More Relics in Rural America – Part 5

This is a continuation of photography of old, abandoned homes or other structures that I’ve found, while traveling in middle America.

Stone House in Tall Grass

It is unusual for me to come across such finds as this late in the day with the sun low in the sky or with such great clouds in the sky from a clearing rain storm. I had to walk through tall grass to get near enough to shoot this old homestead in Middle America.

Tiny House in Tall Grass

This tiny house (or storage building?) is behind the bigger house (first image).

Maybe a Bath House?

Walking around to the back side of the tiny house, I found this pile of rocks from the collapsed structure, an old cast iron bathtub and other debris.

A Prince Came Calling

The title for this image is inspired by the small object I spotted in the upper left corner of the door frame. I know that object might be too small in this image for a viewer to identify, but it is an old Prince Albert tobacco tin. Prince Albert tobacco is still produced and it was very common and popular, when I was a kid growing up. Empty, discarded tins like this were common litter items back then.

Abandoned Prairie House and Windmill

There are two abandoned houses at this homestead, the one in the first image and the one in the image above.

 

Abandoned House, Windmill and Bathtub

Shooting the windmill from another direction, shows the first house and the tiny house in the background.

Like a Jigsaw Puzzle Scene
The Backside of House 2
One Side of House 2

 

Past and Future

There are modern electric power generating windmills on the far horizon in this image, indicating the continuity of wind energy in Middle America from the past into the future.

Open and Shuttered

Thanks for following,

Ken

 

More Relics in Rural America – Part 4

This is a continuation of photographs of rural relics I encountered in a spring of 2025 road trip through middle America.

Home on the Range
Just off the Beaten Path
The Door is Always Open
Retirement Meadow
Windows in the Past
Why?

Didn’t I always shelter you from the rain and the cold? Wasn’t I always here, when you returned from a hard days’ work?

More relics are down the road,

Ken

 

More Relics in Rural America – Part 3

More photos taken in rural America, during an early June 2025 roadtrip.

Yellow Gate Barn
Open and Airy Barn
House on the Hill
House on the Hill 2
House on the Hill 3

My first inclination was to call this “Puddle House” for an obvious reason. I had to shoot this old, abandoned house from a fence line near the roadway with a big zoom to get the close up image.

House of the Red Cross
House of the Red Cross 2

More relics are just down the road,

Ken

Indiana, Fall 2022, Part 3 – Rustic Farm Barn and Sheds

Monochrome Barn

Traveling an Indiana backroad I saw a group of old, rustic farm structures in various stages of structural failure.  The roadway was narrow.  Parking alongside the roadway and photographing from the roadway would not be satisfactory nor very safe.  There was only one house nearby, so I stopped and knocked on the door.  A lady with her hair in curlers opened the door and I briefly explained why I was there, asking if it would be ok for me to photography those old structures.  She quickly said she was sure it would be ok, although, I’m rather sure she was not the owner, but maybe others have asked her this same question.

There was a short grassy, dirt road at the old buildings.  I parked on that dirt road, just off of the pavement far enough for safety and proceeded to walk around the area photographing the buildings from various angles.

Stacked
Gathering Grass – Monochrome with Selective Colorization

A rolling stone may gather no moss, but a stationary wheel can gather grass.

Relaxed
Indiana Farm Sheds
Fall Lounge
Support
3160

I lived in a house with this same number many years ago.

Wet, Rusty, Tin Roof
Full Tilt Fall
Log Barn
Colorful Fall Hillside

After photographing the rustic farm building, I continued to meander around the backroads looking for other fall photographic opportunities.  This final photo is a teaser for the next post.

Ken