I drove a four-wheeler and hiked up to a cabin in the woods right on the Continental Divide between Montana and Idaho.
There is an old abandon goldmine and old cabins up there.
People keep the cabin stocked with provisions of sorts.
It's really a place forgotten in time.
A stavkirke chapel on Washington Island, Wisconsin was lovingly built in the past half century by local residents who wanted to preserve and celebrate the Scandinavian heritage there.
I rode bikes around the island last weekend. This was the first time visiting the stavkirk chapel.
Inside there are faux painted marble pillars. There are also carved panels and altar.
There is a hand carved schooner hanging from the rafters in reference to the island community and heritage.
Because of a broken bathtub that flooded the floor, we have need for an update to a bathroom in one of my homes. The house is in a suburb just west of Chicago and was built midcentury early 1950's. I believe it was built in 1952. It still has a coal heat stove in the basement although has been retrofitted with central heat and air conditioning throughout. And although Chicago Water and Fire were able to remove and dry the old boards and remove the tub without damaging any tile, we will have to replace it to install a new tub. So although I love the design and handiwork of this tile job, it looks like it will...
Yesterday I posted about some abandon and unused buildings on some ranch property we purchased. The insides are full of barren and deteriorating walls.
The ceiling joists are sagging. But this was built as best as could with what there was at the time many decades ago.
The dogs are checking things out.
Should I make this my art studio? :)
I love old buildings and things so much.
Our family purchased an adjacent ranch recently that has many old and unused buildings on it. Here is one that used to hold grain. I always love red barns. They look especially wonderful in the winter as they stand out against all the cool and barren landscape. Here are some cool old dividers. I'm not sure what are in them. But we are storing four wheelers in this building. Here is another barn that had a grain mill at one time but we gave it to some Amish friends (the millstone that is). It has to be hooked up to a tractor and belt to use, so they are prepared to use it. Another view of one of the barns...
