Last Barn In Town

Leo Dodd taking measurements in old barn on Westfall Road
Leo Dodd taking measurements in old barn on Westfall Road

I took this photo of my dad a few weeks ago. We were out at a doctor’s appointment and I noticed he had his camera, tape measurer and a pile of paperwork with him. I asked if he wanted to stop somewhere on the way home and he said he’d like to go to the barn.

I’d been to the barn on Westfall Road with him before. It’s falling apart and my dad is pushing the town to restore it. In fact he is drawing architectural renderings of what the restored barn could look like. I helped him take some measurements and he took some photos.

We visited the barn today but this time my dad was having a hard time walking. The doctor had told him he should be “putting his things in order.” I drove through the field and right up to the barn door. I supported him as we slowly walked to the center of the barn. We laughed at some spray-painted graffiti that read “Kill Your Friends.”

Something was off in his computer model and he was looking for the error so we retook some measurements. He sheepishly said “I probably shouldn’t be out here” but he was clearly loving it.

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  1. Sweet post. Given the stories you have shared about your dad this picture seems just about perfect.

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