Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Defying Gravity

Leaning Silo
Jacksonville, Vermont

I wonder what Sir Isaac Newton would say.

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29 comments:

Splendid Little Stars said...

Oh my! That is so awesome! And a wonderful photo as well!

donna baker said...

Sunny, I want to know, are you out scouting about every day? And, where in the heck to you find these places? Great work, again and again.

SquirrelQueen said...

Wow, it is defying gravity. I'm with Donna, how do you find all these great places? You find some of the more incredible barns. However you do it Sunny, great work.
Judy

Cezar and Léia said...

oh gosh, it's so impressive!
Isn't it dangerous? :)
Wonderful shot, congratulations Sunny!
Hugs
Léia

dyanna said...

Oau ! Beautiful !

Diane AZ said...

Fantastic find and beautiful photo. I wonder how much longer it will stand up. It would be interesting to see it again in a different season.

A Brit in Tennessee said...

OMG,it surely looks as if it's ready to come crashing to the ground....
What is keeping it from doing so ?
Wonderful pictures, you always have something beautiful and intersesting to share.

brattcat said...

Move over leaning tower of Pisa. You've got a contender here.

Wanda said...

Maybe it is frozen in place, watch out...come a thaw! At first glance, I instantly tilted my head...that didn't work, then I smiled! Great photo Sunny!

Lois said...

What a great picture! I can't believe it has not toppled over, but I guess it's only a matter of time.

Patty said...

Oh my goodness, what keeps it from falling over?

Lucy the Cat said...

Wow, Sunny, that is so cool! I'm with the other commentors. You always find the neatest things to photograph!

Vicki

Sandra said...

this would really like to see in person. I am sitting here wondering how it is still standing. Like this shot very much. It looks very, very old.

Dan Felstead said...

Sunny...you didn't lead me astray by suggesting that I visit your blog today! This is awesome! You have your own leaning tower of "Pisa" up there in New England! It is a good thing that you took this picture...it won't be around for long. I noticed last week that a picture of one of our old houses downtown that I took a picture of last year is now gone and there is only a gavel square where it used to be.

Dan

Picture Imperfect said...

This is awesome!

To me it looks like it's leaning over to take a nibble on the branches. ;o) Interesting what perspective can do with the imagination!

George said...

That silo puts the tower of Pisa to shame. What a great picture.

Jo said...

Is that normal, Sunny? Excellent photography. (((Hugs))) Jo

L. D. Burgus said...

Leaning tower of silo... The bracing is just good enough that it might stand there for another 50 years or so. It does kind of keep one unnerved if they had to see it all of the time.
I am sitting in the window in the sun watching two squirrels take turns devouring my bird seed. I keep sending the border collie out to send them back to their expensive corn that I bought for them. OH well. Have a good day.

SD at "Addicted to The Click" said...

The Leaning Tower of - Hay?

Betsy from Tennessee said...

Great picture, Sunny.... I wouldn't want to stand on the leaning side of that silo though!!!!! ha

Hugs,
Betsy

imac said...

Amazing.
Newton went to school in my town and was born a few miles from here, where he discovered gravity, when the apple fell.

Lisannerosalie said...

Haha I love it! Sunny you get the greatest pictures! :)

Gail said...

Great picture...don't want to be on that side when there a stiff wind blowing.

Sunny said...

Thank you all for your comments. I will take another picture of the silo in Spring; hopefully it is still standing.

To Donna ~ No, I don't scout everyday but I always have my camera with me. I am fortunate to be a rural area that has many farms, barns and farm animals. I usually set aside a few hours, one day a week to go 'exploring', and for the most part, it's not far from home.

Sunny :)

James said...

That's amazing!

Elaine said...

Great photo, Sunny! There is a barn in Washington that has been leaning like this for a long time. I don't know what keeps them up. It always seems to me a shame when an old barn or house collapses. It's another piece of the past gone.

Dory and the Mama said...

You have the most wonderful eye Sunny!! Does Lucy help you discover all these wonderful places??

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I think Mr. Newton would say to not get caught underneath that thing when it finally falls.

ER said...

oh my, i'm surprised that the weight of the snow didn't take it down. Pure Yankee stubbornness, i reckon! ;)

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