While traveling the highways and byways, my eye is often drawn to barns and churches. Enjoy them with me!

Friday, December 31, 2010

End of Year Pics

I decided to take advantage of the soft winter sun, warmer temperatures, and vacation time to take some pictures of churches and barns in western McDowell County.


This is Harmony Grove Baptist Church just a little bit down the road from where we live. Looking at this photo and the next one, I'm not sure if I like the church or the tree best!


The next church is similar in style to this one. It is the Glenwood United Methodist Church. I love the cross on this church. It makes it look truly like a bulwark in any storm.


Close-up of the cross.


The sun started to come out for this next church, Ridgeway Freewill Baptist Church. I never realized until I stopped to take this picture, but there is a beautiful pond below and behind this church.


My last church is one that is no longer functioning. It is the Charity Mission Baptist Church. The folks have built another big church beside it in a warehouse style, as many big churches are doing these days to save money. But they have kept their old country church beside it. I hope they are able to restore the old church. My daughter, who was helping me take pictures today, got up close to the windows and said it smelled like cat pee, so I guess the old building is still useful!


This little shed is near our house. I always liked it, and especially like the gnarled winter tree beside it.



This chimney and outbuilding also caught my fancy as we drove down Old Glenwood Road.