Barn

Back to the Tennessee countryside and my love affair with red barns.

[Harry J Benson]

Nice composition and beautiful framing and matting. Why are barns red?

[Beth]

Originally the red color was actually a by-product of additives used in the paint mixture. By adding ferrous oxide (rust) to the paint which is poisonous to mold and moss, the paint would act as a deterrent to these. Ferrous Oxide was inexpensive to buy and lasted along time as a protective paint for the wood. Also it is sort of a tradition across the south but the custom actually originated in Europe.

[Laura]

I always wondered why barns were red. Fascinating. They are wonderful structures to see and something I could never tire of. This is a great photo of a barn. I love the composition!

[Alta D©]

Wow! Fascinating. And very informative. Now I know why barns are red.

[Cheryl Lorrain]

What a great subject to photograph...

[Shirley Chetwynd]

A lovely old barn that could use some more of that red paint,and is in a lovely setting,

[mittens (Marilyn)]

What a pretty looking barn. Gorgeous country scene.

[Brian Buccigrossi]

Great barn :)

[Mike Warren]

Glad to see you're back in God's country. Classic looking barn with great color.

[Shirley]

What a great picture.......love this old barn!

[Carolyn White]

Gorgeous colors! I really need to take pics of some of the old barns around here. :0)

[Sharon]

Lovely!! The barn is so charming!

[Juanita]

Just lovely! The colours are amazing :)

[Agnes Zonnestraaltje]

hope there are plenty of them :)

[Jean Tookey]

I like your old barns. Great colour. Thanks for the info about the paint.

[CHARLES MALLIA]

beautiful

[Pyrrhula]

beautiful barn, beautiful pic of a beautiful barn

[Danny Davies]

A lovely shot of the barn Beth, but did you see the floods took away one of the covered bridge, The county should rebuild it, as not many survive.

[Netkonnexion]

Wow. Really verdant environment. Nice one of the barn!

[Ellen E]

May the love affair continue-- this is wonderful