Old Homesteads

Don't you just love driving through the country and seeing old homesteads dotting the landscape. We went for a drive way out in the country the other day and stopped by this old homestead.

The house had been added onto many times.
The last little addition attached to the back
was a bathroom.

It looks as though birds were the last residents of the bathroom.
I took a picture of this bird nest in the medicine cabinet.

The main part of the house was made of hand hewn logs.
I'm thinking this was once an opening to the upstairs.

I took a peek of the upstairs wall.

There is an old barn type building outside that is covered with these berries.

Here is a close up. I'm not familiar with these.
They are beautiful, who can tell me what they are.

A very stout ladder led to the upper level of the barn.

And I thought this was a very ingenious way to hang items.
Forked sticks were nailed against the wall.

Here is another ladder on the outside of the old barn.

Isn't this a beautiful view from the yard.

In case you are wondering, we weren't trespassing. We know the people who own this place.

I love the large logs and the craftsmanship of these places. As I walked about the buildings, I wondered what life was like for the people who lived here long ago.