Barns, Art & Antiques

The last day before the snow came.

I went looking for the eagles that have been frequenting a hidden part of the nearby river.

I didn't find them, but there are 3.
One adult and two juveniles.

I intend to get some photos of them soon, so stay tuned.

The next day the snow came.

 In my travels I ended up on a rural back road, a dead end, and found another yellow barn.

This time with three horses enjoying their breakfast.

They were as interested in me as I was in them.

They never stopped chewing.   I got hungry watching them and headed back the way I came, hoping to find a hot coffee and a cheese burger within the next 10 miles or so.

 I later ended up at an art gallery and saw this beautiful oil painting on the wall.

It got my attention for two reasons:

1.  It had red and white beef cattle in it.  Something you don't see everyday. Most paintings around here prefer the black and white Holsteins.

2. I recognized the barn and the fence posts.
I ask the gallery owner if it was the barn north of town, about 15 miles away.  She did not know, so she phoned the artist and he was surprised I recognized the barns exact location. He said I had a good "eye."

I said I never forget a barn. Once I see it I always remember it.

This painting only had a small part of the barn in it, but it also had Herefords and one black animal which I think the artist took some poetic license with and put a white blaze on the face.
Those 3 facts gave me enough information to surmise which barn it was.

It's this barn. These cows.
and the black animal in the painting, in real life, is a short, all black chunky Angus bull named Napoleon.
The gallery owner asked me if I would like to buy the painting...... she was removing and changing the many paintings on the wall.
She said she would leave the cow one up in case I wanted to get it.  She was hoping.....

At this price I can't afford it.
I have mentioned the painting to the barn/cattle owner and I think we might go on a road trip to go see it.
Ironically at the back of the store there were several 8 x 11 framed photographs of other parts of their farm.  It is certainly picturesque.  I have some of the same kind of photos of the exact same locations.

After I left the gallery I drove around the little town, since I had ever really explored it, and found this unusual building just a few blocks from the gallery.

I think this might have once been used as the Grange Hall and is now private partments.
Not sure, but I will find out.
Its in good condition.

Speaking of old.....

I got a tour of a house in the village. It use to be an antique store in the 60's.

Look at what I found in one of the rooms.

Guess the name of this piece of vintage kitchen equipment and all the things it was used for. Or is it considered furniture ?

Do you have one ? What do you use it for these days?