A black-and-white photograph of the side of a barn, a wooden picket fence that hasn't been painted in recent history, and some random farm equipment. Winter denuded trees can be seen in the background. On the side of the barn is a sign detailing the rules for duck racing.

Sometimes you shoot a photo without quite knowing why, just that there's something there that pleases your eye. It doesn't do to ask too many questions.

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A black-and-white photograph of a shed (in shadow) and a barn repurposed as a market. A sign on the roof reads, "Harvest Barn." Winter denuded trees for a line in the background.

Out in the country yesterday. Post-winter farmland is pretty bleak, but sometimes dramatic.

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An old ramshackle barn on a country road. In front of the barn is a section of fence. The sky is blue.

Out on the gravel. Old barn, pointless fence.

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A black-and-white photograph of a Midwestern farmstead briefly illuminated by sunlight through storm clouds.

Before the storm hits.

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Can I persuade my family to love the British countryside? When he was growing up in Wolverhampton, going on a walk meant his parents couldn’t afford the bus fare. So what possessed Sathnam Sanghera to take seven members of his family on their first hiking tr...

Took the fam on a walking holiday. They hated me for it. By the end, I hated myself. Piece in The Times magazine today. #Countryside #Walking #Hills #Ruralstuff

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