Angular forms of barns — new, lived-in, old, abandoned — stand in stark contrast to the curving landscape of The Palouse, America’s largest expanse of grain fields in eastern Washington and western Idaho. And if it weren’t for minimal shoulders along the winding highway, we’d have even more pictures in our collection: It’s a photographer’s dreamland!
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thehappyhugger
Perfect entries for the challenge! 🙂
Oh, the Places We See
Thanks so much! I was hoping I had some angular buildings in cities, but when I ran across these, I decided they would work just fine. It’s lovely country in Idaho. Hope to return someday!
pommepal
Amazing barns, all very angular, the top one looks as though it was made from cardboard and as though a good puff of wind would blow the barn down…
Oh, the Places We See
You are so right! It does look quite tentative! I love old, abandoned, falling apart barns. Not sure what that says about me, but I like them anyway. Thanks so much for commenting.
quarksire
well that top photo is kewl an that building might not be able to defy gravity long enuff for ur next trip back to see it so glad ya stopped is a kewl ol’ building 🙂 .
Oh, the Places We See
Thanks. I couldn’t agree more — these are cool old buildings!
Elin
Beautiful shots of iconic rural architecture. Love the grain elevators against the skyline.
Oh, the Places We See
Thanks so much! We loved the grain elevator, too. It’s not scenery we see in East Tennessee or at least not where I’ve been. But we loved seeing it in Idaho and eastern Washington. Thanks for taking a look!
seeker
How pretty is that red barn!
Amy
Love this collection. The first one is a great capture, and the last one is just beautiful!!
Oh, the Places We See
A couple of folks have liked that first one, and I did, too. Had to get my husband to pull over while I stood on the running board, but it was worth it. I’m becoming a fan of old barns. Thanks for taking a look.
Curt Mekemson
Bicycling across the West, I often used these giant barns, and grain elevators as landmarks and goals, cycling from one to the next and whiling away the hours across an endless landscape. –Curt
Oh, the Places We See
I hadn’t thought of them as landmarks, but they would be terrific for that. In fact, there aren’t many landmarks, not even mile markers. It’s pretty stark out there — but that’s part of the charm.
Curt Mekemson
Landmarks are something you think about when traveling along at 10-15 miles per hour (much slower in a headwind) on a fully loaded bicycle. LOL
suej
Love that first one, especially!
Oh, the Places We See
It really is angular — love the whole top part. But the decay was also interesting, if you can say decay is interesting. I love seeing the ravages of time and weather, especially on barns, for some reason. Thanks for commenting.
suej
For me, decay is interesting a lot of the time!