tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post7125497188895280787..comments2024-03-28T06:17:49.540-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: WHY ARE AMERICAN BARNS RED1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-74527749798429946282022-07-28T12:10:21.964-05:002022-07-28T12:10:21.964-05:00Red fades, white looks better and more authentic a...Red fades, white looks better and more authentic as it ages and chipping is more the visible process there. I like red, but i like the wealthy white a little moreJames Tyree IInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-27193873774060971742012-08-06T00:19:59.395-05:002012-08-06T00:19:59.395-05:00That was great timing huh? I bet you could tell T...That was great timing huh? I bet you could tell THEM now why they chose red, even though they probably chose it because it was 'pretty' or 'classic'. Little do they know, it was decided for them over a hundred years ago, LOL! Thanks for the comment!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-24315130322726352562012-08-06T00:18:57.588-05:002012-08-06T00:18:57.588-05:00Wow, that's an interesting thought. And up No...Wow, that's an interesting thought. And up North, and East, where they are almost always red, they do have very heavy winters at times. Very interesting!! Glad you made it through the storm too! I bet a red barn in a white snow would stand out. not to mention probably be beautiful! Thanks!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-18927142677299204582012-08-06T00:16:48.148-05:002012-08-06T00:16:48.148-05:00You are quite welcome and yes, I love barns too!You are quite welcome and yes, I love barns too!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-39755160541768432782012-08-06T00:16:23.755-05:002012-08-06T00:16:23.755-05:00Our great big old barns (especially in the NE part...Our great big old barns (especially in the NE part of our country) are just gorgeous. Some amazing craftsmanship. Along with some fun trivia, ha.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-20534493140943974482012-08-06T00:15:32.858-05:002012-08-06T00:15:32.858-05:00I never thought about it from the perspective, I l...I never thought about it from the perspective, I love that. Castles, villas, etc, and we have the iconic barn. <br /><br />YOU have a big red barn? TOTALLY jealous!!! ;-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-44782112732896158102012-08-06T00:14:44.231-05:002012-08-06T00:14:44.231-05:00Thanks for that!Thanks for that!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-10857767182813280222012-08-06T00:14:27.841-05:002012-08-06T00:14:27.841-05:00Thanks for stopping by, I just signed up to follow...Thanks for stopping by, I just signed up to follow your blog. I'm going to get caught up on it. Thanks again, I'll find some occasional useless info on occasion, I love it too! :-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-52768215619837680032012-08-06T00:11:33.792-05:002012-08-06T00:11:33.792-05:00You are quite welcome. It is kind of cool to lear...You are quite welcome. It is kind of cool to learn about something that you see all the time but never think about the story behind it. That's what I love about reading on your blog, your village has some great history that I can learn about. <br /><br />Ditto on the barn, I think three or four of our farmhouses would fit inside, ha.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-2866670680589547722012-08-06T00:08:35.734-05:002012-08-06T00:08:35.734-05:00;-);-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-52094820384628910882012-08-06T00:08:12.808-05:002012-08-06T00:08:12.808-05:00That's a great story about your great uncle...That's a great story about your great uncle's house. That old wood is just awesome. I would think, like you said, once it weathers and ages, it sort of stabilizes and just lasts and lasts. They don't grow wood like that anymore, that's for sure.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-55294145617598424572012-08-06T00:05:54.981-05:002012-08-06T00:05:54.981-05:00You know we have toyed with the idea of painting t...You know we have toyed with the idea of painting the farmhouse barn red as well. It's currently all white. We had thought about white with red trim around windows and doors. But I'm rethinking that and we're considering red. We can't paint the exterior until the weather cools down but that is coming in a few months and we need to decide. I like that.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-17976237391796419292012-08-04T08:19:45.717-05:002012-08-04T08:19:45.717-05:00very interesting! funny, i was just wondering the ...very interesting! funny, i was just wondering the same thing yesterday after my neighbors painted their barn-like shed a pretty shade of red. i love red barns! great photos. thanks for sharing! xokellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532066803345129472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-31468728647319145782012-08-04T06:16:05.164-05:002012-08-04T06:16:05.164-05:00I discovered why they SHOULD always be red a coupl...I discovered why they SHOULD always be red a couple of years ago. On our farm the house is white, and the outbuildings Lake Tahoe brown with a green metal roof. I had gathered some alpacas from the far fields and was leading them to the barn when in a rare but blinding snowstorm, I could not SEE the barn. Eventually the storm stopped and I could see better, but on a large tract of land it is very easy to become confused as to direction, as both a human and an animal during a snowstorm with dense or blowing snow.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-44179088731432502782012-08-04T05:30:19.631-05:002012-08-04T05:30:19.631-05:00Man, I love me some barns. Thanks for the informa...Man, I love me some barns. Thanks for the information.daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-27316896435255400662012-08-04T01:29:11.963-05:002012-08-04T01:29:11.963-05:00Interesting bit of trivia. They do look beautiful....Interesting bit of trivia. They do look beautiful.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199859409385042568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-4467268034431457942012-08-03T18:57:11.724-05:002012-08-03T18:57:11.724-05:00Barns are precious to the US and we need to save m...Barns are precious to the US and we need to save more of them. The Irsh have their castles and the French have their villas, we need our barns to be cherished and cared for! Love the trivia. Keep it up. Now I'm heading out to our big red barnDonna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-24317461354024810212012-08-03T17:36:02.584-05:002012-08-03T17:36:02.584-05:00it was brought to america by scandinavian settlers...it was brought to america by scandinavian settlers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falu_redAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-80749121809318685462012-08-03T16:30:51.865-05:002012-08-03T16:30:51.865-05:00Good bit of info! I love useless information like ...Good bit of info! I love useless information like that! Thanks guysKev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-1761391953886302902012-08-03T15:30:16.503-05:002012-08-03T15:30:16.503-05:00thanks for that my man!
you learn something new ev...thanks for that my man!<br />you learn something new everyday don't you.....<br />I would LOVE a barn like the first one, but it would be three ties the size of our cottageJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-55022893858553302642012-08-03T15:22:48.934-05:002012-08-03T15:22:48.934-05:00"homeplace" not "someplace""homeplace" not "someplace"dianefaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229979968118248563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-40303594949593734422012-08-03T15:21:54.147-05:002012-08-03T15:21:54.147-05:00I did enjoy that "random bit of trivia."...I did enjoy that "random bit of trivia." Thank you. There is still an old house here that has never been painted. It belonged to my great-uncle before his death, and the story was that he had built it and had taken the wood from an old someplace. Those planks must be 100 years old, and the wood has aged to beautiful silver gray. If I could have created that on my own house, I certainly would have. Wood like that is no longer available.dianefaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229979968118248563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-17782267442569532212012-08-03T13:22:16.221-05:002012-08-03T13:22:16.221-05:00Thank you for this great information! My house is ...Thank you for this great information! My house is red, like a barn and it is because I always wanted a red house like many of the old colonial New England houses. Probably red for the same reasons that the barns were.nutmeg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497061826533988682noreply@blogger.com