State Route 11B, From The County Line To Nicholville - Part 1

I was on the road on a lovely, sunny day and decided to take a driving tour of State Route 11B in St. Lawrence County, from the Deer River to the town of Nicholville:

This is farm country and the first farm at which I stopped had these huge grain bins (and barking dogs who were not happy that I'd stopped along the road):

This lovely old farm house had built a brand new barn just recently:

This farmstead had freshly washed quilts flapping in the wind to dry. It is spring cleaning time, after all:

There were a number of Amish farms along the road, all of them looking prosperous, but this was the only one without Amish people working out front. Knowing how they dislike being photographed, I don't usually stop for pictures when they're outside working:

I stopped at this old silo, standing all alone beside the foundation of its former barn. I was intrigued by the picnic table nearby. Does some family have picnics there?:

A small house with a bright red roof and a tractor parked out back:

An enclosed front porch:

This small, abandoned house got me wondering who had lived there and what life may have been like for them:

A red barn and a greenhouse:

A farm stand and several barns were part of this farmstead. This was indeed beautiful, rural countryside and I had more distance to go before I arrived in Nicholville, so I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

Morley-Potsdam Road - Part 2

I was driving the Morley-Potsdam Road and, because of such wonderful, rural scenery as this barn and silo, was snapping photos along the way:

A large and well kept farm house:

This home didn't look like a farm house but I liked it so much I snapped a picture anyway:

A classic old barn and two smaller buildings, way up on a hill which was still covered with snow:

This home still had Christmas decorations up and I thought it looked so happy that I snapped a photo:

This lovely old barn sat right up next to the road:

A farm house of brick with a beautiful front porch and a barn out back:

Lots of hay for hungry livestock:

And speaking of livestock, there was a herd of Black Angus at this barn:

This spectacular old barn still had the old style square silo and well kept wooden fences. As you can tell, I really love old barns. But this was the end of my driving tour as I was entering Potsdam:

St. Lawrence County Route 14 - Part 1

I was returning home from an appointment in Ogdensburg and, since I was in the area, decided to stop at the gun store. I turned onto County Route 14 and immediately realized that this was a lovely rural road on a gloriously sunny day and I should be taking pictures:

This was real farm country:

This prosperous looking farm had a number of barns out behind the house:

An older home which probably has a lot of history behind it:

The best part about this old barn was the two pink flamingos atop the barn door track. A sense of humor helps the world go 'round:

A wrap-around porch, an almost universal feature of country homes here, both old and new:

A historic looking farm house and barns:

A beautiful old barn in what looked to be pretty good shape:

Another house and barn:

A newly built barn and house, again with the wrap-around porch:

Twin silos plus multiple barns and outbuildings. But there was more to see on County Route 14, so I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

West Potsdam To Morley, New York - Part 3

I'd passed through the hamlet of West Potsdam on my way to Morley, New York and stopped to snap a photo of this family farm in the tiny settlement of Bucks Bridge:

This church had a sign which proclaimed it to be the Old Bucks Bridge Community Church:

This classic old farmstead had a modern fire hydrant out front which, I supposed, meant town water. That's unusual out this way:

A very large cattle barn. I thought it was empty but heard mooing when I stopped to snap the photo:

I made it to my destination in Morley and was on my way home, still taking pictures of the scenery. In fact, I became so wrapped up in what I was doing that I eventually found myself lost and had to put my camera away and concentrate on my driving. But first I had a few more photos to take:

This flock of sheep looked friendly and curious:

Lots of firewood for heating this home:

This old barn was so close to the road that I couldn't get the whole structure in the picture:

A lovely old home which still had Christmas decorations up:

This extensive barn appeared to have been unused in many years:

Beef cattle of many breeds, and most of them watched me with great curiosity. I wondered if they were thinking, "Damn tourists!"

Two horses, neither of which paid much attention to me at all. This was the last picture I took because I had to figure out where I was and how to get home. But it had been a lovely, scenic drive and I hope you enjoyed the photos:

Days Mill Road During A Snowstorm - Part 2

I was taking a driving tour of Days Mill Road in Nicholville, New York (see Part 1, yesterday). There were old farmsteads with multiple outbuildings:

There were horses behind that gate in the past when I drove this road. But on this cold, snowy day, I suppose they were inside those barns:

This picturesque, woodsy home was recently sold and I wondered who had bought it:

I passed through both forest lands and farm fields:

Two small barns:

And a rather large old farm house:

Another old barn, set far back off the road and showing no sign that it was being currently used:

This small, green building must surely have been someone's hunting or vacation cottage:

This lovely home set down below the road and at the edge of what appeared to be a precipitous drop-off to the river.:

I was almost to the end of the road, so I concluded my driving tour with one last photo, this one of a house with a wonderful elevated back porch which must have had some great views: