tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post2153028178122685710..comments2024-03-28T22:53:24.134-05:00Comments on Taken For Granted: Red BarnTaken For Grantedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-14966208382791905742018-05-20T18:08:42.866-05:002018-05-20T18:08:42.866-05:00Sweet picture of a perfectly placed barn. Sweet picture of a perfectly placed barn. Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-57343933045960669172018-05-20T10:28:26.077-05:002018-05-20T10:28:26.077-05:00It often is the price of things that determines th...It often is the price of things that determines their use! Nicely framed between trees and electricity poles TFG.PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-9269005825194724342018-05-20T08:12:03.185-05:002018-05-20T08:12:03.185-05:00S.C. and Lowell, red barns are traditional because...S.C. and Lowell, red barns are traditional because the cheapest possible paint was made from oil and iron oxide which gives the paint a red color. It was not the color that was important, it was the price of paint.Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-64474127327714392202018-05-20T05:59:58.212-05:002018-05-20T05:59:58.212-05:00I know that red is a color much favored by Swedes ...I know that red is a color much favored by Swedes in Minnesota. Especially for barns. I also know that many Episcopal churches paint their front doors red, which I'm sure is symbolic of the "blood of Christ." Furthermore, my DNA shows a lot of Scandinavian ancestry and also a lot of folks from the UK. Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-91891397054027645132018-05-20T04:05:57.962-05:002018-05-20T04:05:57.962-05:00I wonder if that red is coming from scandinavian a...I wonder if that red is coming from scandinavian ancestors.s.chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053064476533947580noreply@blogger.com