{"id":7222,"date":"2022-08-20T05:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T10:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=7222"},"modified":"2022-11-02T06:39:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T11:39:35","slug":"i-wonder-how-long-its-been-standing-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=7222","title":{"rendered":"I wonder how long it&#8217;s been standing here"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_4083-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_4083-5.png 333w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_4083-5-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_4083-5-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I saw this wonderful old barn as I rounded a curve in a rural highway, and it caught my eye from the side long before I saw this gorgeous view of its front.  I thought it was nice of the builders and\/or owners to boast of its apparent construction date! I hope I look this grand when I&#8217;m 106 years old!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_6084-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_6084-8.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_6084-8-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_6084-8-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This was such a gorgeous scene, tucked into a little valley inhabited by mosquitoes the size of hummingbirds.  There were bogies like fireflies, I tell you&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_6109-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_6109-13.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_6109-13-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_6109-13-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Again with the cupolas.  I have started to gush over these features as often as I focus on old windmills.  Oh, wait a minute&#8230;there&#8217;s the windmill in the background!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_6104-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_6104-8.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_6104-8-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/08\/barn_6104-8-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There you have it:  1916.  One hundred and six years old at the time of this post.  It looks fantastic.  I&#8217;m glad I stumbled upon it when I did.  It&#8217;s this sort of surprise that makes roaming the back roads of North Dakota so wonderful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw this wonderful old barn as I rounded a curve in a rural highway, and it caught my eye from the side long before I saw this gorgeous view of its front. 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