Rural Scenery In Constable, New York

I'd just toured the hamlet of Constable, but the town had a lot of rural land, so I turned onto Miller Road to see what I could see. The first farm I came to was big and well maintained, with multiple barns, three silos, a sugar house, a couple of grain bins and neat rows of hay bales:

 The farm was too big to get in one photo so I drove on, catching it again from a different angle:

 Still the same farm, this one showing the farm house:

 I continued on Miller Road, which became woodsy and made a sharp turn, where I stopped to snap a picture of this house, shaded by the many pine trees. I never noticed the pile of old furniture until I got home and looked at the picture:

 I saw no more farms, so I turned back the way I'd come, photographing this collection of barns and children's swings. The bigger red barn was full of firewood. And if you are wondering, this is indeed part of the same farm I began with:

 I turned onto Dineen Road, where I photographed this sizeable sugar house and other outbuildings:

 Someone was drying laundry on the line, behind which a number of horses appeared. They looked to me like the Welsh pulling pony I once had:

 The house which went with the ponies and laundry led me to guess that this was an Amish farm:

 A dairy barn, milk room and silo, with a row of baleage out front:

 The above barn was too big and too close to the road to get in one photo, so here's the rest of it:

 I found myself again in the hamlet, with no more farms, so I ended my driving tour. But before I put my camera away, I had to get a shot of this amazing creation, made from an old stump in front of someone's house. Very creative!

Small Town Life In Constable, New York

I drove to the town of Constable, NY to take a look. I learned that it is even smaller than I'd thought. North of the bigger town of Malone, Constable has a population of about 1500 people, including those on surrounding farms and rural roads. Founded in 1807, Constable once had a number of "line stores," constructed so part of the shop was in Canada and part in the United States, allowing subtle shifting of merchandise across the border without the inconvenience of custom duties:

As soon as I arrived, I stopped to snap a photo of the Methodist church and realized I'd been here before. Well, no matter, I figured, I'm here now and will tour the hamlet (the more concentrated settlement within the town):

 The Constable town offices:

 A small barn:

 The houses were very much like what I see near me, though I suppose that should be no surprise. This home had a wonderful front porch and appeared to be of early construction with several additions over the years:

 Another great front porch, with what appeared to be a Malamute lounging on it. He or she never barked, just looked at me as if I must be crazy:

 The Constable Pub, apparently the only such place in town:

 Mike Gentle's Wildlife Relocation Services in what appeared to be an old auto repair shop:

 Another house with additions:

 The St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic church, a sprawling, modern building:

 A woodsy type home:

 I turned around at McGeachie's Body and Fender Shop and headed south to tour some of Constable's rural roads. But I'll post about that tomorrow:

Pretty Little Town Of Constable, New York

I drove through the town of Constable on my way back from having my roosters butchered last summer and thought it was such a pleasant town that I should return for a driving tour. Well, I finally did so. I saw several murals painted in the town, this one on the front of a garage, with woodlands right behind it. Notice also the wagon wheel, the pump and the large chainsaw bear:

A square, galvanized wash tub on a fence post, and an old, double garage, no longer in use:

A modern house with a wonderful front porch:

A classic colonial:

A pleasant home, peeking out from behind the trees:

A lovely red colonial. I only got a side view, however, and later wished I'd have photographed the front:

Still decorated for Christmas and, with the recent snow, looked all ready for Santa:

I don't know my styles of house, but I think this would be Victorian. I was particularly enamored of the little upstairs corner balcony:

Lizzie Ann's Deli Delight:

I saw both a Roman Catholic church and this Methodist church in Constable:

Constable town offices:

And the Constable Pub:

Mike's Wildlife Relocation Services, apparently a Shell station in a former life:

Another magnificent front porch:

Yes, front porches are not only ubiquitous, but I'd say they are an art form in these parts:

A country style home and carriage house:

A barn with pictures of dogs and an American flag on its walls. Constable was a pleasant little town, close enough to Malone to be considered a suburb, but far enough away to be a regular small town: