I helped out my friend Dianne and her mom on Thursday by driving them down to Lancaster to pick up a puppy. The puppy was at a beautiful Amish farm so the bonus for me was having an opportunity to take photos there. I was very respectful of the Amish beliefs about photography and asked for permission to shoot the buildings and animals. Our host, Samuel King, was very gracious! I didn't take a lot (but I wanted to!!) as I knew the rest of the family was watching from inside the farmhouse and I didn't want to offend or take advantage of Mr. King's blessing. This was my favorite shot of those I took that day. I meant to ask how many generations had owned this farm, but judging from the age of the barn, it's been a few!
@kimmistephens Thank you Kimmi! @summerfield Thank you Vikki! Yes- the socks were great and I really wanted to do a close-up, but I would have had to really walk over closer to the line because my camera does not have a powerful zoom, and I just didn't want to overstep my welcome. So I let it go. @filsie65 Thanks Phil. So far they can. But the current political climate in this country could extremely effect them if the administration continues to take more and more control away from the people. @prttblues Thanks Bev! @httpgeffed Thanks Colleen!
@dmariewms Thanks Marie- yes you do really feel like you're in a different part of American history being there. @karenann Thanks Karenann! Yes, I really appreciated it. I was wondering though if his wife was watching from inside and saw me point the camera in the direction of the laundry and thought, "Oh no! Don't take a picture of our laundry!!"
Yes, the family has probably been farming for quite sometime out of that same area. Some of those farms are simply gorgeous, and the simple life can be appealing at times.
@digitalrn Thank you Rick. I do get the impression that this farm had been in the family a while. @potsbypam Thanks Pam! Me too. @peterdegraaff Thank you Peter! @sangwann Thank you Dione. You should be able to find out quite a bit.
@inertie Thanks Inertia. This is a very common site on Amish barns. They do not use any electricity- so no matter what the time of year, the laundry is always hung out to dry.
@olivetreeann in my country too.. the laundry is mostly hung out to dry.. I love when I see a tidy lady like this amish one.. hanging her laundy neat and sorted.. =) the one in the photo is very pittoresk.. and you pictured it great.. I would love to have it printed.. and hang it on my inspiration board.. the colours well I mean the monochromatic atmosfere adds a lot.. =)..
@summerfield Thank you Vikki! Yes- the socks were great and I really wanted to do a close-up, but I would have had to really walk over closer to the line because my camera does not have a powerful zoom, and I just didn't want to overstep my welcome. So I let it go.
@filsie65 Thanks Phil. So far they can. But the current political climate in this country could extremely effect them if the administration continues to take more and more control away from the people.
@prttblues Thanks Bev!
@httpgeffed Thanks Colleen!
@karenann Thanks Karenann! Yes, I really appreciated it. I was wondering though if his wife was watching from inside and saw me point the camera in the direction of the laundry and thought, "Oh no! Don't take a picture of our laundry!!"
I love Amish food and arts and crafts!
@potsbypam Thanks Pam! Me too.
@peterdegraaff Thank you Peter!
@sangwann Thank you Dione. You should be able to find out quite a bit.