Monday, March 17, 2014

Monday's Barn - Winter Barns

I just noticed how all of the older style silos have the checkerboard pattern at the top.

Eden Valley, Minnesota

Kimball, Minnesota

Watkins, Minnesota

Clearwater, Minnesota

6 comments:

  1. sweet barns! love the one with the little mini addition on the side. :)

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  2. Beautiful skies over those perfect barns.... but there sure is a lot of that white stuff.

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  3. Barns are always photogenic!!!...:)JP

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  4. All beautiful midwest barns. Interesting about the checkerboard design. MB

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  5. “…how all of the older style silos have the checkerboard pattern at the top. “ – Great observation, Sally. Now I wonder if it does has a purpose, or it's just a mere design to make it more attractive. Also, I like how old barns have round roofs, because most of the barns that I saw these days has the same triangular shape roof which makes them look too plain. These barns look unique and more appealing, in my opinion.

    Paul

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    1. Good questions, Paul! I think the rounded barns are fairly typical for this area of the country. Maybe it helps to shed the snow better. I imagine the checkerboard patterns on the silo are decorative rather than functional.

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