Picture of the day - June 29, 2005

An Abingdon, Virginia Farm

Sometimes we stumble across something where we just wouldn't expect to find it. An excellent example is the subject of today's picture: a farm that is located right in the town of Abingdon, Virginia. While scenes like this are usually found out in the country, this one is actually in town. The field and barn are more or less surrounded by houses and subdivisions, and Abingdon's Main Street that is lined with fast food restaurants and businesses is just across the hill to the right. The round objects lying around the barn are rolls of recently cut hay. The plants in the foreground are a newly planted field of the region's primary cash crop: burley tobacco. I took this photo last evening just as the sun was beginning to sink below the horizon, hence the shadows. This is yet another of the many beautiful scenes you'll find when you visit historic Abingdon, Virginia!   Picture Of The Day Homepage | Submit a photo Interesting Articles