I posted a close up of this siding but I thought that I would throw in this wider shot. I had to when the title dawned on me. In my defense, this siding really has some whiskers… but side burns? Maybe not! Talk about undried and unseasoned lumber, there was plenty of pitch in the pine trees they hacked into barn lumber. I bet there were few dead ponderosas sawn for this siding.
The hardware series ended when I saw the natural and weathered siding on old sheds. This siding is on the old unpainted McIntosh dairy barn. This may not have been finished lumber but rather straight from the buzz saw and dripping wet. I would not count on this being so much as stable dried lumber. Old Mac probably got squirted when he drove the nails. Stable dried lumber that has been dried to average humidity stands a far better chance of lasting for a much longer time when exposed to the elements while unsealed.
The Ag Museum is now open for summer weekends, including Fridays. The passing storm may sift snow on MAC for tomorrow. Last Friday, I passed through on a leisurely stroll down to Mac Lake, met an interesting mountain main with whiskers and a dandy bench west along the lake. I loaded up with autumn captures this year in general and accessed the only snow Saturday this winter. As always, it’s a great spot for exercise and access to Mac Lake. There is always something more at McIntosh but I won’t search today. I apparently can’t find everything in a single pass. I like the natural patina of the rusting tones as they were. There is great diversity in those tones.
This is the McIntosh-Lohr Farm Agricultural Museum on Highway #66, (not the same as Route #66) It goes up to Estes Park and end mostly east at Flatteville. I dropped everything else because the clouding has been absent recently, Friday and today, they really popped the structures. The unpainted barn was the McIntosh barn and the red one the Dickens barn moved in from the FAA property. I’m related some how or another to the Dickens crowd. Old Jack, I remember he had trouble remembering to put the gear down BEFORE he landed his plane. I scored shots out here some years ago but the sky was a dud and I was using my old D70. I am gathering all together into my Photo Set album.
