home with enclosed porch, addition and garage:

And then I came to another house for sale, so I looked this one up also when I got home, and learned that it was more expensive than the former house. It is offered at $96,900, with three bedrooms and one and a half baths. You can see the photos, both inside and outside, by clicking here. I'll post Part 3 of my driving tour tomorrow:

Small Town Living In North Lawrence, NY - Part 1

North Lawrence is a tiny community near me and I found this photo on a local Facebook page. It inspired me to take another driving tour there. Of course this picture was taken in autumn and my driving tour was in winter, but you can see how pleasant small town life can be:

The Google Earth view of North Lawrence:

The township of Lawrence, New York includes the tiny, rural hamlets of Lawrenceville and North Lawrence. I began in Lawrenceville and stopped at this old, unused barn for my first photo:

A huge old barn and silo along the highway:

It appeared to me that this old barn was formerly used for winter boat storage, and of course probably for livestock before that. Now it appears to be unused:

I arrived at the intersection of Route 11C, a state highway little used except for local traffic. But before turning north onto 11C, I stopped to photograph this old, abandoned farm house:

I'd gone past my turn in order to take the above photo, so I pulled into the driveway of the old farm house and was surprised to see the old barn which sat behind it:

But then I turned north north onto Route 11C and began snapping photos of the farms and rural homes on my way into North Lawrence. All of these places would have had the mailing address of North Lawrence:

This gigantic old barn always amazes me when I pass by it. I'd love to see inside it, but only in the summertime - not in this cold weather:

An old farm house with smoke coming out of its chimney - and a former carriage house, now a two door garage:

This is comfortable, scenic country living:

There was a cemetery in North Lawrence which, I deduced from the signs, was actually two cemeteries. This one was the Maple Grove Cemetery:

And adjacent to it, with no dividing barrier that I could see, was the St. Lawrence Cemetery. The Catholic church in North Lawrence was called St. Lawrence Church, so I guessed this was their cemetery:

This horse farm appeared to be new, or perhaps I'd just never noticed the sign before. The barn looked both new and expensive. The sign said it was

NATURAL HORSE LOVER FARM

HOLISTIC CARE & EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS

The sign gave their website address, so I checked it out. You can see the page with all the photos by clicking here:

 

I passed this old farm house, also with smoke coming from a wood stove, and its red barn out back. I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

Red Poll Cows In Winter

I do the chores twice each day but only occasionally walk out into the pasture for a closeup look at the herd (especially in winter). But this day I did walk out, just at dusk, and found the horses and cows snacking on hay and bedding down for the night:

 Scarlett and Amy at dusk:

 Rosella:

The girls have proven themselves to be winter hardy, living outdoors all year in all kinds of weather:

Jasmine is the friendliest cow, the only one who routinely enjoys being petted:

They often turn their backs to the wind, as they were doing here, though Violet felt she had to keep a wary eye on me as I approached:

When the sheep farmers brought over more stemmy hay which their sheep wouldn't eat, we managed to get the bale feeder around the load. The next morning, I found that the cows had pushed the bale feeder across the ice to a new location, giving them access to even more of the new hay. I couldn't tell, however, if it was because they liked the hay so much or because they were making a statement that they didn't like it. Either way, they ate most of it in short order:

 A new hay bale in the cold, wintry rain:

And eating hay in the snow. Eating hay is their primary activity all day, every day, and through much of the night:

 Jasmine:

A four foot round bale lasts only two days, or sometimes two and a half days:

 Amy: