In advertising 101, they teach you that when all else fails, default to kids and puppies. Fast forward to the internet, when all else fails, default to barns and cows.
The building in the background is a log structure. The real thing
The barn in the foreground is more than likely the successor to the barn in the background. Or at least, the building in the background is what I strongly suspect to be a log barn. It’s a log something and I’m figuring it’s a barn. This story started on the Photo of the Week page at Corndancer dot com with an individual, more detailed picture of both structures. Click here to see how the story started along with the other pictures. The buildings are on Arkansas Highway 310 west of Letona, Arkansas.
An old barn near Lonoke, Arkansas, with a new roof. At long last, someone cares!
This barn odyssey begins in my home town of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. I snapped the first image (above) just south of Lonoke, Arkansas on Highway 31. The barn is in good condition, considering the probable age. The owners obviously are wanting to preserve the barn. They replaced the original corrugated roofing with a new aluminum roof. Not exactly traditional, but who cares if it gets the job done and extends the life of this fine barn.
There's a horse in that barn. She apparently likes the shade or is a bashful sort.
The next stop was Pangburn, Arkansas. By the time you get to Pangburn, the Delta flatlands are far behind you. You are getting into the mountains. The nice barn above and 654 souls (according to the 2000 census) call Pangburn home. This barn can’t be much more than a block and a half from the epicenter of downtown Pangburn. Is that a cool town or what? The barn was behind a fence which did not appear to present a problem in crossing. Before taking that fateful step over the fence, I noticed a well worn path inside the fence, prima facie evidence that a critter was ensconced there. Not seeing the critter or wishing to find out the hard way, I shot on the street side of the fence. I took a closer look at the barn after the shot. A horse in the barn was taking a closer look at me. He looked friendly enough, but in the words of the immortal Fats Waller, “ … one never know, do one?” The barns at the top of the page were the next stop.
No one was available to reveal the barns provenance. Pity.
The next barn is on Good Springs Road off Highway 310 south of Pickens Chapel. There was an occupied residence on the same property, but unfortunately, no one was home to reveal the secrets of the barn.
Cows cooling it. Good work if you can get it.
Wandering off Good Springs Road, I came across these cows. When temperatures soar to the discomfort stage, certain enlightened, but not all cows will repair to the depths of their friendly local stock pond and spend the afternoon taking a dip. Why didn’t I think of that?
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Joe Dempsey
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Weekly Grist for the Eyes and Mind 
There no question in my mind that the barns of yesterday will last longer than the pre-fab barns of the big box stores. Knowing that you’ve taken you share of barn pics through the years, you well know how long they can last with occasional maintenance … which is still cheaper than building a new one.
The old, no-longer-usable ones are probably a sign of changing times …. times of a different rural life … thus possibly letting the barn go because it wasn’t needed by the owner.
By the way … I do enjoy seeing the different architectural styles used in barns.
Barns and cows, how can you go wrong? .Thanks for nice post.I added to my twitter.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the visit.
Joe