After driving around Lafayette, we headed towards the small but old town of Independence which is located near the town of Attica. I handed my sister-in-law the map and ask that she see if we would be close to a round barn. She told me that it was right on the way…so we set out to find it.
While driving to this round barn, Judy gave me a lesson in geology and pointed out the small hills in the area were likely created from a drumlin. (I asked her to spell the word for me since I had never heard of it.) She said that it is an elongated hill in that was formed by a glacial ice. Therefore, these glaciers have created the small hills that are located in Indiana, which is basically a flat state.
We drove down the road didn’t find the round barn, so I assumed that it had been destroyed. She suggested that we go up and down the other crossroads, just in case.
Then, I saw the round barn, but Judy didn’t see it as first because a drumlin had blocked it from the road. I stopped at the driveway and decided to drive the long lane down the round barn. When I got closer, I realized that the barn was not round but oval and not really used as a barn but a crib made out of concrete blocks.
Very unusual and beautiful ..love your pov and the soft lighting. Your compositions are always lovely, Carla. Bet you enjoyed having your sister-in-law with you. A map reader AND a geologist!!
nice capture and tour - felt like I was with you! Have you been to Kentucky and seen the black barns with quilt blocks painted over the doors? Maybe you could road trip with me and we could shoot some. Couldn't get my husband interested in stopping for me last weekend :)
Interesting barn - it looks like it's been woven like a basket. And about the geology lesson, very neat to know. The glaciers did quite a number on Indiana - up in Cass county there is a formation called the Young America Flute Field where there are something similar to the drumlins - almost like giant ripples in the earth where the glacier pushed forward and receded.
Amazing find and quite a unique structure. How nice to have a sister-in-law as your guide. Beautifully captured and I enjoyed hearing about drumlins --- another new fact! It would be neat to have a calendar made with all your barn photos. I really enjoy them.
great image Carla.......i really like the colors in this, even if the grass needs water. the colors just look nice around the barn. Those clouds almost look like they could rain.....wish they would!
It's a really interesting structure. I love your pictures because they remind me that there really are rural areas left in Indiana! Everything around here is always destroyed by "progress".
posted June 18th, 2012
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