Antique Grain Shed

Old, as in dating to the 1920's or before, this grain shed may have to come down if we decide to proceed with a design/plan to divert water from the land into the streams and wetlands surrounding it. It's in the way...of pipelines, waterways and progress.

The shed is currently the repository of unwanted junk left there by previous owners, and it is beginning to lean...but a couple of burrowing animals have taken up residence underneath it, so it seems a shame to bring it down. Restoring it, on the other hand, is a project for which I simply do not have time.

I suppose the wood can be reclaimed for some purpose or other...it is silvery and shot through with sienna, and not in terrible shape. Picture frames? What else can be done with splendid old wood (besides the obvious)? I love old stuff, and really don't like the American tendency to knock everything over and pulverize it into dust simply because it has gotten a few years (or miles) on it.

The shed would also make a somewhat wistful painting, with the great dead pine trees behind it. Maybe once the weather warms up again...