Where does Loghead come from. . .

As most of my friends can attest, I get really excited about three things; My family, Kayaking, and Log Buildings. Well actually there are more, beer, bread, tea, good animated movies, and  . . . .  Well you get the picture.

But I do get really excited about log buildings. Especially ones I have not seen before.

I had posted a picture of this place once before, and its barns. . .

A beautiful old farm house, and although sided now, keeps much of its old charm and charector. .
Even has the old pump. . .

I have posted pictures of the little log barn in the back before, and here it is again

with a few more close ups and details.

Some fine detail of the chinking between the logs. . .

While walking around this little gem I had to walk in the back of the main house

and I discovered this. . .

At least part of the original house was log. Very exciting.

More of the stucture may be log, or this could be the original one room that the rest of the house was added on to. Or this simply could have been an addition at one time.

I have posted here in sketch form and photo the barn located on the property also. . .



Also on this drive. . .

Maybe one of the good things about our current economic state is that old buildings may be torn down at a slower pace now.

I have driven by this wonderful classic old farm house many times, and today finally had time to stop and take some photos.

This is a very old building and is in wonderful shape, as are several of the out buildings.

Part of the stucture could be log, but could not tell from the outside.

I will have to go back and take more pictures of the barn for better lighting, but

it has a wonderful classic shape for small barns.



Misty morning shadows. . .

Thinkin' of winter. . Warm inside.

I don't know why, 'cause it has been pretty pleasant lately around here.

QS for today, 'Warm Inside Two' late winter.

Weekend at the farm.

We left Friday night for the about 2 hour drive up to wife's
family farm near Shelbina Mo.
The farm has been in the family for several generations now
and it is always great to go back.
Daughter always loves her days there.
The house was built in the early 1900's and it feels like
the kinda place a kid should go to for a visit with great grandparents.

Still has the old root cellar.

And Grand Ma's feather bed.

A nice big shady front porch.

Antique's in the kitchen. (an early I-phone; "I had to use my fingers to make it work phone").

Always cattle around the barns and fields..

Down the gravel lanes are lots of farm-scape's. . .

and wild flowers. .

And plenty of time to fish. . .

Uncle Chuck caught the biggest ones . .

Aunt Tina caught the most. . .

But mom held her own with a couple real nice ones. . .

Daughter even tried a few casts before moving on to other things. . .

Frogs kept a close eye on the kids bushwhacking to get

to the best spots. . .

There was time to give a turtle a bath. . .

But daughters favorite thing is to ride on the mule. . .

Budding NRA members learned to shoot marshmallow guns. . .

Daughter even stood still long enough to get pictures taken . .

Even a four generation one. ..

This is what summer weekends are suppose to be like!



QS - I kinda like it. "Leaning"

These are kinda fun!

Panarama's

Thanks Joy!

Lone tree, almost home. . . .

Ok, if ya don't already love Sarah. . . .

I really like her trees. . .

Clic on the picture.



If it gets any hotter, we will surely need shade like in. . .

'Picnic under the trees', named after a photo by the same name.

Another example of how daughter is smarter than the people I work with. . .

and probably me also.
My daughter had only heard the word once, and that was about four days prior to us coming
home last night when she point to the trees in our front yard and says; "look daddy! Cicadas on the tree."
I have trouble remembering what they are called every 13 or 19 years. But after only one hearing she comes up with it right away.
There were about a dozen that we could see on our two front yard trees.

The lower one is still making its escape.

See Cicada here.

Tree lined fields. . .

A quick one to meet today's tree requirement.