Cleone Barn No. 7

Cleone, Ill. is one of those places that has all but vanished. It is located in Clark County north of Martinsville. All that remains of it are a couple of houses and two old barns. This barn, owned by Dan Cribelar, is one of them. It is on one of the possible roads I can take when I go to visit family in Crawford County. I have driven by this old place dozens of times but never really noticed it until Friday (April 3) evening when driving to West Union to meet family for supper at a place called the Silvermoon. The light was perfect but I did not have time to stop and shoot pics.

I looked at the clock on the dashboard. It was 6:11. The next evening I arrived at the barn at 6:05. The light was just as good and I had some clouds to work with that were not present the evening before. I shot a few from the road then went looking for the owner. A farmer working nearby pointed across a field and said, "he lives over there." So, I drove "over there," introduced myself and was given permission to take some photos from the property.

The trip was well worth it. I came home with ten keepers from this old barn, and a few more from another.