BARN RAISING

Today our group went up the road about 20 miles to watch an Amish barn raising.  When we arrived the Amish men had been at work for 3 hours. 

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They had accomplished quite a bit as you can see in the picture. It had started raining, but not hard.   The men were all over the barn in the building process.  Some were high on the rafters and others were on the main floor of the loft, while others were bringing in more lumber.  After we had been there for a while the young girls walked up the ramp with food for the men. 

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In a very short time the men converged on the food at the rear of the barn. 

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Apparently this group was made up of Amish men from the area and a few neighbors that were not Amish, (they call them English),  The women were in the house cooking a big meal for lunch.  The table was on the front porch.  The table and benches fold up when they are not in use. 

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This farm is about 400 acres which will be a dairy farm.  The exterior of the house is not finished.  This will be a job that needs to be completed before winter sets in. Generally they don't get snow until November  in this area.

Here is a picture of an older Amish barn down the road.

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After returning back to the church and working the remainder of the day we were treated to another fine meal prepared by some of the members of the church.  One of the daughters of the youth pastor says "hi RV" or "bye RV" when one of us pass by.  She is a cutie.

After supper Jerry, Carolyn, Allan and I drove back to the Amish barn to see how the job was progressing.  Much to our surprise, it was almost completed.  They had called it a day as the sun was going down.  What hard working people.

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On our drive we also saw an eagle.  It isn't the best picture but you can tell what it is.

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