March 6, 2016 ~ Tom's Barn Collective ~ BARN ALERT

"It is a happy talent to know how to play."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

 All of today's photos were taken with me hanging out the passenger window, iPhone gripped firmly in hand, and yelling..."Buddy, SLOW DOWN! SLOW DOWN! YOU"RE GOING TOO FAST."

A single white barn I caught on Bud's side of car. This one was taken with me hanging over the dashboard trying to keep rear view mirror out of photo.

 Another BARN ALERT barn with all of todaye photos taken with me hanging out the window with iPhone in hand and yelling..."Buddy, SLOW DAN...SLOW DOWN! Look at all that RED.

This horse trailer belongs to the barn above. I see a green John Deere something.

A New Barn Going Up

I have a hunch this could be a horse barn because this is an area of the county where lots of horse people live and there is even a special riding club out there. The Port-a-John adds such a lovely touch to this picture. I cannot help but giggle.

Close Up of the New Barn

I think these are their horses grazing.

This post from the horse country of Rockbridge County is linked with:

Toms the Back Road's Traveler's  Barn Collective.

Rural Virginia and West Virginia

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1. Race Spirit Booster and an Unusual Container

This girl with her funky car would move from place to place all day long cheering on the runners through their LONG rainy run. She asked me what my husband's name was so she could be sure to yell out his name. I told her he would be the last one...way, way back from the pack, and wearing yellow :-) She had the biggest, cutest grin.

Now, to the container. Does anyone know what it is? There were many of them out by the highway. Some were wood and other plastic. I am thinking they were place to put your garbage bags for pick up.

2. A Quilt Barn

Of all the farms and barns we saw, this was the only quilt barn. The home place and all the outbuildings were beautifully kept...a very pretty rural scene.

3. Cows

All along the highway we would pass farms with cows grazing and little sheds like this one. This time we were able to pull off the road so I could get several shots of the same farm.

4. Finally, a Green Gate

5.Solomon's Chapel ~ U. B. Church (United Baptist???) It was tiny.

6. Ingalls Overlook ~ Virginia

We stopped here on our way home. The fog was finally lifting and the rains were gone. The views were out of this world. Buddy is that little yellow blog to the left of the "sharp turn" signage shooting

the Blue Ridge Mts. with his trusty iPhone.

7. Train Tracks in the Little Town of Goshen, VA
When we got here, we were about 5 miles from the house. As always, we had to stop the car,  go stand on the old tracks and takes pictures. It is something we always do when we go through the little town.

This post is linked with:

Macro Monday 2
Mosaic Monday

Our World Tuesday

Rurality Blog Hop

Friday Fences

Skywatch Friday
Scenic Weekends

Weekend in Black and White

Inspired Sunday

The Beauty of the Kerrs Creek Countryside

While driving a nearby road back in April, I spotted this old farmhouse and its barns.  It's a working farm with many acres and has spectacular views of the mountains. All of the pictures were taken about 8:30 in the morning with my iPhone 4. Being that I was without a laptop for almost 4 months, I am now posting some of the pictures I had taken just before it died. 

Homeplace 

Barn 1

Barns 1 and 2

Barn 3...or maybe it is a shed...

This post is linked with 
 Rurality Blog Hop 

Love Those Old Buildings

Welcome to Old Time Farming in Rockbridge County 

This post is linked with Tricia’s "Barn Charm.”

Two Silos and a Tree

The barns on this farm are being used, but it appears that these silos are not. What I found interesting was they are brick and are the first I have seen since becoming a part of Tricia’s Barn Charm.

This post is linked with Tricia’s "Barn Charm.”

Friday Fences from Rockbridge Baths

Three Views of the Fencing on 

a Farm in Rockbridge Baths, Virginia

This post is linked with Friday’s Fences.