Hand-hewn

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Comment by Sheree on January 22, 2011 at 11:11pm

Ok, I have an answer and downloaded one more shot to make it more apparent.  As soon as I saw the original I had a "D'oh" moment!!  The limbs were used to hang the tobacco leaves from.  I knew that...

Comment by Sheree on January 22, 2011 at 10:52pm

I need to go back and look at the un-cropped originals and see where that branch came from or went.  The place was a mess.  And it's been too long since I was standing there!!

Comment by wiffledust on January 22, 2011 at 10:44pm

someone asked me on fb if the branch was part of the structure somehow??? .....i think there's a story beginnings in your description below!!

Comment by Sheree on January 22, 2011 at 9:53pm

I stood inside this barn for a very long time, just listening to the old man talk.  It was almost too sad to see how badly deteriorated the building is when you consider the time and sweat and muscle that went into building it.  I could almost picture a big Percheron parked just outside the door waiting to be hitched up.  Across the way was the dooryard of the house and the remnants of an old tree that my husband said served as "home" for millions of family baseball games.

Comment by wiffledust on January 22, 2011 at 9:58am

i love barns, and i love craftsmanship like this!