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:

Maple Ridge Road In Brasher, New York - Part 2

I was touring Maple Ridge Road in the town of Brasher, NY (see also Part 1, posted yesterday) and stopped to watch these Holstein calves:

There was a cluster of barns, but one of them had collapsed:

I was not taking photos of the suburban style homes, but took this one to illustrate the move of non-farmers to country living. It would be a short commute to several larger towns to work each day:

This old farm house might have looked abandoned, but the mowed lawn and tractor out back suggested that it is still occupied:

A neat and tidy family farm:

This appeared to be an old barn, being rebuilt:

A large dairy barn and silo, apparently no longer in use:

This house reminded me of my aunt's farm house in Oregon, where I first developed my love of cattle, chickens and rural life in general. Notice the silo out back:

A silo and barn, both in excellent shape:

The bucket underneath this tractor suggested to me that it was being repaired:

A very tall barn alongside the road:

A woodsy home, nestled behind White Pines. And yet there was still more to see on Maple Ridge Road. I'll post Part 3 tomorrow:

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!

Brasher Falls-Helena Road, A Driving Tour

I turned onto County Route 53, which runs from the hamlet of Helena to the hamlet of Brasher Falls, deciding to take a driving photo tour. I'd reached Brasher Center when I saw these two small barns/sheds, and stopped for a photo:

And not too far behind the two sheds in the above photo was this handsome, two-toned barn. Did they never finish painting it or was it owned by two family members who each took half? I guess I'll never know:

A shingled barn in the old, traditional green color:

And an unpainted barn, supporting lots of dormant vines, sitting right up close to the road:

A striking barn with the tallest sliding door I've ever seen. I couldn't help but wonder what was stored inside which required such a tall door:

Twin silos, barns, tractor, pickup truck and an old John Deere tractor:

I stopped at this vegetable stand which still had a sign which advertised last season's sweet corn prices. Last year it sold for $4.00 per dozen:

This looked like a horse barn to me, but I didn't see any horses:

A very old barn which seemed to be sagging in the general direction of the slanted ground upon which it had been built:

A former dairy barn, apparently not now in active service:

As I approached the settlement of Brasher Falls, the road paralleled the St. Regis River. Because of the melting snow, it was swollen and overflowing its banks, covering the adjacent hay fields:

I did notice that the other side of the river didn't appear to be flooding, and I'll bet the owners of this waterfront home were grateful for that. But I was passing out of farm country and into the settlement of Brasher Falls, so I put my camera away and concentrated on getting home:

Gallop Road, Town Of Bangor NY - Part 2

I was taking a driving tour on scenic, rural Gallop Road (see also Part 1, posted yesterday). This small, old barn appeared to still be useful for storage:

Also for storage, I assumed, and possibly attached to a sugar house:

Very interesting farm which sat so far off the road that I had to use my zoom lens to photograph it. The shed on a trailer was a mystery to me. I don't know what it may have been used for:

A tiny, old shed which clearly was still very useful to its owners:

A cluster of small barns, all in excellent shape:

A modern dairy farm:

Another farm with the usual low rise dairy barn:

This old home appeared to be abandoned, which caused me to want to get a photo of it before it is gone altogether:

A modern, efficient farm with silo, grain bin and corn kernel storage bin:

At the end of the road, I took one last photo of this older structure, now a garage and woodshed: