Snell, Richards, Foster And Brooklyn Roads

This is Part 4 of my wintry driving tour. I'd come to the end of Town Line Road and had to travel several other rural roads to get back to the highway. My first stop was this old, abandoned barn:

And nearby, an abandoned home. It must have been empty for many years, judging by the vines which covered it:

Another old barn, way back behind some brush. It too probably hadn't been used in many years:

A beautiful, classic Amish Farm. It was pretty as a picture, so I turned it into a picture:

Snowy farm fields, bordered with woodlands:

A traditional Amish farm house with laundry, barn and windmill:

A beautiful old barn, outbuildings and silo:

Another old barn which I suspected was no longer used:

A lovely home in a lovely setting:

This intricate home and attached barn was located just as I entered the tiny hamlet of Lawrenceville:

Another home with a front porch, this one with a western look to it:

This large home was the last photo I took before I turned again onto the highway. I noticed that it was for sale, so I looked it up online when I got home. It was a three bedroom, one bath home with two garages for $74,900:

Town Line Road

This is Part 3 of my driving tour. I'd come to the end of Alburg Road and turned right onto Town Line Road, where I stopped to snap a picture of this sugar house and the small outbuilding behind it. Maple syrup is big business here in the north country:

I've passed this small house and barn before, and it always looks uninhabited. If so, it's a shame because it looks to be a well built home in a beautiful location. I also sometimes wonder if it might be an Amish school house:

This farm house had a lovely wrap-around porch and was nearly hidden behind the trees:

A very old house, abandoned long ago:

And one of the most beautiful barns I've seen:

As I passed by the elaborate barn, I noticed a small building which looked like it once was a farm stand but is now a shed for tools and kids' bicycles:

A herd of beef cows watched me go by:

Beautiful, well kept barns and red cattle:

A traditional red barn with a silo and hay bales:

They apparently used small hay bales as well as the big round bales, judging by the elevator into the hay loft:

I was stopped by these bossy turkeys in the road, but I didn't need to get pushy because I could see the road dead-ended just ahead. Instead, I turned left onto Snell Road - but I'll post those photos 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:

County Route 47, Town Of Stockholm And Norfolk - Part 3

I was touring rural County Route 47 (see also Parts 1 and 2, posted previously) and came to this impressive sight with barns, silos, grain bins, farm equipment and a row of antique tractors:

A small house sat off behind some trees and I couldn't tell if anyone lived there or not. I also noticed the old fashioned outhouse with a crescent cutout on the door:

Lovely barns, an inviting pastoral scene:

A farm house with barns out back and Christmas decorations by the front porch:

Barns and a silo:

More barns and a silo:

This old barn appeared to be no longer used, and the silo was of the old fashioned wooden type:

Well, I didn't have to guess if this house was lived in or not. The parked car, however, was a mystery:

An extensive and elaborate farm, a beautiful sight on a winter's day:

An older barn, silo and farm house. They were also the end of my driving tour, so I turned around and headed back the way I'd come:

County Route 47, Town Of Stockholm And Norfolk - Part 2

I was taking a driving photo tour of rural County Route 47 in the towns of Stockholm and Norfolk, New York (see also Part 1, posted yesterday). Local people seem to pronounce Norfolk as "Norfork," though I've never figured out why. This large and elaborate dairy barn was impressive:

A traditional setup of barns and silo:

A large, old farm house:

This house and garage appeared to be unoccupied:

And I was absolutely sure that this house was unoccupied:

Another abandoned home. All three were near each other in a settlement called Knapp's Station:

This home had an impressive set of steps or terraces which led down to the lovely Plum Brook:

An old barn which someone had updated:

A farm house with barns in the background:

A large farm complex, so big I had to snap the photo from a distance. There was still more to see on County Route 47, though, and I'll post Part 3 tomorrow: