Needham Road, Town Of Stockholm New York - Part 1

I was coming home from Potsdam when I decided to turn onto Needham Road for a quick tour and a few photos. I started with this placid, friendly looking Hereford, who watched me from its home among the birch trees:

And right next to the Hereford, these three horses lounged comfortably:

I'd stopped at Martin's Market before, but there wasn't much going on this time of year in spite of the unseasonable weather. Nonetheless, I turned in for a better look:

This market is a sort of gigantic roadside vegetable stand in season:

And in the field right behind Martin's Market, the ground was still covered with squash of various kinds:

I continued on Needham Road, coming to Goodwin's Orchard:

There was an impressive stone wall, old maple trees, a small greenhouse and several outbuildings beside the farm house:

And on the other side of the house and barn were the apple trees, all fenced in to protect them from deer:


The next farm on Needham Road was Burkum & Son Holsteins. Behind the sign was an outdoor wood furnace and lots of firewood. I don't suppose they'd used much yet since our winter had (so far) been so warm:

There were barns, silos and, of course, Holsteins:

And farm fields all around, bordered by barbed wire and woodlands. There was lots more to see on Needham Road, which I'll post tomorrow:

Needham Road, West Stockholm New York - Part 1

The snow seemed to be taking forever to melt even though the temperatures were beginning to warm. But the day was so lovely that I decided to take a driving tour of another local, rural road just to see what I could see - and to share it with you. I turned onto Needham Road at a sign for Martin's Farm Market:

I'd stopped at the market last autumn to photograph pumpkins but never went inside. I didn't this time either, but I don't suppose they had anything at this time of year anyway:

I proceeded northward on Needham road until I reached Goodwin's Orchard:

Goodwin's Orchard was a classic old farm house and collection of barns:

And just beyond, I passed their trees, all of them protected from deer by high fencing. A black Lab ran alongside me inside the fence. When I stopped to snap a photo, he stopped also, and wagged his tail charmingly. The photo of him did not turn out well enough to use, but he was a friendly pooch:

Another farm with lots of outbuildings:

And tractor, backhoe, pickup, feed bins and silos:

It wasn't until I'd passed most of the farm's buildings that I saw their sign, informing me that they raised Holsteins. There was more to see on Needham Road, so I drove on - and will present Part 2 tomorrow: