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Aug 2009 photos of new barn built in 2004.
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front
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Harry in aisle eating hay after bath
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barn aisle showing 2 stalls, and hay room at other end. both doors have 12 over 12 pane oak windows that allow more light in.
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Harry looks out front grooming stall window
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Harry stands in grooming stall. Shavings are stored in here as well.
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Back door showing stall doors shut so that air comes in and Harry stays in. Door to left is sliding door with open window like front door.
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Front of barn. Extra mats were used front and back doors. I rinse him off here. No wash stall but warm water.
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Back of property. Large pasture and dressage arena
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Old barn remains. Still waiting for people to finish removing it.
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Steve Porter from Naples drills 12 holes. November 2004.
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Almost finished
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Dave Cardona from Bath, delivers rough-cut hardwood just cut.
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Getting ready to unload
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Dave ready to unload.
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Unloading all the lumber.
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Roofing, posts, lumber all ready for Tom Hauser and Crew.
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Harry and Beanie watch.
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Harry taking a snooze in the sun.
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Tom, Pete, Mark set posts Wed 17th Nov. 2004
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End of day 17th Nov.
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nov. 18, mid day.
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end of day 18th nov.
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beginning of day Nov. 19th.
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end of day Nov. 19th.
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3pm Nov. 19th, boys in pasture.
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Ready to come in.
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Nov. 21, morning
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morning 21st November. Area to clean up.
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lumber everywhere lots of trash
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large stacks and trim offs
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restack into correct widths.
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after clean-up.
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cleaned up all trash and restacked into width piles.
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all stacked up.
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120 feet of snow fence added to winter pasture.
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80 feet of snow fence near barn. I need three more rolls to complete the two pastures for Winter.
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Nov. 22, monday, roof purlins go on
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horses are out in their Winter paddock.
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Lots of grass, and hunting clothes.
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Taking a break before lunch.
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We want LUNCH!! Beanie on left, Harry on right.
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Well, now that we've had lunch, why isn't the barn finished !
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Behind our version of Norfolk Fence for the Winter.
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morning of 23rd, underroof goes up
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evening 23rd steel roofing goes up one side is completed.
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100 more feet of fence up by afternoon of 23rd.
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horses out in Summer pasture
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coming to the gate for lunch! Nov. 23rd
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Okay, lunchtime!!
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just waiting........
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barn really listing...
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November 28, 2004
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November 28,
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november 29, inside barn
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horses in pasture behind new barn
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Still not finished at 4pm.
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Dec. 7th, foundation footing begins by Butler Construction.
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Tim takes stonedust inside barn
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Dump full of stone dust
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Tim gets stonedust out of dump truck.
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Inside of barn started.
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Rick drives and Ed digs by hand. New water to barn.
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Dec. 8th, 4 loads gravel, 1 CR-1 from Joe, starting to take shape.
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Driveway and apron.
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Inside of barn all filled with stone dust and tamped with power vibrating machine and hand tamped.
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Inside looking North. Mats and stall frames from old barn will be added tomorrow.
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Joe dumping last load of 1's.
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Dec 10th, horses in.
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Beanie peeks out his new window!
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Dec. 11th, got all the windows fixed, and more mats in even in the snow. Harry loves his view.
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Beanie can't decide whether to eat or look out the window.
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Inside barn Dec. 11th evening.
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Both boys enjoying their new digs.
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Sunday 12th Dec. horses out in separate pastures from now on.
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Separate but equal. Both enjoying life much more, especially Beanie who doesn't have Harry pestering him and playing. Beanie fell down about an hour before this and so I realized that they needed to be apart.
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evening of 12th.
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Still need a front door. I tried getting the one off the front of the old barn, but it was too heavy.
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Dec.15, morning. Beanie has finished his breakfast and is ready to go out!
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Harry is so dark you can't see him, but he's ready also.
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Finally the new door is on-thank you Jeff and Sharon for all the help!! We got lots done-gates and snaps and all the wood in the old barn moved to the front in case the old barn falls.
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Dec 15, boys happy in their barn with the new front door off the old barn.
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Closer view. Dec. 15th.
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Dec. 15th, my truck and trailer are longer than the new barn. Ready to go to get shoes on tomorrow.
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Morning of Dec. 20. The temps were below zero, and this is known locally as a vertical rainbow. It's crystals of frozen rain behind the sun which makes a vertical rainbow. This was at 8am facing East.
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Dec. 20th almost gone.
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Beanie eating his hay with his full coat on. I added this door to the end of the barn to give him some shelter from the wind.
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Harry doesn't have a shelter. In the Spring I'm planning on digging some post holes and adding a wind break at this corner for him as well.
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Door I added at the front of the barn so when I come out in the morning at least I'm not blown across the field.
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Inside of the barn facing South. I added a board just below the top of the door inside with an extra piece notched for the right side so that the snow won't blow straight in. I have to find something to put over the outside top.
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In the eaves, I cut the CB-4 board from underneath the ceiling to fit in the open areas as the snow was blowing inside the stalls. I nailed the pieces on with the special foam board nails. I got both sides done.
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I stuffed the eaves with empty shavings bags, and then stapled a tarp piece over the eaves because the hay was getting snow on it.
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Beanie enjoying his hay. He is so happy, and sound, and gaining weight.
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Harry has lunch
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Beanie enjoys Christmas Lunch!
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MMM--carrots baby apples beet pulp and nettles!! What a feast for a king
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Too bad you can't see his ears twirl when he eats-it's so cute.
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Harry is only able to just get carrots and some beet pulp-about 1/8 of a cup. It's never enough for him, but necessary.
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Back of new barn showing the two end 'doors' we put on so that there is a wind break.
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Breakfast inside Dec.29, - because of the ice and mist they spent most of the day inside with their windows opened. Harry loves watching the traffic. Beanie loves his hay.
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Dec 29, back of old barn.
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Dec. 30, very precarious...
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Dec 30, back of old barn.getting ready to go.
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Dec 31. 2004, 8:00 am, barn goes down just as I rounded the corner out of the new barn to dump the cart. The beam missed me by 5'.
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First I ran in the house and threw the breaker for the new barn, because the wires are tied into a new box in the old barn at the bottom left hand side of open doorway.
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Then I grabbed the camera. I was shaking so hard, I didn't think the photos would turn out. The noise was deafening-thank God or I wouldn't have survived.
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Looking South from the North side of the barn on the bank. I told Beth yesterday about Earl's carpenter bench and said that the barn wouldn't last another day. Guess it didn't. Neither did the bench.
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Just cannot believe the entire roof has collapsed. The horses were totally frantic. Thank God they were out of the barn, and in the field.
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Harry watches. Beanie was behind the new barn. It took him 45 min to calm down and stop hyperventilating. I gave him a half bottle of Traumed after I brought them in the new barn. They were upset all day.
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From the sun porch. My Farmall A tractor, all my carts, my mower, my aluminum canoe, steel doors, windows, t&g walnut and cherry flooring, baskets, tools, and buckets are still inside. I have to get all the stuff moved away from the front in order to get them all out. I also have to get an electrician to remove the overhead wires and the box so that I can get electric back in the barn. After that is done, some people will come in and get the beams, then the horses will have to go away for 3 days, and the fire dept will come in and burn it down. It's very scary still.
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Jan 1, 2005-after HUGE winds last night, the barn is still holding on.
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This wall won't last, especially with the winds we have here.
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Barn full o stuff-8am
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Moved the boards first that were blocking the path to the pile.
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South side of barn.
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From the west back side of barn
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This ladder went to the third floor loft in the center of the barn-South Side.
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From the North Bank side looking South
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From the house yard.
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New barn and horses in pasture.
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Beanie in pasture.
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Harry and Beanie looking South West.
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Harry and top floors in front of old barn.
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Some of this I can move some I cannot because of the weight.
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Looking North West, Beam
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Stuff to be moved.
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Myrtle and more stuff I pulled to the front 2 weeks ago.
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even more 'stuff'
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Blanket racks, canoe, windows.
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Thank goodness I removed the Oak 12 over 12 windows from the front and side of Beanie's stall.
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View of beams.
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Electric box just put in last March. Service for new barn. Now has to be removed to new barn.
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Porch pile starting with Mt. Bike
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Pile o stuff grows out in the driveway.
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This is as far as I was able to drag the mower.
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Myrtle is the only thing left inside. My 63 yr old Farmall-A. I was afraid that the vibration of starting it up would be dangerous.
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Empty except for one piece of steel roofing.
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Pile o stuff-heavy gates, buckets, tools, blankets, racks, chairs.
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OMG!! Now go organize all this stuff!
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Finally ended up putting my narrow 'jump'gates on either end of the front of the barn until Spring. The canoe I placed all the big rakes and tools I'm not using on some plastic and turned the canoe over up against the trees for the Winter.
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All organized and piled up. With the winds we have I hope it stays until tomorrow when I can secure it better.
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Stall doors, shelves, gates, trolly, racks-all organized for Winter.
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Yea! A clean yard again-How happy am I!
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Beanie leaves the barn with his new raincoat. Jan 12th, 2005
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Beanie prepares to take a roll!!
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Just have to christen the new binkie.
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And now for the BIG SHAKE!
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I love my visible binkie.
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Harry in his lined rainsheet. He's going to get his matching wax one tomorrow.
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The fire whistles are blowing!
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All right that's over, I want my hay...
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Finally the wires are off the old barn and I'm just waiting for this wall to fall.
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Pascha guards the house and all the stuff from the barn.
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Jan 13, Harry gets a chance to sneak some of Beanies hay while I clean his stall.
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Beanie and Telly staying in due to ice and rain.
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Harry dines alone.
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Sat. Jan 15th morning
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Chloe enjoys the sun.
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Sat. Jan 15th nice day.
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Jan 17th I'm fixing the pastures today.
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Beanie enjoying his wind sheet.
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jan 18th, new pastures
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Jan 18th
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Harry always searching for grass.
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Jan 18th, new barn and old barn.
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Jan 18th, Beanie takes a roll!!
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Jan 18th-now for the shake!
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Jan 18th. Relentless in his pursuit of the perfect snack-Harry is determined.
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Harry is not thrilled about his 'new' paddock.
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Harry wading through the snow.
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Beanie is so glad that Harry is on the other side.
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Snow everywhere.
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Harry in his little paddock.
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Beanie loves his hay.
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Beanie with his snow jacket on.
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House from barn.
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Feb 4th 40 degrees. Resting in the sun. Beanie now has the smaller paddock because Harry decided to walk over the rope into Beanie's pasture.
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Harry and Beanie in the sun.
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Beanie looking out his side window in the evening.
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Munching out on afternoon hay.
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Feb. 4th.
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Mr. Beanie, gorgeous as always.
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Waiting to go in.
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All in and waiting for supper.
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