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The Barn At Dusk

Back in 1897, Noah "Bud" Ogle was told by the land assessor that the 400 acres he and his wife, Cindy, would build their log home on was "not fit for farming." Despite that negative but well-intentioned caution, Bud and Cindy lived in a small cabin while they raised the beginnings of the larger cabin which stands in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park today.

Life as a farmer back in those days was not easy, but the Ogle family had some niceties most of their neighbors did without. A log flume carried spring water to the back porch where it emptied into a double sink hollowed from a single large log. Running water!

They also ran a small grist mill alongside a nearby stream for grinding corn into cornmeal. They let their neighbors use it for a fee of one gallon per bushel ground. Widows and less fortunate neighbors used the mill for free.

No, life was not easy for these pioneers. But in return for hard work, simple living and a concern for family and friends alike, they were rewarded with a life lived in one of the most beautiful settings on the planet. As the weary Bud Ogle returned to his barn at the end of the day, he had to do nothing but look around to know his life was a success.

This shot of Noah "Bud" Ogle's barn is an HDR image made up of three separate exposures, all taken with a tripod-mounted Nikon D40. See more "Smoky Moments" at my online gallery. www.smokymoments.com

Copyright 2009 Gordon Brugman

Taken on: October 13, 2009

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Camera: NIKON D40, f/16.0, 1/13 sec, 22mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON D40
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	0.077 sec (1/13)
Focal Length:	22mm
ISO:	200
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
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