An Old Barn.........

...........and isn't it great to see one so beautifully maintained!

Honesty flowers have seeded themselves and even the road-side grass has been mown! A real credit to the owners. If you look carefully you can see the beautifully built archways inside separating the different parts of the building - again in immaculate condition!

It appears there are a lot of different barns - didn't know there were quite so many - here are just one or two:-

1) Bank barn – A multilevel building built into a banking so the upper floor is accessible to a wagon, sometimes accessed by a bridge or ramp.

2) Boô – A sheep-barn and dwelling in the Netherlands, seasonal or sometimes year round.

3) Tithe barn — a type of barn used in much of northern Europe in the Middle Ages for storing the tithes — a tenth of the farm's produce which had to be given to the church.

and now a couple of idioms referring to barns:-

1) "Were you born/raised in a barn?" is an accusation used differently in various parts of the English-speaking world, but most commonly as a reprimand when someone exhibits poor manners by using ill-mannered language (particularly if related to manure).

2). "Your barn door is open" is used as a euphemism to remind someone to zip the fly of their trousers!

3) To "lock the barn door after the horse has bolted" implies that one has solved a problem too late to prevent it.

Weather here very mixed indeed - glorious sunshine at one moment - ominous dark clouds the next. Temperature at 1.18pm is 62 Deg. F. but the wind is very chilly when the sun goes in.

Would just like to sincerely thank all who commented, gave stars AND hearts yesterday - my 730th Blip! - as a result of which, the Clematis found a place under the Spotlight! Made for a happy day as one of our fellow Blippers would say!! Thank you again.

Another Bank Holiday almost here - be sure to make the best of it!