Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Farm Scenes from Lancaster County, PA

Back on Friday, October 7, my wife and I took a trip out to Lancaster County, PA. Below are some farm scenes from our excursion. Part of this time we were on an Amish wagon ride to an Amish dairy farm. The Amish guide and farmer told us they used gas engine compressers to operate much of the dairy operation and to provide themselves with running water and showers.

 A farm scene taken from the car window on the way out

 Raking hay


 A baling operation with a cemetery in the background

 One of the horses at Aaron and Jessica's  Buggy Rides

 Beginning our ride to an Amish farm

 Arriving at the Amish farm

 Inside the Amish dairy barn

 Raking

 Baling

Heading out from the Amish farm

Some alpacas we saw later in the day
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13 comments:

  1. DawnOctober 25, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    What a wonderful visit! One day I DO so want to travel there. I don't know if I would want to leave....

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  2. Horst in EdmontonOctober 25, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    I didn't know one could bale hay with horses. How is the baler run usually it is run by the PTO of the tractor. I'm impressed by the ingenuity of the Amish.

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  3. UnknownOctober 25, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    Thanks, dawn. One could spend weeks in Lancaster County and still not have been there too long. :)

    Thanks, horst in edmonton. I don't know how this baler ran but some Amish will use gas-powered motors on their equipment.

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  4. Buttons ThoughtsOctober 26, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    Now that is a beautiful look into our pasts. The Amish make it look so easy and yet we know how hard it is. I am in some selfish way am very happy to be a farmer with modern day equipment making my life much easier. I truly admire the Amish way of life for how they make it work so well.This was a nice trip and I really enjoyed sharing it with you. Beautiful photos. B

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  5. NancyOctober 27, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Beautiful photos, Tim. Do you ever think what it would be like to live that way today? Must be a hard life, even with the meager conveniences. :)

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  6. Sue AnneOctober 27, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    Beautiful Lancaster and horses sure play a big part of the work.

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  7. sageOctober 27, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    Very pastoral, beautiful!

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  8. HilaryOctober 27, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    Sounds and looks like a great way to spend the day.

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  9. Emery RothOctober 28, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    It looks like you had a great trip. Amazing to see them farm entirely with horse-power, though you did indicate that they are not all so strict. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. VagabondeOctober 29, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    That looks like a fun outing and a great opportunity for some good photographs – great pictures of the horses.

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  11. CergieOctober 31, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    I read in my newpaper that there was snow already in Pennsylvania, how can I imagine that when I see these pictures ?
    The calf is beautiful as a fawn is ; and the B&W cows look healthy and will give a lot of creamy milk...

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  12. Magia da InêsOctober 31, 2011 at 4:51 PM

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    Olá, amigo!

    A vida no campo é simplesmente maravilhosa.
    Suas fotos falam por si mesmas.

    Happy Halloween!!!

    Beijinhos.
    Brasil
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  13. AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    What a beautiful farm... won't you swing by & link up to my Barn Charm meme that features barns? The others would like to see this beautiful farm, too!

    Thanks so much for visiting my Welch Spring post =)

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