More Sentinels of Time! - Photos by Bob Kelly

The Iowa countryside has thousands of previously used barns that are sitting idle, in disrepair, and gradually degrading.  I call them "Sentinels of Time" for most have stood in their spot for several decades as time passed, and as the method and purpose of agriculture changed.  

They may be less attractive, they may lean a little this way or that, they may have parts missing, or even holes in the roof or siding, but there they sit, a reminder to us of times past.  I brake for a barn of this type, and the next time you see one, gaze safely as you drive by, or maybe stop and take a good long look.  

In a way they remind me of humans, who get older, and change in appearance and stability, but yet continue to provide a vital contribution to the understanding of what has gone before.  Enjoy these barns, all of whom are Sentinels of Time, aging in place, across the plains of Iowa.