Barns and things

Today we will talk about barns and the regional differences I have noticed while working on my project.

The first picture is a barn in the area that we are in now. You will notice that one side is cantilevered. This seems to be the design favoured for barns in this area. You will also notice that it has windows.

This next barn is from the area north of here in New England. The barns up there are not cantilevered but they do have windows. This one has a variegated roof which was quite different.

Below is a northern barn. It has no windows.

Now I guess I am going to have to find out why the different designs of barns are favoured in each of the areas.

Onto a couple of other pictures. Here is one of Kathie in Baseball Hall of Fame at the plaques of her two favourite players, Paul Molitor and Denis Eckersley. Just above her head is the plaque for "The Wizard" Ozzie Smith one of favourite players.

Below is a picture of our campsite. The guy beside us has been working here and is about to head to Florida because it is getting too cold. It was 12- 15 degrees here today and I saw a lot of people in their winter jackets. It has been raining here (of course).

His truck is really cool. It is registered as a motorhome because it has a bed, fridge, microwave and some other stuff. He then tows a 35 foot 5th wheel with it. The truck has a 5000 watt diesel generator so they can park anywhere. He gets 9 US miles to the gallon when he tows and 12 mpg when he isn't towing. It is a 2004 model and he paid less than I did for my truck. They are fulltimers and they also have a Jeep for driving around.