Barn Chicks

I've joined in with Karen at Brayton Homestead Interiors 

for her Barn Party! I'm sure each and every one of the participants

is either a 'Barn Chick' or one at heart!

~*~

I'm sharing pictures of barns that have somehow

been a part of my life or

have touched my

heart

in some way!

~I first set eyes on this barn when I was 9 years old~

#1

~same barn~

#1

I was totally horse CrAzY!

I came here to look at my first horse...

(He really was a Shetland, Welsh mix),

Here's the thing about my first horse (okay pony),

this should be a

HUGE

red

flag

to anyone out there

thinking of buying their

child a horse or pony...

NEVER

EVER

BUY

ONE

NAMED

{CYCLONE}

he was a beautiful boy

a 

little

palomino colored 

STALLION

(Yeah, that was another

issue sad story), he'd buck

me off, rear up and hit me

in the head, try his darnedest

to rub me off on the porch rail

or anywhere else he could...

I so badly wanted to love him

even though he seemed to hate me.

UNTIL

the day I got my (real) horse,

then he'd whinny at me and run the fence

trying to get my attention when I was leaving

on my horse. That's when I first realized

he'd changed his mind and wanted to

be my friend, but sadly I'd moved on...

~Jennings Park Barn~

#2

I first came to this barn a little later, when my

4-H club

'Renegade Riders'

came to clean it out as a club project.

It was still a smelly old barn and we

cleaned it out and were able to

have a big Halloween party there

as payment, it was so much

fun!

Today the whole farm is utilized as

a park with many things to do for

all ages, I take my grandchildren

there to play!

# 3

This barn came into my life when I was in Jr. High,

I met Kathy at school, she'd just got

a horse and was renting a pasture and Barn

yep, this is it, but it was old and white

back then!

I have to say this barn is very close to

the school I work at. I've always

daydreamed about buying it and

living there, it has a creek that

runs below the knoll behind it!

It's being taken care of and almost

looks like it could be used as an

artist studio or something?!

~Sigh~

#4

This beautiful barn is on our route to the river where we

take our dog to swim and I hunt for heart rocks

for my collection!

I've always admired it and now after meeting Mary

the owner, (who has a business in the milk house,

to the left), I'm happy to know it's truly loved!

This next picture is on her property as well, it

must house a tractor!

~worth an honorable mention~

Looove those barn doors!

#5

This grand barn is truly beautiful, I'm not sure if it's

 new

or

old

but it's used for weddings or whatever you'd

like to rent it for!

It's just across the freeway from the

river road barn

the white fencing is beautiful

and holds the most gorgeous

draft horses I've ever

seen...

~Beautiful Farm Boys~

~This windmill was out in the middle of the horse pasture~

and

#6

lastly,

 my little garden 'barn' shed!

~*~

I hope you've enjoyed the barns that have

in some way

touched

my

~heartstrings~

Please go visit all the other

'Barn Chicks'

and see their beautiful barns!

Always a Barn Chick,

Debbie~