We can see many scenes like this in the winter in our part of the U.S. Though there are many new and well-kept barns, I have a special interest in old barns. It seems they have a story to tell. A family owned this property and the barn was necessary for storing their equipment, sheltering their animals in cold weather, and preserving feed for their cattle until the next growing season. Now it seems disposable. No longer needed for its original purpose, many are left to just rot away and fall down. I want to preserve a record of their existence as a reminder of how this great country was settled and made rich by the work of individual families.