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| Villines Barn on Firetower Road |
Wonder why so many folks love old barns? It could be childhood memories. I can still remember every "nook and cranny" in my grandparents' barn. Or maybe it's the nostalgia of a simpler way of life. I love them and over the nine years we have lived up here, I have "collected" quite a few. Some are no longer with us.
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| Hedges Barn near the Buffalo River |
Jack and I discovered this old barn on a hike several years ago. It was once part of a homestead that was bought by the Hedges, who built a unique house nearby. The house mysteriously burned on a New Year's Eve in the early days of the Buffalo National Park land acquistion. The barnyard drops off in the back to the river. We were startled by several elk (who were startled by us!) when we walked out in the clearing.
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| Alice's Barn in Boxley Valley |
This is a common sight in this field. Alice is an artist who lives in an old, remodled house down the lane beside the Boxley Church.
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| Parker-Hickman Barn in Erbie |
This historic homestead has been preserved by the park service. The old house is nearby and both are open to those interested in seeing how folks lived in the Ozarks years ago. It is at the trailhead of Cherry Grove Cemetery Trail and part of the Buffalo River Trail. Decendants of the Hickmans still live in Compton.
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| Waymon Villines' Barn on Hwy 21 |
We drove by this barn many times before I asked Jack to stop for a photo. I'm glad we did. Not long afterward, a storm blew it over. Many barns suffer the same fate.
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| Mike Clark's Barn on Bradshaw Mountain Road |
The first time we saw this barn it was unpainted and neglected with a few scraggly goats out front. Mike (you see him in front of the barn) retored it after recovering from back surgery. He raises goats, turkeys and a few other barnyard animals on his mountain farm. The animals look out each morning over a magnificent view of mountains and valleys.
Oh my! So many barns and so little space! We will have to continue at another time.
For everything there is a season...A time to tear down and a time to build up. Ecc. 3:1
