The Simple Life

Dave … you’ve got me laughing .. I don’t know how much relaxing is done here by the owners, but i sure enjoyed my few minutes here with my camera!!!!!! Thanks so much for your visit!!!!!

Thanks, Curtiss!!!!! The funny thing is, I’d been gone for a couple of hours … once I get into town I usually run several errands at once. And when I got back into the car after this shoot, my cell phone was ringing … my son … “where are you?” OH how I didn’t want to admit I was out barn chasing again!!! ROFL!!!

Hiiii Deb!!!! Thanks, sweetie!! The thing is, this barn is snuggled all around now by homes. : (( Not subdivsion, tight-packed, but dotted here and there. So much has changed now since we came 20 years ago!!!

Hiiii gorgeous!!! Thank you!!! By the way, LOVE your new avatar!!!!!

Thanks, Mick, dear!!!! Oh it was a gift!!! When I left the house a couple hours earlier, I was so irritated with the light I nearly didn’t even bring the camera. We had had a high cloud cover and the light, while strongish, was all nasty white and glare-y!!! As I stared for home I was so thrilled with the gold light … that was why I turned off and went down this country road!!! WHEEE!!! A gift!!!!

Hiii Heloisa!!! Thank you, dear!!!!

Hiii Kala, dear!!! Oh, goodie, I’m so glad the shadows caught your eye too … they added so much to this one, I thought!!

Hi Wendi!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you, Gwenda!!!! I’m pleased that you like this one!!!!

Hey George!!!!!! Thanks!!! Oooo .. I almost didn’t!!!!! The trip to town started out all nasty white diffused glare … but by the return trip that magic hour thing was happening!!!!!

Christine, sweetie, YOU are the jewel!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!! Darling girl … I’m glad you picked up on the fun look of the trees … this time of year .. right before the buds pop that whole fuzzy thing is so cool!!!

thanks, Jacqui!!

Oh, Maggie!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!

Thanks, Paulline!!! I was awfully lucky with the light!!

Hi Bettina!!!! Thank you … I think most of us would agree on the yearning for the simple life!!!

Hi Mary-Ann!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!

Thanks, Vicki!!!!! I almost always have it with me!!! When I don’t, for sure something interesting will happen!!!

Hi Lori, hon!!! Thank you!!

Hiii Tibby!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!

Hiii Angie!!! Thank you!!!! It was a gift … the light had been so nasty when I left the house!!!!

LOL!!!! Thanks, Jan!!!

Hi Joanne!!! Soooo true!!! And we have a lot of red barns here and up in PA too … sooo lovely and such an important part of the American landscape!!

Thanks, sweetie!!

Yes, we’re a mess when it comes to our cameras, aren’t we??? OOOO .. I canNOT wait to see the pics you WILL snap of Mr Hawk, Renee!!!!

Hi Heather!!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you so much Edwin!!

Thank you, thank you!!!!

Hi sweetie!!!! Thank you!!!

Oh, Richie .. how wonderful that would be!!!! I don’t know the owners … but might ask around. The families of some of the people in my church have been in this area for generations … they might be able to get me inside … if not this one, maybe another. The trick would be, though, getting inside with the right light OUTside. The day i shot this one, the light changed from yuk to yummy so quickly … then it was like this for only a short period of time before it started to get dark. Well … anyhow … it is a great idea!!! One i definitely should pursue.

Hi Kaz!! Thank you!!

Hi Lori!!!! Thank you so much!!!

thanks, Wanda!!!! I was so lucky with this one … the day had been soooo iffy until this moment!!!

Hi Jennifer!!! Thank you very much!!!

thanks, Helene!!! I’m glad you liked this one!!

Awwww … thank you, darlin’!!!! I got lucky, the light had been terrible until about 10 minutes before I got this shot!!!!!

Thanks, sweetie!!!!!!! As my daddy used to say, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than smart!!!! HUGZZ!!

thank you Bela!!!

Hi Janey!!!!! Thank you!!!

Hello dear Prasad!!! Thank you so much, my friend!!

Hello Ronald!!!!! Many many thanks!!!! I’m honored with your visit and your lovely note!!! It truly was a beautifully, soft evening!!! So glad I was able to convey it properly!!!

Thank you so much!!!! I’m glad you caught the “mood” in this one … I thought that was an important element, too!!!

Thank you, thank you!!!!!! So glad you like this one!!!

Hello, Jens!!!! Thank you!!!! It was a glorious late afternoon!!!!!

thank you, Bruce!!!!

Hi Pamela!!!! That’s so true, isn’t it?? Thank you!!

Thanks, Andrew!!!!! You’re right … it does have that kind of feel to it!! So great that you enjoyed this one!!! Thanks again!!!

Hi Loramae!!!! Thank you so much for your kind note … yes, there’s something about red barns!!! I spend a lot of time in rural areas … so I do do a bit of barn-chasing, lol!!!! Glad you liked this one!!!

hi Cheri!! Thank you so much!! i went by here a couple of days ago, wondering what it looked like with more green, but the light just wasn’t right for more shots … so we’re stickin’ with this one!!! glad you enjoyed it!!!

Thank you so much, Jing, and I agree, this is one of my favorite barn styles, too. I’m probably way off base, but I think this was originally a tobacco barn. They used to hang the fresh leaves from the ceiling on long poles .. you’ve never smelled anything as wonderful in your life as tobacco drying in a wonderful old barn!!!!

Thank you so much, Eran!!!!! I appreciate your visit and kind note!!

oh, wow … what a wonderful thing to say!!!!! Thank you so much!!

Hi Jeff … thank you so much for your kind note!!!! I consider myself a “barn chaser” ... lol … I love them too!!!!!!

Thank you so much, Mark!!!! I’m so glad you like this one!!!

Thank you so much … bless your heart, you are probably right about the quilts … there is a lovely farmhouse right there … in fact, the reason the barn is so far to the left is as much to clip it out as to do the rule of thirds thing. This whole area now has newer homes popped up here and there … and very likely all the property was at one time a part of this farm. Such is life in the outlying Washington DC metro area.

Rock thank you so very much!!!! I’m honored that you enjoyed this one!!!

Awww … thank you, sweetie!!!!! Do you get to go back at all???

oh wow … well good for you!!!!!!! I bet you’ve got some fabulous pictures!!!!!! I’ll have to stop by and visit!!!!!!