Of course, there will always be those who look only at technicque, who ask "how," while others of a more curious nature will ask "why." Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.

-Man Ray

I lived in Marshall, Minnesota ( Home of Schwans ) for six months and when I came across this barn I kept coming back. Being that Walnut Grove ( Home of Laura Ingalls Wilder ) is not very far from here all I could think about was 'Little House on the prairie'. I spent alot of time on the back roads and it was worth every mile.

I like how you snuck that little bit of information into the last little paragraph hoping that we would all just read past it. I read EVERYTHING....... HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC!! Hope you've had a fabulous day. Again that contrast of season is just wonderful on these shots. What a sweet looking barn. When I think of American country side this is the image that comes to mind. focussed · 2008-01-31: 02:33

Love these old buildings. Must get back in to taking some images of the ones around our area. losalamos666 · 2008-01-31: 04:59

haha - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! i'm glad your daughter made you put that on here because everyone deserves a little virual celebration on photoblog! :-) as for the photos - being a barn nut, as you might know by now - i love these. especially #2 with the glow of the setting sun! lexlevans · 2008-01-31: 17:53

Really beautiful shots of that barn. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY! They do go fast, don't they? LotoFoto · 2008-02-01: 00:40

nice, peaceful set. hazaj · 2008-03-15: 15:58

I would go back here too...I'm drawn to places like this also. Peaceful! Patricia132 · 2011-02-04: 18:59

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