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WayneBenedet — Tichkosky Homestead
Published: 2009-01-10 20:27:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 2918; Favourites: 139; Downloads: 0
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This old homestead is just about ready to fall over. Winter snows this year have been heavy, and may have already finished the work of previous seasons.Related content
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I think it is related to the length of time the land has been farmed, and that farming has changed so much. The family farm is all but disappeared, and large companies that cultivate thousands of acres have taken the lead. So there are many houses that are left becasue they are simply not needed. Some of the remains, the this one, are over 100 years old. Th eland is not even in the same family anymore. The guy who farms it rents it along with almost 1000 acres. he and his father farm together.
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thank you for the explanation.it was the dream of some people to have a bit of land and a farm and some animals to be self sufficient..I guess it didn't work i wonder why ....people lived like that for hundred of years..you would think they would cherish that kind of life ..I would preferred it to work in offices..if I had land i would never sell it...cheers
great photos by the way
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small farms are not efficient. Today a farmer can cultivate thousands of acres and have only one or two helpers. Back when these houses were built, machinery was not as available, to more had to be done by hand. I think what It comes down to is progress and the changes in farming. So much more can be done with machines now that could be done by hand even 20 or 30 years ago.
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i live in Belgium for 21 years and down the road there was little farm..just a few stables a cow a horse some pigs lots of chicken and duck at the back there was field and some tree and apple and pears there was a well.. and a small garden where they grew vegetables ..and they were totally self sufficient..they made butter and sold it and eggs ..no chemical ..fresh vege..3 generation live there without having go to out to work anywhere..recession and what ever was going on at the time never touch them..and when my father was out of work they help us..they never run out of food..fruit could be preserved..they had rabbit that just ate grass ..no need to by anything but the grain..sadly it was sold ..for more than a million in 1960 my friend married a Hungarian ..and move to a small flat in Toronto canada and live unhappily ever after ..that farm was in my opinion all a person need enough for one family,, why cultivate miles of land with machinery and money borrow from the bank ..sorry i don't get it..after all when a person work in a office all he gets is his wages in the end of the week ..there is not many people that live well on it only the bosses do...but i do understand what hapenned i just don't understand why they didn't make small farm out of the land and keep it that way..everybody would than live of the land..I guess there is just too many people now..I just don't like life in a small flat or factory..yak...
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I certainly understand your feeling about this. These are things that I too do not fully understand. perhaps it has to do with greed, always wanting more... more money, more land etc.
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wonderful capture here my friend
those things just seem to last and last
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yes indeed,
thanks for your visit and comment.
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it was a great visit, and you are welcome
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I just love these shots of yours, something about a decayed house.
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Thanks Zac,
I will be posting a B&W soon.
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thanks,
I think it goes pretty cheaply
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sounds great to me, I'll take it then for the winter !
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well good luck with it
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Is beautiful! A house demonstrates the passage of time...
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thanks.
I have taken a winter scene and will post it when I can.
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yes it does have that feel and colouration about it. I hope to post another of this same building in winter.
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nice, i will be waiting for it
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well, I hope you will be patient, my plate if pretty full getting ready for the show in March.
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It looks like it's sinking back into the earth. Nicely captured.
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In a way this looks like the perfect place to live. I know, it may need a little workover
But still...
Yeah, I know - a civilized person's archaic dream
Wonderful picture anyway.
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It is absolutley beautiful...i would live there lol
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might be a bit wet in rain and cold in winter. 
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The farm I grew up on had a number of old buildings next to a field down the road. Old houses that were like this only at the time they had not been torn down because of the expense.
These have since been cleared out. But when I was a kid we used to ride by them with our bicycles and wonder if the people who used to live there would even recognize them.
My grandfather used to tell of a man who lived in one of them that invented an air conditioner, left to go to Chicago to register the patent and never returned.
Of course my grandfather was notorious for telling tall tales as well....
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Reminds me of warmth, summer and holidays, brigh Sun and refreshing wind 
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it is a very beautiful spot. The closest house is about a mile away. It is really quite a peaceful place.
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Is it all in Canada (i mean your shots with nature and old cars)?
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Hi Vera,
most of my shots are in Canada, but a few are in the USA.
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Thanks! I never knew that Canada is so beautiful, the nature is amazing! Have a nice day!
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Great Wayne, and you're right it would be a fantastic winter shot. Snowshoes would make it a lot easier to access .
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Thanks Rebecca,
If we get a descent day I will give it a try.
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Beautiful picture. I love old buildings like that! Nice lighting, too.
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... but still a perfect subject to capture, beautiful photo
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