• Barns,  Journey's

    Octagon Barn in Southbury CT

    Cheryl and I set our sails to Southbury CT, in early March,  where we wanted to photograph this unique octagon barn.  There were no trespassing signs around it’s circumference leading me to believe that the owner has seen his share of visitors over the years. I very subtly parked my car off the road down the street and walked over to the opposite side of the road to take the images.  In and out in less than two minutes.  I am very sensitive to homeowners and barn owners as to not impose upon them. Unfortunately I couldn’t find any historical data on this barn except that the Southbury Historical Society…

  • Barns,  Journey's,  Museums

    Ludorf Barn, Southbury CT

    Ludorf Barn 502 West Purchase Rd., Southbury CT In doing my research I came upon the Ludorf Barn/Museum in Southbury CT and headed out this beautiful winters day to photograph it. As I arrived the fist thing I noticed was that this rural fairly desolate setting was in a fairly elevated location allowing for beautiful views of the surrounding landscape. The barn was donated in 2009 by Marie Ludorf to the Southbury Historical Society. Since that time the Society has restored various parts of the buildings and grounds, including inside items such as carriages etc. The grounds, consisted of 2 acres with a rather large barn, (shown in my image),…