A couple of days ago, the boys and I took off on our bikes to explore a near-by abandoned farm. Levi had never been there, but Noah and I had explored it one other time.
We biked about a half mile and then started to walk toward the farm. We soon found out that path we were planning to take was too overgrown,
so we went back to our bikes and found a new route!
Along the way we found some sweet, cold refreshment at this old pump.
We finally made it to the farm, and it was just as interesting and sad as the last time. The house had fallen in on itself, but the barn and other out buildings are still standing.
It's eerie to look in on someone else's life. On one hand it felt like we were intruding on a family's life and on-the-other-hand it felt like we were interfering with the homes that small animals have made in the old buildings. We walked carefully, not taking anything or harming anything - trying not to leave any mark of our being there.
I think all three of us felt like we might get caught at any moment - getting in trouble for being someplace we weren't invited to.
It's like the people that lived there simply left. The house has furniture, pots and pans, the garage has jars of small parts, old grease cans all indicating what once was life at this farm.
Noah's good attitude changed as we were ready to leave the farm. He complained about our little adventure being "boring" which felt irritating to me. He stormed off ahead of us for the journey back home.
Levi and I walked together, he got mad at me for trying to take a picture of him. Thankfully, Levi's legs lasted for nearly the entire 1/2 mile walk back to the road where we'd left our bikes.
In all, the boys biked more than a mile and walked more than a mile. We explored something that feels like a hidden gem and got to enjoy a beautiful spring day - can't ask for much more than that!
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