Tuesday, August 22, 2017

BARNS







These barns I took pictures of while driving around.  Some are Mennonite and some are Englishers.

9 comments:

Tom said...

...everyone loves red!

Bonnie said...

The vines on that barn are pretty, but I cringe thinking of all the damage the root system is doing to that wood.
When we bought our first house 55 years ago - I remember looking through and checking out the barn first before we went inside to look at the house. I LOVE barns. Bonnie

New York State Of Mind said...

Good Morning Tom,
I look for barns in other colors, but they are hard to find.

Marilyn

New York State Of Mind said...

Good Morning Bonnie,
Those vines can ruin the barns. Some barns are just left to age and fall apart which is side.

Marilyn

Vanssmomc said...

Good morning Marilyn, I wonder if there is a reason barns were mostly painted red? Does anyone know? Cathy in Webster

New York State Of Mind said...

Hi Cathy,
I looked up on the computer and it has:
Hundreds of years ago many farmers would seal their barns with linseed oil, which is an orange - colored oil which is derived from the seeds of the flax plant. To this oil, they would add a variety of things, most often milk and lime, but also ferrous oxide or rust - it turned the mixture red in color.

Marilyn

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Anonymous said...

Cool info on the red used on the barns long ago. Blessings, Carol

New York State Of Mind said...

Hi Carol,
I thought that was interesting too.

Marilyn