County Route 38 From Raymondville To Plumbrook - Part 1

I was on my way home from the veterinarian's office with all five dogs in the car because they'd just been vaccinated for the year. I took a look at a map and noticed County Route 38, thinking I may not have toured there yet. So I turned onto it to see what I could see. I began with this handsome brick farm house:

I stopped at a flock of wild turkeys beside the road but by the time I got the window down and my camera out, they were running away from me:

A wonderful old barn, up on a rise:

An old wooden equipment shed:

A farm house with many additions, a common sight around here. It's often difficult to tell which was the original building:

Another brick home, this one with an elegant addition:

Lots of firewood, and a woodland just behind them:

A sad looking, abandoned home - which won't be standing much longer:

This tiny home sat rather far off the road and I had to stop and back up to photograph it:

Another old, abandoned home (the mailbox was for the house across the road):

A steel sided barn with two old silos:

A modern steel barn with the same two old silos:

A collection of curious calves checked me out when I stopped to snap a picture. But there was yet more to see on County Route 38, and I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

Rural Moira And Bangor, New York - Part 2

I was taking a driving/photo tour of rural roads in Moira and Bangor, New York (see also Part 1, posted yesterday). The clothesline at this farm suggested to me that it was likely Amish:

Twin Silos, a grain bin and multiple barns:

An equipment shed off to the rear. That seems to me to be a valuable asset:

This old house reminded me that I'd photographed it in the past, probably several years ago:

 Modern, commercial barns and two very tall silos:

More laundry on a clothesline, plus lots of containers which may be for maple sap in the spring:

I remembered this scene from several years ago also - three tile/block silos without roofs and a small, block shed - perhaps a milk room back in the day:

Old barns and sheds off behind the brush, and an old pickup truck, permanently parked:

An interesting old home up on a hill, with what appeared to be a brand new steel roof:

A snazzy brick home, also up on a small rise:

This barn was so close to the road that I had a bit of difficulty getting a photo of it:

A sugar house, a common sight around here. This concluded my driving/photo tour, so I continued on to Malone to do my shopping:

Scenic, Rural Bangor Road - Part 2

I was touring Franklin County Route 53, running north from West Bangor, NY to North Bangor, NY, and had turned off onto Mill Road, a short stretch which soon dead-ended. It was interesting, though. Even though the day was warm, the horses down the hill had their quilted blankets on:

Another old stone house, this one part of a family farm. The colorful blobs in the front yard were deflated Christmas decorations, not yet brought indoors for storage until the next Yuletide:

And the barns and equipment which accompanied the above house:

Mill Road was exceedingly short, so I was soon back on Bangor Road, where I stopped at this family alpaca farm:

The alpacas were out back, so I used my zoom lens to get a look at them:

A pleasant, country home with the usual big front porch. The scenery around here is so nice that most homes, it seems, have a spacious porch on which to sit and ponder the view:

As I headed north, I began to see more farms. This one, for instance, which was immaculate:

An old brick farm house with sap lines running between the Sugar Maples in the front yard:

Out behind the brick farm house was this corn crib for ear corn:

The last farm I photographed on Bangor Road was this sprawling collection of barns and sheds:

I stopped for a closeup of the big, red barn, with hay elevator and hay wagon. It was part of the collection of outbuildings in the above photo:

And an equipment shed and lean-to for livestock. But this was the end of the road, so I put my camera away and continued on to Walmart to do some shopping:

Taylor Road In Rural Bangor, New York

I was on my way to Malone, NY to shop at Walmart, this time specifically to take a rural photographic driving tour along the way. I turned onto Taylor Road in Bangor, New York and began at this giant, immaculate farm. There were many plastic wrapped bales of haylage out back which didn't fit into the picture, but you can see a few of them atop the bunker silo, holding down the tarp:

 The same farm as above, but from a different angle. There were many barns, and this pen of contented Holsteins:

 This abandoned old home had broken windows and an open door. I drove right past it and then backed up to take a picture:


A gigantic barn, which seemed big enough to house an entire village. It did not, however, look as if it was currently in use:

A multi-bay equipment shed:

 A family farm house with a porch for sitting:

 A cute little farm house, again with a porch for sitting and watching the rural beauty:

 I snapped a photo of this house, set back in the trees, and then drove on. It wasn't until I got home and began editing photos that I noticed it looked as if no one lived there anymore:

 Someone certainly lived in this grand home, apparently part of a successful family farm:

 A series of barns, farm equipment and grain bins:

 Someone's back yard, with an arbor, a covered bridge style pavilion and a perfect, tiny play house:

 A magnificent farm with a multitude of barns:

 More barns, grain bin, farm equipment and a wagon full of large, square bales:

 More barns:

 This classic, elegant farm house was at the end of Taylor Road. I thought it an appropriate end to this rural driving tour: