Carberry The years have passed and what are now trees were just saplings.

A six-sided silo for added strength but what a pile of work!

Many hours were spent in the workshop at the back of the barn.

Every fall was spent pitching hay into the loft, back breaking work.

The chickens need twelve hours of light in order to lay eggs so many windows were put in to give as much light as possible.

All of the buildings were very solidly constructed by nailing 2x4s on the flat for walls.

Early morning milking and chores were made easier with the light from the kerosene lantern.

Time to grease the wheel.

How many times did someone look out this window eagerly waiting for a visitor?

Grain was put into buckets for the animals with the use of 'shoots' from the loft above.

All the doors faced the house so they could be checked on. They also faced east in order to protect them from the prevailing westerly winds.

From the house, many sunsets were watched while doing dishes.

The pioneers took great pride in their work as can be seen by the window creatively set at an angle in the storage shed.

The present and the past mix as can be seen by the old single plow sitting in front of the modern round bales.

Like many homesteads, this horseshoe symbolizes their venture. I guess one could say "their luck ran out."

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