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June 27, 2011... into summertime now.
Well, we seem to be stuck in a cool and wet mode yet for this start of summertime. There is talk of warmer weather towrds
the end of this week but there is also talk of more wet weather, too. It gets a little depressing with a lot of dark and cloudy
days. We never had much of a spring and summer just isn't starting perfectly yet either. But I have a feeling that we won't
be complaining about too cool weather for very much longer! Henderson celebrated its annual Sauerkraut Days event this
past weekend with parades, lots of kraut to eat and other fun events. This little town celebrates all kinds of events all
summer. Check their website to see what's coming up that you do not want to miss. Here are a few photos from a couple of the
events from this past weekend.
Cool, wet and still Spring ....June 19, 2011
We are edging up to the first day of summer and still seeing cool and very wet weather. Although we did see some 90 degree
days this past week we have switched back to highs in the 70's and lots and lots of rain. It has been difficult to find drying
days for putting up hay for the dairy farmers that are still engaged in that business. There are not too many left in Sibley
county anymore but neighboring Carver County still has many large dairies. Summer town events are well under way and
I hope you have the opportunity to enjoy as many as you can.
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Photographing barns doesn't take too much talent or skill. If you can point a camera then you can certainly capture
an imposing barn with all its detail and beauty for others to enjoy seeing. The farther we get away from our rural roots as
a people, it seems the more that we enjoy the nostalgia of the old barns and what they meant to the farmers who built them.
On this site, I'm going to talk a little about my own skills, such as they are, at photographing barns and other
rural scenes. I will try to give a bit of history on the subject itself, as well as some background on some of the barns
that I have a little information about. I might also include some tips or techniques used or how I was lucky enough to get
the shot that I did get. And, of course, I'll include lots of pictures of the results of my photo journey throughout
the County of Sibley in the great State of Minnesota!
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| Latest issue of Minnesota Moments magazine. |
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| Sibley County is located in the south central area of Minnesota. |
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| Sibley County is located in the south central part of the state of Minnesota. |
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| St. John's in Faxon with a beautiful sunset. |
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| Shorthorn cattle resting beneath some shade trees on a Faxon farm. |
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| Mount Rushmore with Michael and Alex over the 4th of July weekend. |
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| Downtown Henderson barn. Just found this one!! |
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| A new Faxon Township book showing the front cover. |
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| Barns of Sibley County book. |
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| A barn in Faxon that will be soon torn down. |
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