Bucolic Dairy Barn In North Georgia Landscape
by Mark E Tisdale
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Bucolic Dairy Barn In North Georgia Landscape
Artist
Mark E Tisdale
Medium
Photograph - Photo Art
Description
It's odd that my history with this little corner of Dekalb County, Georgia, goes back quite some time before I lived in North Georgia. A geology class field trip when I was in college included a stop at Arabia Mountain. I don't remember seeing any nature trails then, but fast forward nearly a decade and I was living in the Atlanta area. I remembered the natural beauty of the area and decided to retrace my steps.
As beautiful as the mountain is, it was this old barn along the Arabia Mountain Trail that caught my attention that second trip. I loved the bucolic setting and how timeless this old farm felt. I visited in early spring and you can see most of the trees beyond the barn are still bare, but the green in the pasture in the foreground speaks of the coming warm weather.
Some time after I took the photo this is based on, I ran into a guy who said he had worked in the area years before and this old barn was a dairy barn. I'm not sure of all the details but this is part of a heritage farm, the Vaughters Farm, which has been preserved as seen as a reminder of the agrarian history of this part of Dekalb County. I think that's pretty cool they saved this old farm as this section of North Georgia is a rapidly urbanizing area. It's so uncommon to find places that want to preserve the past this way! So bravo Dekalb County for remembering the past as well as looking to the future!
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June 1st, 2013
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