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| Our tired Old Barn... |
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| We removed 20 small windows |
Our old barn is no more....today the heavy equipment came and demolished the last of her. After two years we found someone and his son who did the dance of the dinosaurs and removed the last of the tamarack, roof, logs, and foundation. I call it the dance of the dinos because that's what it looked like as they swung and crunched and deposited the remnants of our old lady. They could be surgeons as they sorted through the tin and siding and timbers with precision only learned from experience. They determined that there was only one layer of shingles on top of the original cedar shakes so she stood for longer than anyone could expect. One tough old broad...
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| They arrived at 8 a.m. sharp and didn't want to harm our white pine coming into the driveway so they unloaded on the road. |
Dinosaur #1
Dinosaur #2
Eating their way through the old barn.
Lots of crunching...
Eating away from the other side...
And then she is no more.
Well - there are the dinosaurs doing their thing and now three or four dumptrucks filled with dirt will come in after they flatten the land a bit. We are glad to have this part of our old barn complete but the landscape is bare and our new little barn is a little far away from the silo.
I guess this is progress but we miss her statuesque figure out there. This opening in the land and skyline hasn't been visible for more than 100 years. She stopped sheltering animals in the year 2000 and now she will be part of things that we build with her timbers and siding. So she lives on...
I'm still sad,
Bonnie
Too bad that you couldn't have kept the old barn. The landscape really has changed...
ReplyDeleteDeb
If only we had enough money to reroof it but that was more than we could manage. In the 6 figures, I understand so we will remember her and use her timbers and siding and windows and whatever else we can pull from the huge pile. Some things we'll sell but others will be just for us to remember the Grand Old Lady...
DeleteHow sad! That looked like an absolutely beautiful barn. I'm sure you will miss seeing it there.
ReplyDeleteHelen
Blue Eyed Beauty Blog
She was a beautiful lady...39 x 80 with a hay mow and made of tamarack timbers. We saved as much as we could - altho the remenants are in a pile behind the silo so we can pull from that and see what we can make.
DeleteThanks for the visit and caring about our barn!
Bonnie
Wow that is a large barn!! I'm sure you can use a lot of whats left to build new things. I saw where a lot of people were taking scrap wood and building tables and other furniture and it looks absolutely AMAZING!
DeleteYou're very welcome! I enjoy reading your blog. :)
Helen
Blue Eyed Beauty Blog
Exercise Encouragement Group Blog
Just wanted to let you know that I featured this post on my post Wednesday Weekly Review #19 yesterday! (http://blueeyedbeautyblogg.blogspot.com/2012/12/wednesday-weekly-review-19.html)
DeleteHelen
Blue Eyed Beauty Blog
Exercise Encouragement Group Blog
Oh Bonnie it is sad, but so glad you salvaged the windows and siding...you are right, she will live on! How lucky you are to have all of that gorgeous land!
ReplyDeleteCarol
It's kinda funny how a city gal could love 10 acres like I do...it felt like home from the first time we drove in the driveway. We do miss her but kinda enjoy the view beyond her now - a site that hasn't been seen for over 110 years I think. Changes...the definition of life. Thanks for the visit! Love your new BB wreath...I need something that deliciate and pretty too!
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