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:

Rural Elmer Road, Town Of Lawrence NY

One morning I was in the mood for a driving tour, so I grabbed my camera, got into the car and headed to Elmer Road, where I knew I could find much rural beauty. The first farm I passed was this classic pair of barns, with a silo and hay bale elevator:

Farm equipment, a red barn and baleage stacked up for the winter:

In my mind, Elmer Road should be called "Elbow Road" because of the sharp turn it makes - and right at the turn is this log home:

They had two horses in the field, though I only managed to get one of them in the photo:

Two outbuildings, one apparently in use and the other not:

I have photographed this woodsy home before, set back in the pines like a forest hideaway. This, however, may be the first time I've seen it in the winter. It still looked woodsy and welcoming:

A series of outbuildings, apparently leading to someone's home, mostly hidden by trees:

I came to this ambitious and prosperous looking Amish farm, with its twin barns and twin silos:

I got a closer view of the silos and one of the barns as I passed by:

Another barn, this one with a traditional buggy parked outside:

The same Amish farm had a roadside stand and another barn beside the house:

And the house had laundry drying on the porch, a tree swing and a children's sled:

Still the same farm, I passed this workshop and windmill:

They also had a busy, prosperous looking sawmill. But that was the end of Elmer Road. I then turned right on Alburg Road, but I'll post those photos tomorrow:

Hopkinton, New York Summer Parade - Part 1

The tiny, rural town of Hopkinton, New York discontinued many of its Summer Festival events this year but the parade went on as usual. It is a short parade route but very popular. I took up a spot across from Wilber's Hardware Store as the VFW contingent marched by:

And then the firetrucks began. They were, in fact, the main part of the parade. There were trucks from Hopkinton, Fort Jackson, Norwood, Russell, North Lawrence, Lawrenceville, Parishville, Dickinson, Nicholville and the Tri-Town Coalition. How's that for area representation?:

The Tri-Town Coalition includes Stockholm, Brasher and Lawrence. They had their Summer Festival Parade the previous week:

Firetrucks galore!

Russell may have been the farthest town from Hopkinton to send a firetruck. It's still in St. Lawrence County, but then again, St. Lawrence County is the largest in New York State:

Parishville, just south of Hopkinton. The two towns share a high school:

A business/political parade entry. There is a push to get a windmill farm in the town of Hopkinton, but it is controversial:

The float in favor of windmills was mostly children, one of whom was playing the saxophone:

And several politicians were there, hoping to get their names recognized before the next election. I don't think this was the politician himself, but a local supporter:

This was a fun entry, though I never figured out what kind of group they were until I got home and Googled it. They are a dance group with local chapters all over. They sure seemed to have fun:

And they had elegant, elaborate costumes:

The Monarch Butterfly lady was especially colorful. There were more paraders, though, and I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

Rural Elmer Road In The Town Of Moira, New York

I decided it was time for another driving photo tour and decided on Elmer Road, in the town of Moira. The first farm after I turned off of Route 11 was this beauty. What could be more classically rural?:

Everywhere I looked I saw beauty. The grass had greened and the trees were budding at a rapid pace:

Elmer Road takes a sharp turn where this log home was located:

I stopped to photograph these horses and then noticed the three goats. The were so friendly and curious that they trotted up to the fence to check me out:

Two small sheds along the road:

And a very old shed, set back off the road behind a row of trees:

This woodsy style home was set beneath towering pines and wood smoke rose from one of the chimneys:

Almost hidden by the trees, I might not even notice this place once all the leaves are out for the summer:

I passed by a large Amish farm and snapped a picture of the first barn:

And then two silos and the main barn:

The Amish house was built in the popular style and had the usual clothesline out front:

They also had a windmill and a sawmill, though a man was working at the sawmill so I didn't take a picture. Elmer Road is very short and this was the end of it, but it's long been one of my favorites: