Back o’ the Barn …

It is amazing how we humans collect, mostly junk. Having recently moved house I was astounded how much clutter I had squirrelled away in niches and cupboards ‘in case I ever needed it.’ Of course the stuff I decided to keep now lies in the new house mostly unused, and much of the stuff I decided I could do without I’ve spent hours looking for – just in case I didn’t actually throw it away. Such is life. I’m sure this phenomenon is ‘somebody’s’ law. Having a load of cupboard space in a house (with garden shed) is one thing, having a whole smallholding, or better yet a farm on which to accumulate things you may use one day is entirely another. The legendary capability of ma-plotters* to do this is well known and a quick walk around the old barn of Friday’s posting confirms the reputation is well deserved.

I do occasionally try to get a bit artsy with my camera and the scene at the barn certainly provided images to do so. Here’s my pick of them – it's just so much an image of what I think of as rural life - charming in the country, yet something that would drive me nuts if my city neighbour chose to live with it.

*plot or smallholding owners and dwellers