March 16th, 2010
Ye Ol’ Farmhouse
While my husband was chatting to one of our local farmers, the farmer said that he had another farm near us, and there was LOTS of dry firewood to cut. My husband and son went out to the old farm, and these were the first photos that my son took. In the first photo, you can see the dry stone wall – around here there are many of these old dry stone walls, and they have such character. In the next photo, this is ye ol’ farmhouse, which I find rather sad really, as the pigeons have overrun the house.
In these photos you can see the old chimney and probably the tack room – aren’t they gorgeous? If you look carefully at the photo on the right, you can even see the old door.
These are the old stables and the stable window, which I thought was ever so rustic.
Mind you, my son also had to load the trailer, but he took fifty-five photos while they were out cutting wood. I can see why, as it was extremely hard choosing which photos to post to my blog. They were only gone for about an hour and a half, and they have a full trailer load of wood – my husband ♥♥♥ his new chainsaw. I feel so blessed to be living in this area with all of the history associated with it. Praise God, for we definitely won’t be going cold this winter!
I am a daughter of the King of Kings, seeking to live a godly life and mirror the love of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Love the piccies Jillian – I love those old farmhouses.
Hi Amy,
We have lots of these old type farmhouses near us, and they all have different characteristics, but the people that owned this ol’ farmhouse would have been very rich, as all of the outbuildings are made of stone.
Have a wonderful and blessed week,
Jillian ♥
Answered prayer!
That lovely old place was a great photo shoot opportunity.
Hi Ruby,
That old farmhouse was a great place to photograph!
Have a wonderful week,
Blessings,
Jillian ♥
Hi – I grew up in South Australia and when we traveled to the Flinders Rangers we would see many of these old ruins – I use to love drawing pictures of them as they look so sad on the landscape and I only wish I knew their stories. Now I take photos of them instead. These farmers and their families worked so hard to farm tough country but some just couldn’t make it – many lie above the Goyder Line which crosses South Australia.
God Bless
Jo
Hi Jo,
I love these old farmhouses and often wonder how the people lived. The people that lived on this property would have been wealthy, judging by the outbuildings, as they were made of stone.
This area is guaranteed cropping land, and it makes you wonder why they left the property, doesn’t it?
Have a wonderful and blessed week,
Jillian ♥