I've been going through some old photos from the past in hopes to
get them in some kind of order and eventually into albums. I
ran across this old barn photo that was one of the barns on the farm where I grew up. It was eventually torn down and a modern metal building was erected. I spent a lot of time playing in this barn with my younger brother. We rode our horses and played cowboys and Indians. Sometimes we'd hide up in the hayloft from the bad guys. :) Our old faithful German Shepherd, Rex, was usually trailing along after us. We would jump from the upper hay mow to some hay just below and pretend to be hurt just to tease the poor dog. He was such a wonderful watch dog. It wasn't always play, sometimes we had to help herd cattle
or hogs into the corral to be loaded or moved from one pasture to another. Then in winter, there was a tractor or truck to be driven slowly as hay was thrown out to the cattle or corn and grain was put into the feeding troughs.
This photo is probably over 50 years old and I think I must have taken it on my old Brownie camera. Even as a youngster, I loved barns!
This photo shows my dad and son fishing at the smaller farm he bought after he retired from farming and sold the family farm. He loved fishing and always did it the old-fashioned way with cane or wooden poles. He seldom would use a rod and reel. I remember many times we went fishing with him or went to the lake to feed the fish. He would honk the horn on his pickup as he approached the lake and the fish knew it was time to eat and would come to the top looking for the food to be thrown in.
This farm had a nice barn on it. I didn't have a good camera in those days so the quality of the photos isn't very good and they've faded over time. I'm so glad I still at least have these photos. Now you know why I have such a love for barns with old, weathered wood. Hope you enjoyed my walk down memory lane!
To see some wonderful barns all around the country,
just go over to Tricia's at Barn Charm.
Until next time...
Those are great old pictures and I did enjoy the walk down memory lane.
ReplyDeleteThat was fun to see that you had a love of photography and old barns from the git go. Very cool. Have fun with the photo organization and if you stumble on anything useful, do let us know!
ReplyDeletethe best way to grow up!!! truly. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful pics to preserve your memories!
ReplyDeleteI could sure use advice how to organize my photos. :)
what great memories you have of when you were young and how much the barn was a part of your childhood. thank goodness you kept some of these old pics...they are priceless.
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome! I love the one of your dad and son fishing.
ReplyDeleteSo fun to read about some of your earlier memories in your barn! Mine don't begin until about age 25 - and even then, it was only just one. Needless to say, I didn't grow up on a farm. Maybe someday I'll be brave enough to share my funny story!
ReplyDeleteThese photos are awesome, especially the first ones. Have you thought of making a collage of them and framing them? I can't wait to see what other gems you find! I bet that metal building is so ugly!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your memories because they brought a bunch of memories to me also. I used to play in my Uncle's barn cowboys and Indians and often rode with my Dad in his truck and on his farm equipment. It was fun to think of a few of these memories. I loved the pictures; I wish I had some of my Uncle's farm and barn.
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Thanks for taking me along your memory lane! It reminded me of when I was young and would go out to my cousin's farm. We would play in the barn and the haymow too. I hadn't thought about that in a long time.
ReplyDeleteoh, this is a lovely post on barns...a and it was so nice to read tht this was your Dad' old barn. Your words sounded so familiar to me as us kids used our barn like our second home. We had so much fun in that barn. Everything you wrote sounded like our days years ago. Thank you for such a wonderful memorable post!
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Wonderful memories! Thanks for sharing them - now at least the photos are digitized, so they won't fade any more (at least in that form!). It was fun seeing the photo of your dad - mine loved to fish also - some of my best memories with my dad were either fishing together or gardening together!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photo of your dad -- looks like an awesome place to homestead. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful photos and memories. I love old barns and hate that they are deteriorating and falling down.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Laura
oh this is a great post, i really loved it!
ReplyDeleteMorning Cheryl, love the old barn charm pictures.....always a pleasure to see, Blessings Francine.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to find these old barn photos and share them on Barn Charm! They have so many memories for you.
ReplyDeleteI wondered how your photo organizing was going..?? Once I finish gathering info for our tax work, I hope to start on mine. It will be a huge undertaking...
Have a good day!
How wonderful to find these old barn photos and share them on Barn Charm! They have so many memories for you.
ReplyDeleteI wondered how your photo organizing was going..?? Once I finish gathering info for our tax work, I hope to start on mine. It will be a huge undertaking...
Have a good day!
Cool pics! Oh and the faded color ones are like Instagram the old fashioned way ;)
ReplyDeleteso glad that you have photos of the old barn. Lots of memories I am sure and by having the photos...it makes them that much more real.
ReplyDeleteI love the old cane poles stuck in the bank of the pond. I can remember us doing that as a child..
I just love memory lane!!
shug
Nothing like old photos. I love these. Lucky you to have them.
ReplyDeleteCheryl, these are wonderful barn photos and memories of your life growing up on a farm. It's interesting that you and I both started taking photos when we were youngsters. I love the fishing poles. We used to do that too with twine and a hook on the end with a worm. I don't know that we ever caught anything. It was just fun. Great post!
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure, and beautiful memories. Reading this reminded me of the fun times we would have at my grandparents home playing in their barn. Thanks for the memory.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sue
These are the best barn photos! Ones which bring memories back to you. The best!!!
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Cheryl! Beautiful MissouREE day today!! I loved going down memory lane with you and the pictures are fun.. :) Cool, you horse riding gal!!
ReplyDeleteCheryl, what precious photos. And I envy you your growing up years. Best way to grow up. Awesome post!
ReplyDeleteWonderful old memories!
ReplyDeleteone of my favorite quotes is Photos are the pilot light of memory. and these photos prove that quote. looking at old photos brings back fond memories. i remember my mother brownie camera but she never let me use it.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this post, Cheryl, & I'm so grateful & thankful that you posted these old pics, they're wonderful! I love reading stories of 'Memory Lane' =)
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining =)
Simple times, a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing this beautiful entry Cheryl!
ReplyDeleteI think your vintage photographs are wonderful, and reading about your childhood was a treat. I did not miss a word of your story. The clincher was seeing your daddy with his cane pole and your son peeking out from behind. What a grand way of life. I know it was hard at times, but oh, the stories you can tell. You need to write all of these memories down before you get older and they begin to fade. I am trying to do that not. genie
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are great to me Cheryl. You really were a farm girl. It was great to see where you spent time as a child. I loved this post. sandie
ReplyDeletegreat shots. i love looking into the past ... so cool. great memories. ( :
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures, and I love the old barn.
ReplyDeleteWhat sweet memories you have of the old barn, and how great it is that you have always loved, and appreciated old barns.
Pretty cool!
What wonderful memories. I just love this. That is what this blogging thingy is all about to me!! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteWow Cheryl, This is one of my favorite 'barn' posts... I loved seeing the old farm and barn. That is awesome --and you must have great memories when looking at these old pictures... Love it.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
The picture of your dad must be one of your treasures!
ReplyDeleteThose are some charming memories. Is that what a farmer does, sell the big one and retire to the smaller! great idea.
ReplyDeleteYou ALWAYS have wonderful barns, Cheryl. But, this is the best yet!! I love the story about you and your German Shepherd. Seems we shared a similar childhood... barns, farms, fishing dads and German Shepherds that watched over us all the day long... Thank you for the walk down memory lane... both yours and mine. ;)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day, friend. blessings ~ tanna
How special! I am so happy you still have these photo's! Thank you for sharing them. You grew up in a beautiful place!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool you have those old barn photos!
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