Part 3 - Elliott Road, Town Of Stockholm, New York

I was approaching the end of Elliott Road when I saw this old, abandoned home set back in the trees. Such places cause me to wonder about their history, who used to live there and why they abandoned it. I'd also love to poke around inside and see what was left behind. But all I did was stop and take a picture:

I passed through more woodlands:

And drove by more farm houses:

This farm advertised maple syrup. There must have been a sugar house out back:

A very old barn with a collapsed roof, an old silo and an old, red dump truck:

This compact home was set back in the forest and looked especially inviting:

And this black and white mobile home had a matching garage:

Board and batten siding:

And another home set back in the woods:

This place still had Christmas decorations out, and I found them to be a colorful, welcome sight in all that snow:

I was almost at the end of Elliott Road and it had become woodsy again. This home was surrounded by trees:

And the last photo of the day was this place, covered with snow and set back in the woods. There was a boat stored in the yard, a reminder that summer was coming soon and this area is rife with rivers and lakes. I put my camera away and continued on my way to buy groceries:

Part 2 - Elliott Road, Town Of Stockholm, New York

I continued on my driving tour of Elliott Road, stopping momentarily to snap a picture of this attractive farm yard with its barn, outbuildings, maple trees and split rail fence:

I passed by marshes, still frozen over but beautiful nonetheless:

And this old barn, far beyond repair although hay was still being stored beneath its last remaining section of roof:

A lovely old brick farm house with an antique tractor, apparently in active use, out front:

Hay fields with cattails in front of them and forest behind them:

A small barn provided a home for canoes and a snowmobile. A horse trailer rested in the snow out behind:

Another farm house with barns, both big and small:

These muscular draft horses were quite a distance off the road, munching hay. I used the zoom lens to get a shot of them, but they certainly saw me and watched with curiosity:

A small, blue home surrounded by snow:

And lots of old farm equipment for sale along the road, all covered with snow:

And more old farm equipment for sale with the remnants of an old outbuilding in the background:

This old barn had collapsed to the point that its original shape was unrecognizable. Elliott Road had begun as mostly forest but became farmland as I traveled. But I wasn't finished yet. I'll post Part 3 tomorrow:

Part 1 - Elliott Road, Town Of Stockholm, New York

As I often do, I combined a driving tour with a shopping trip. In this instance, I was on my way to Potsdam via Route 11B. I turned onto Elliott Road at this old, abandoned green building which may have been a factory, a store or apartments at one time - or perhaps all three:

Elliot Road was very rural and most of what I saw at first were barns and forests:

This woodsy home appeared to have had a series of additions:

The surrounding forest was mostly hardwoods and not too old:

This little cottage was probably someone's vacation camp or deer camp in the fall:

And many of the homes, what few there were, sat so far back into the trees that they were difficult to photograph:

This lovely old barn appeared to have been well cared for and given a new roof:

The barn belonged to this sturdy brick farm house:

Another cottage back in the trees:

An exquisite, old fashioned farmstead. I think of Thanksgiving when I see such a scene:

This old, abandoned home sat at an intersection and I wondered why it had been left to rot. It seemed like such a shame:

And perhaps the most beautiful farm scene of them all, this photo could grace a Christmas card. But I had just gotten started on Elliott Road and there was still a lot to see. I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: