Good Fences, Amish Farms

Because we were in the Westby area in September, I wanted to get these photos posted before the snow flies and the scenery changes drastically. I especially loved getting the pic of that young boy mowing the field. It was taken from a distance, and apparently the rule of thumb is, at least among this group of Amish, that photos are permissible among friends, as long as you don't photograph faces. I didn't think I had even gotten the boy in the frame, so was surprised (and delighted) when I uploaded the photo to the computer.

I did work at getting a few fences into the post (no pun intended), for Teresa's Good Fences meme, and I think I have enough to qualify, but you kinda have to hunt for them.

I wanted to get these two photos in because they represent the typical Amish barn and typical Amish house. Did I tell you that the silos must have pointed tops? If an Amish man buys a farm that already has a silo and it has a dome top, that's acceptable. But if they are building a silo, it must have a pointed top. Not sure why. And maybe it's just a rule of this particular group.

Walking home from church

Or riding home from church

Oops! Nope, not on an Amish farm.

I doubt they have much to do with Snow White or Rose Red

or anything frivolous, like that big blue ball.

View across the valleys 

How I'd love to be there in about 2 weeks when their trees should be at the peak of color. The field in the foreground is the one the young boy was mowing.

I'm trying to use up my September Amish pictures, but I won't make any guarantees that you won't see a stray one here and there in the future. :-)

Question:

So thinking about that kid in the first photo, think back to your own childhood. Did you have chores at home? Do you remember what they were? Did you get an allowance?  

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