County Route 44, Between Madrid and Waddington, NY - Part 2

I was driving on County Route 44, on my way from Waddington to Madrid (see also Part 1, posted yesterday). This small barn stood all alone in a snowy field, but the basketball hoop and satellite dish caused me to think that a house once stood there also:

A spectacularly beautiful farm house:

A nice home and barn. Just look at that wrap-around porch!:

A house, small barn and livestock trailer, with miscellaneous farm equipment in the adjacent field:

And when it comes to impressive, modern farms, this beauty would be an example. It was also picturesque and I had to get a photo:

County Route 44 crossed the Grasse River on a narrow bridge:

An old, wooden barn, apparently no longer in use:

A large barn and silo, right up next to the road:

A small cluster of outbuildings, up on a rise:

And a herd of handsome Angus cattle who appeared to be coming up to the barn because there was a feeder there:

A giant, old barn in great condition:

The last picture I took was of this barn and home, which sat back off the road so I had to use my zoom lens. It was a picture of rural tranquility, the kind of place which inspired me to retire to my own farm:

County Route 44, Between Madrid and Waddington, NY - Part 1

I left the village of Waddington, NY and headed southeast on county Route 44 toward home. Stopping to take pictures made getting home slow, but the rural scenery was too nice for me to do otherwise:

The homes quickly became more rural as I left Waddington:

This farm was rather far off the road and I had to use my zoom lens - but the trees, snow, weathered wood and old barn made it look beautiful to me:

A lovely home, set behind trees and with a barn in the back:

This appeared to be a brick home, currently unoccupied:

A logging operation. Many of the logs were too small to be for lumber, so I assumed they were for firewood:

A silo, barn, farm house and garage, set back behind a snowy field:

A brick farm house:

This farm appeared to be large and successful:

A cluster of silos, though the tree blocked my view so I couldn't count them:

Another brick farm house. This is country living at its finest:

Miscellaneous farm equipment, spread out between a fence line and a woodlot. But there was more to see yet, and I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: