You cannot click on an icon and buy the beauty of an old Ontario barn. They are priceless. A short tour through the countryside is all that it takes to recognize the beauty of these disappearing icons of the farm.
These beautiful old barns come in all shapes and sizes and in varying states of repair but they are all worth a stop to stare and to admire the nobility of their regal structure.
Some are massive and seemingly go on forever.
To our "city eyes" they sometimes appear somewhat dis-functional or unconnected rather than the purposeful well planned structures that have somehow managed without the benefit of Feng Shui.
Others are small by comparison but intimate and invite us to imagine the hidden mystery behind their doors.
Some smile, some just stand majestically, while others may utter a slight groan, seemingly in a little pain, but not complaining or whining about their circumstance.
They have a history, a genealogy, that is too easily overlooked. Their weathered boards, like the wrinkles and folds on the faces of our elders, cry out to tell their story before it is forgotten forever.
Take the time to take a look and show your children before they are replaced buy plastic stretched over a metal frame, with no esthetic appeal at all, and your grandchildren ask "What's a barn?"
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