Corners of My Home

This is actually outside of our home. This is our barn (or horse stall, or carriage house, or whatever you want ot call it). Along the short side on the right (which faces our house) is usually where my herb garden grows … except this year.
Our barn has a 2nd-story loft on the inside. Some day we hope to add a greenhouse to the long side on the left. The little ledge at the top must have been for birds (homing pigeons, perhaps), as there are boarded-up openings above it.

The barn is probably about 130 years old and is one of our three out-buildings.


3 Comments:

Get out of here! You have a barn? So cool. Do your kids play in there?
Comment by Kelli — July 6, 2006 @ 5:16 pm

Oh, cool. I bet the boys love playing in there (if/when you let them).
Comment by capello — July 6, 2006 @ 5:38 pm

Oh wow! Looks like you have a neat property! Is it in town or the country?
Comment by Angela — July 6, 2006 @ 6:30 pm

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