The Barns of Guilford County

I am sure that most of you out there remember the movie "Bridges of "Madison County" which starred Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. I am not a great photographer and my camera is not the best but I do love to take photos of what we see, where we've been and what we've done. Since I moved out to this part of the state I had commented, frequently, to Mike about all the old log barns or other buildings. Over a couple of days I took my camera with us on trips here and there while running errands and here are some of the local sites. This barn is in Stokesdale, just off the main road.

This one is also in Stokesdale, just a little way down the road from the one above.

Also in Stokesdale, Mike says this used to be a hardware store.

We have to head over to Kernersville every once in awhile and we pass this building on the way to and from. Kernersville is in Forsyth County.

On the same road as the building above, there is this huge barn.

Back in Stokesdale. This old house is right at the junction of NC 158 and US 220. The DOT has put in an off ramp right next to this place and I'm sure it will only be a matter of time before some idiot is going too fast and hits this neat house. What I really liked is that you can see how the people used the local red clay mud as chinking between the logs.

Another shot of the same house. The day after I took this photo the DOT had erected a barb wire fence and big metal gates at the end of the new off ramp. 24 hours after I took this I would not have been able to get this close.

Heading home from the place above we pass this building and off the the right its companion, sitting out in a field.

And there is this place. It is in front of a retirement home but is extremely well kept.

As time goes by I will take more photos, especially now that almost all the leaves are gone and you can see more buiildings along the road sides.