Another day of mild winter temps and beautiful afternoon skies invited me back out for another visit to Fir Island. My attention was drawn to this huge barn. All the recent rain provided plenty of mirror space.
Barn along Fir Island Road, Skagit Valley
Barn along Fir Island Road, Skagit Valley
Barn along Fir Island Road, Skagit Valley
Fir Island also provides a winter home to snow geese!
Snow Geese on Fir Island, Skagit Valley
Barns have a definite personality. Some are smarmy and conceited, others destitute and abandoned. Old abandoned barns are best. All pretenses are erased and what’s exposed is the soul of the place. With nothing left to hide the history of the place exudes and if you take some time to breathe and listen you will be transported back in time.
This barn is located in La Conner and she had a lot to say!
Barn and clouds
Inside reflection
Lower boards stripped
Boat in a barn
La Conner Barn on a January afternoon
Cook Road
Gordon Skagit Farm
Farm to Market Road
Cook Road
Cook Road
Skagit Flats
Skagit Road
Highway 9, Sedro-Woolley
Farm to Market
Skagit County Barn: Dike Road
Skagit Barn: Farm to Market Road
Clear Lake Barn
Padilla Bay
Cook Road
Francis Road
Cook Road
Water Tower on Dike Road
Gardner Road
Padilla Bay
Farm to Market
The generally dull, gray and wet winter months do not afford as many colorful photogenic opportunities as the other three seasons prompting me to come up with a new idea of what to capture.
Recently I had posted a few images of old barns and several people commented that they just loved them and wanted to see more and so the Barn Project was born.
A simple search turned up a Skagit County Heritage Barn web site, complete with images, descriptions and directions to each barn.
I am just getting started but here are a few images of Barns of Skagit County!
There are many barns here in Skagit County, here are a few images from my neck of the woods…
North Western Images - photos by Andy Porter 