farm country

Over Thanksgiving we toured the countryside around Halcyon Farm, in Glen, New York, just northwest of Albany.  My aunt and uncle drove us around to see the amazing rolling farmland and old barns, farmhouses, and outbuildings.

I loved the colors of these beehives.

Farm equipment looks like sculpture.

 People over 100 years ago left their names on the beams in one of the barns.

 Little family cemeteries dot the hills.

 His and hers outhouses behind the Baptist Church.

A view inside the silo.

Abandoned homes and farms dot the landscape.

A number of old abandoned farms have been bought by the Amish, 

and there is now a thriving Amish community in this area of eastern New York.

To see photos of our family and Thanksgiving family fun, click here.