We
stayed with our "mog buddies" Mark and Gail at their farm in
Herrin, IL. Mark and Gail have tons of great farm toys and
hunt their hounds.
The photos below are what we saw.
There is
a large lake near Carbondale. The highway passes over the
lake.
Mark and
Gail's farm has a large pond just behind the house. The
area is above a large underground coal mine.
The
"farm house" is beautiful.
Mark
recently got a nice U1400 for use on the farm.
The mog
has a nice front winch and implement mount.
Every
good farm has to have several tractors. This tractor has
the mower deck attached.
Mark and
Gail have a large kennel for their hunting hounds.
These
hounds are quite big, perhaps 75 lbs each.
There were a number of structures on the farm when they bought it. This barn is used for the horses.
We were
treated to a tour of the local wineries. We came upon a
overlook that allowed a view of the local hills. The cross
on the hill is on the highest point in southern Illinois.
The hill
country continues south into Kentucky.
The
overlook was on an overhang in the local limestone formation.
Mark was
born in the area and knows all the interesting sights. He
brought us to an unmarked, abandoned cemetery from the 1800s.
This
fellow's wife died at 25, which must have been tough.
An
interesting feature of tombstones of the era was showing the age
as opposed listing the birth date.
Weathering
was more pronounced with limestone monuments.
After
the cemetery we went to the Blue Sky winery.
The
winery had a nice patio.
The
architecture emulated a European villa.
The
central building had a nice custom stained glass panel.
The
actual grape fields came right up to the central building.
Not
surprisingly, the winery hosts weddings. Unlike
California, chairs have to be turned over to prevent pooling of
rain.
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