Right Before The Storm

After leaving the Harper-Alexander House, I drove deeper into the Delta. Almost all of the farms and fields had already been harvested and cleared, with an occasional tractor or combine still out working and kicking up clouds of dust. It would storm later that day, and the clouds were heavy and leaden with the promise of rain.

The next stop was an old barn located just outside of Lonoke. It doesn't look like its used much anymore, considering the missing pieces of walls and roof.





And down the road was another old barn, sitting in some tall grasses that had turned brown over the dry summer. The front was covered with some vines, which grew like snakes slithering across the weathered wood.





And further down the road was this abandoned church. It looks like it's not been in use for awhile, considering the congregation of mud dauber nests that surrounds the front door of the church.





And then heading down the road again, I made another stop at this large farm building. It was surrounded by a small flock of some sort of ducks/poultry (not sure what exactly?).



And then turning to the east, I headed past more farms and fields that had just been harvested for the end of the season. I had to stop the car and turn around after passing by this small complex of farm buildings, which included some grain silos and an old cotton gin.



Protected under the rusted metal of the building was an old Buick, which was covered with a thick blanket of dust.



If you look closely, you can see the dust had been slightly disturbed by a few paw prints from a cat.



This old tractor was parked by the old cotton gin.



And I took a quick peek through the broken window on the door, which showed a bunch of rusty machinery inside.



And from there I headed further east, eventually going through the small community of Hamilton. I was here a few years ago, but the old buildings here seemed to sing out and say "You'll Be Back."



I'm not entirely sure what this old building was used for. Presumably back in the olden days, you could say that this was the room where it (farm stuff?) happened.



While I was in Hamilton, I was sure to get the camera out and make sure that I got My Shot.



And also in Hamilton was this old building, and I know I wouldn't have been satisfied if I didn't stop for another picture.



And then I made one last stop at this old building, as the storm clouds sat heavy on the horizon.



And then it was time to head home. Which was good timing since it started to pour rain. At one point it was raining so hard that the poor windshield wipers couldn't keep up and I had to pull over (it didn't help that the other drivers on the road were deciding to randomly slam on their brakes, for fun I guess).