Project Athena - Day 83 (Barns)

Picturesque Barn

This picturesque barn resides in a neighborhood park in Fort Collins. I couldn't find any information about its history, whether it has always lived on this piece of land or if it was moved here. Every door and window is tightly buttoned up with nails. Even the knot holes don't allow for peeking inside. Who knows? It could be a secret lab for experimental time travel using park squirrels as subjects. Or, maybe there is a host of farm animals like chickens, pigs, cows, ducks and of course goat, living in an alternate universe that just happens to fit nicely within the illusion of these four crimson walls. Either way, the security cameras hanging at the peaks on the outside make me curious about both its history and its contents. I smiled for whoever is watching.

Neighborhood Barn, Fort Collins, CO

Nikon D3200 • Nikon 18-200mm lens • 20mm • F/20 • 1/10s • ISO 100

Project Athena - Day 82 (Barns)

Country Roads

“To love beauty is to see light.”
— Victor Hugo

One of my favorite things to do is hop in the car and drive the back roads of the front range from Loveland to Boulder. There are gorgeous stretches of open space dotting the rolling landscape and in between, sprawling ranches and magnificent fields of wheat and hay. I treasure this beauty, especially knowing that the oil industry is on the way with their fricking fracking. But that is another blog....

This mammoth barn sits on a horse ranch off one of those country roads. Double silos tower over the property like sentinels, capturing the long shadows of the pines in the afternoon light. It's hard to describe the emotionality of gazing on a scene like this. Gratitude, bliss, peace, joy....smiles.

Big White Barn, Loveland, CO

Nikon D3200 • Nikon 70-300mm lens • 75mm • F/32 • 1/80s • ISO 1600