Barns, Barns and more Barns

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Montana Barn, near Kalispell

Okay, I admit it; I have a special interest in bar ns. I think it started in the Palouse and now I look at every barn I find as a candidate for a photo. I think they represent a disappearing piece of Americana and I feel it’s my duty to capture as many as I can before they are gone. I have seen many barns in Northern California and the Palouse collapse in the past several years and once they are gone, so is the charm and history with them.

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Barn near Pullman, Washington

For me, theses old barns remind me of a simpler but tough way of life. We have come a long way from our agricultural past but at the same time it has created a fast paced, stressful way of life. Do I think I would have survived in older times? Probably not… I like my creature comforts and I know I have an aversion to outhouses and killing my own dinner. So once again, I am thankful for being in the here and now, having the opportunity to photograph as many barns as I can, my contribution to preserving history for future generations.

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Carson Valley, Nevada Barn with the Sierra's in the distance

This group of barn photos is just a sampling of what I have in my portfolio. If you like them, don't worry you will see more in future blogs, if you didn't, then skip my next blog with "Barn" in the title.