Rural views of Hancock County
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An Old Barn Near Westland
Another view of the barn below and also of the bull coming out of the barn of which I did not notice while taking the shot. After getting permission from the farmer to go into the gated area to get reference photos, I took a good number of shots, this one being my last and after turning and heading for the distant gate over a hundred feet away, I heard a noise behind me.
Another View of the Barn
When I turned, here was this bull walking at me. I immediately thought I was done for and not knowing what else to do…turned and started walking slowly for the gate. Again I heard the noise, stopped and turned around. Then I realized that very time I stopped he would stop. So…on to the gate we went. The farmer noticed us when I was close to the gate and yelled….it is ok…he just likes to play! In thinking about this a little later…I burst out in laughter and said…but he is too big to play with! Other bulls I have noticed did not like me around and were about to charge and that was when I was by the road. Lucky for me that the friendly one was the one that could have got me good.
An Old Iron Bridge on the Hancock-Rush County LIne
This iron bridge is 204′ long and was built in 1916 by the Burk
Construction company. Of the twenty or so iron bridges I remember seeing
in Hancock county back in the seventies, this and one other are only
ones left. This is sad, I will never be convinced all had to come down. I
also would not be surprised if there were some kickbacks somewhere.
Wetlands Near Greenfield
A small wetlands near where I live. This is the left half so to speak taken on November 5, 2009.
Wetlands Near Greenfield
Here is the right half taken on October 26, 2009. A very peaceful place considering everything. Now that I can display wider images than I could on my blogs, I may get around to posting a panorama of this scene sometime.
A One Room School House
This old one room school house “District #9” was built in 1898 and is located six miles southeast of Greenfield. I remember this school from nearly thirty years ago, it was in fairly good condition and the bell tower was complete. Now, it is just a matter of time…rather sad, like loosing a friend. This view is looking northwest.
Abandoned Commercial Building in Charlottesville
I love to drive on Hy40, the old National Road, a four lane divided
highway with scarcely any traffic due to the interstate nearby replacing
it. I put the speed control on 50-55 mph and then sit back relax and
enjoy the scenery especially after spending the day taking photos.
Rather enjoyable looking at the countryside at a slower speed,
occasionally slowing down while driving through the small quaint towns.
The old building shown above is one of many that I have observed for
decades and would miss it if it were gone. It is located eight miles
east of Greenfield and is rather ornate for such a small town that you
could almost miss noticing. This view looks to the northeast.
As you can see, it was a place to purchase tires at one time…probably has an interesting history. Both photos were taken on May 21, 2009.
An Old Stone Dairy Barn
I promised the owner I would not disclose the location and I cannot blame him. I took photos from all angles and some closeups of which I posted many on my blog as a "Walk Around". Too many my friend told me....so, here are a couple of views. I will eventually redo them so they will be of better quality.
This view looks to the southwest.
An Old Stone Dairy Barn
Here is another view of it looking east.