tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120335782024-03-23T13:29:56.444-05:00the farmers wifeimages from the land of corn & soybeansSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comBlogger756125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-80354174069111563942011-03-05T09:54:00.000-06:002011-03-05T09:54:31.547-06:00CollapseYet another farm outbuilding has collapsed.<br />
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It simply blew over when a sharp wind came in from the west.<br />
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The above photo is the far end of the building. Here's the full scene of destruction.<br />
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And another, one time useful building has met it's end.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-76342445315114843402010-10-09T04:01:00.000-05:002010-10-09T04:01:48.465-05:00Twilight on the Prairie<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/athome%202009/?action=view¤t=a-30-large.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/athome%202009/a-30-large.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />
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One of the shoppers steps outside at Nada Farm's Barn Sale to enjoy twilight on the prairie.<br />
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Montana claims to be the big sky country but the sky is equally big here in Illinois. The corn has just been harvested from those fields.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-51802217760566262872010-08-26T18:40:00.000-05:002010-08-26T18:40:37.911-05:00Spinning Wheel<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/?action=view¤t=homeplace-15-blog.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/homeplace-15-blog.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />
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A spinning wheel stands covered in the corner of the loft in the old cabin at The Homeplace 1850 living history farm in Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-33368118843036843082010-08-10T17:13:00.002-05:002010-08-10T17:13:55.384-05:00drying potatoes<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/?action=view¤t=potatoes.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/potatoes.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Potatoes drying on a traditional frame at the Homeplace, Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-3570572304765429952010-08-08T08:59:00.001-05:002010-08-08T09:00:50.470-05:00washing up<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/?action=view¤t=washstand.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/washstand.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />1850's still life. Washstand outside of the kitchen at the double dogtrot house, The Homeplace, Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-18677371936854717082010-07-19T22:05:00.001-05:002010-07-19T22:05:45.402-05:00watermelon man<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/athome%202009/?action=view¤t=a-bonsai-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/athome%202009/a-bonsai-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A roadside entrepreneur sets up shop in a dry and dusty parking lot.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-72678316841220823502010-07-08T07:17:00.000-05:002010-07-08T07:18:03.012-05:00the tin man<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/athome%202009/?action=view¤t=a-trip-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/athome%202009/a-trip-8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Storefront display in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-42281882831083888542010-07-01T07:35:00.001-05:002010-07-01T07:36:41.872-05:00aeromotor<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/?action=view¤t=a-ship-FW1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/a-ship-FW1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Aeromotor windmill. Originally made in Chicago, Illinois and now in Shipshewana, Indiana.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-56237726002110541662010-06-28T22:10:00.002-05:002010-06-28T22:17:00.542-05:00Lincoln's tomb<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/?action=view¤t=tomb-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/tomb-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Bronze statuary stands at each corner on the upper balcony area of Abraham Lincoln's tomb.<br /><br />They depict scenes from the Civil War, represented by the navy, cavalry, artillery and infantry.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-1076895955841401972010-06-26T08:13:00.002-05:002010-06-26T08:13:57.922-05:00free manure<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/?action=view¤t=a-ship-FW3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/a-ship-FW3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Free manure is offered next to Yoder's food and department store in Shipshewana, Indiana.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-70765103185746208332010-06-25T22:00:00.001-05:002010-06-25T22:02:32.718-05:00Dana-Thomas House (Frank Lloyd Wright)<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/?action=view¤t=a-dana-house-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/a-dana-house-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The east facade of the Dana-Thomas house in Springfield, Illinois.<br /><br />The intricate freize surrounds the art glass windows of the master bedroom.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-1273461691835109442010-06-25T07:48:00.001-05:002010-06-25T07:49:50.742-05:00Dana-Thomas House (Frank Lloyd Wright)<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/?action=view¤t=a-dana-house-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/a-dana-house-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The dramatic east facade of the Dana Thomas House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.<br /><br />This house is located in Springfield, Illinois.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-74910671234394402332010-05-07T08:05:00.001-05:002010-05-07T08:06:17.769-05:00colorful curtains<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/?action=view¤t=a-window.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/a-window.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I was fascinated by the colorful curtain peeking through the windows of a small home in rural Illinois.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-11900823469713923292010-05-07T08:03:00.001-05:002010-05-07T08:04:43.908-05:00signs, signs<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/?action=view¤t=a-white-pines-large.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/a-white-pines-large.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />An odd collection of signs at a turning point on the way to White Pines State Park in Oregon, Illinois.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-9597442016556563502010-05-07T08:01:00.001-05:002010-05-07T08:03:16.277-05:00have a seat<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/?action=view¤t=a-chairs-large.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/a-chairs-large.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Adirondack chairs at White Pintes State Park in Oregon, Illinois look very inviting. The smell of pine needles permeates the air and it's very peaceful.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-39543666050936265192010-02-05T09:18:00.004-06:002010-02-05T09:22:22.781-06:00The Times<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/a-theater-2.jpg"><br /><br />This is the Times theater in nearby Rockford, Illinois. It's abandoned and yes, the times they are a changing. Down the block is another theater that has been beautifully restored. It serves as a center for the performing arts.<br /><br />I've made a vow to take a walking tour of this city to photograph all the interesting buildings and signs. <br /><br />It was getting late and I was trying to get home before dark, so this was taken out of the car window while I was stopped at a stop light.<br /><br />There are many more interesting angles to this scene and I can't wait to return when the light is more favorable.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-23356313888702453302010-01-18T08:10:00.002-06:002010-01-18T08:10:44.744-06:00Hoarfrost<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/afrost1large.jpg"><br /><br />The reward of living in a cold climate is that sometimes you wake up to a fairyland setting.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-19573746444896833222010-01-08T08:44:00.001-06:002010-01-08T08:47:29.407-06:00Entry<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/decay-2.jpg"><br /><br />This door was once varnished and highly polished. Decay sets in, glass is broken, change is inevitable.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-15529497651307887722010-01-05T07:11:00.002-06:002010-01-05T07:13:07.193-06:00Terrible Beauty<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/decay-1.jpg"><br /><br />There's a terrible beauty in the decay of the old farmhouses.<br /><br />Wallpaper peels back revealing previous attempts at decorating.<br /><br />Nature and time are archaeologists working the site.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-65982832372779353562009-12-17T18:45:00.002-06:002009-12-17T18:47:58.732-06:00Home<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/a-home-for-web.jpg"><br /><br />I vaguely remember a developer's ad campaign that declared, "If you lived here, you'd be home now."<br /><br />Some might not find this scene enticing, after all it's not a multi-million dollar mansion and the long unpaved drive would present it's own set of problems, but for me it looks like a very nice farm. <br /><br />I bet there's something delicious cooking in the kitchen.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-37103141441070740762009-07-17T07:49:00.001-05:002009-07-17T07:50:30.618-05:00Vintage Airstream<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/athome%202009/trailer-10.jpg"><br /><br />This Airstream was parked at a vintage travel trailer gathering in Rock Falls, Illinois.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-68324259307022263882009-07-05T07:40:00.001-05:002009-07-05T07:42:06.361-05:00Flag Display<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/a-flag-1.jpg"><br /><br />This family displays their flag along with a red, white and blue quilt.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-30676638473028090862009-03-25T23:03:00.003-05:002009-03-25T23:06:20.130-05:00What Remains....<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/?action=view¤t=barn-mill-creek-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/farmers%20wife%202008/barn-mill-creek-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />This old barn is all that's left of a nearby farm. The farmhouse is gone and the farmland has been blanketed with a housing development.<br /><br />It's disorienting to visit some of these places that have changed so dramatically from what I remember them to be.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-76951470285354370282008-12-21T21:40:00.004-06:002008-12-21T21:44:03.922-06:00Fashion 9-1-1<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/photos2008/?action=view¤t=fashion-911.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/photos2008/fashion-911.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />While driving through DeKalb I spotted this dress in a shop window. It has a strong graphic quality, don't you think?Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-89474269160929272232008-12-06T22:52:00.002-06:002008-12-06T22:55:00.994-06:00Fire<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/photos2008/?action=view¤t=a-fire-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/Suzanne57/photos2008/a-fire-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A once beautiful residence in DeKalb is reduced to ashes. The downhill decline continued for many, many years. Sometime in the past it was converted into apartments and the fire most likely means the end for this structure.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.com6