Monday, July 24, 2017

They Don't Build Them Like This Anymore...


So many of you are liable to think that because I am a photographer, I notice a lot of things.  I tend to believe that, but this weekend I learned a lesson - sometimes I don't notice stuff.  This is the interior of the Vermont Welcome Center, in Guilford.  It is just a few miles north of the Vermont State line.  I have been stopping here for years now. This particular center was built in 1999 and is designed as a post and beam barn, which pays tribute to Vermont’s agricultural roots.  On this particular day I suddenly noticed the huge beams that support the building.  I must have seen them in all my other stops but I just don't remember noticing enough to take a photograph of the construction. Most of these beams have the adz marks on them, which is cool.  This construction reminds me of my grandfather's barns, which I got to play in as a kid, in Guilford, Connecticut.

2 comments:

  1. I had to look up the term "adz" as I am not familiar with woodworking tools! Beautiful wood beams. betsey

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  2. Betsey: That's why I put the term in my text! There used to be an adz in grandpa Spencer's workshop on the farm. I always loved the term, but rarely have a chance to use it in a sentence! :-)

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