This is a typical scene in the country where I live. It can be difficult to get a good photograph of the Amish because they are so private, and they do not like to be photographed. I passed this horse and buggy and decided to wait by a side street in order to grab the photo. Some of their farms are beautiful. They are so reliant on the family and the others in their community, and their faith is their strength. You must admire their desire to follow the simple life, and the hard work that is involved in the maintaining of that chosen lifestyle.
I do so LOVE visiting your part of the Country. I think I can hear the clomp, clomp, clomp of the horse's hooves as it is pulling this buggy.
Freedom of Religion -- one of the Bill of Rights -- is part of what the 4th of July is all about.
Love your picture. (My mom chooses to purchase from the Amish because she believes their craftsmanship is superior to what you find mass produced in the stores. And on another side note, she works in the same field as you too...didn't know when a good time to share that would be, so I figured now was as good as time as any.)
I was in Amish country with my parents when I was a kid and I remember seeing many horse and buggys and their farms were so neat and pristine - everything painted and clean.
Beautiful! I know that they don't like to be photograph...but I really do enjoy these kind of pictures. I always admire them and how they live. I am so interested in their life as well. Do you live near the place of the school shooting that happened years ago? Their forgiveness for this horrible act gives us yet another lesson to remember....Sorry, I digres, but I do love these kind of pictures. I never have the opportunity to take them. Thanks for sharing!
Wow...never thought i see this kind of transportation in real life nowaday...thought it only happened in the TV. Great one, rick.
Salute to the amish too for their perseverance.
Yes, she loves her work. It's bittersweet though, but she likes it less when she is ADON or DON; she'd rather be on the floor. She has been thinking about going into psychiatric nursing lately. As always, thank you.
very interesting , I think we shall have to use that sort of transport here the way petrol keeps going up ! the pic I will put on today will , be of the church clock you said you would like to see it.?
Beautiful shot of something we rarely get to see! We have a few Amish towns in Northern Michigan and it's always a treat to see one of them driving their horse and buggy down the road.
This is a part of America I'd love to visit because of these people's way of life is so different to our own fast-paced ways. And it's amazing they've kept their lives like this for so long... it's very admirable.
This brings back childhood memories of visiting Lancaster County, PA with my mom and grandmother! It makes me want to visit again. I miss the pure beauty the Amish have in everything they do.
i saw this on the homepage and said to myself that this had to be from PA! and i was right! i see you live in lebanon. i moved here last year and have not see any amish around! i miss them. my hometown neighbors the amish and i enjoy their food and work!
Freedom of Religion -- one of the Bill of Rights -- is part of what the 4th of July is all about.
Salute to the amish too for their perseverance.
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