Amish Barns & Changing Times

This past weekend

hubby and I

took a little trip to

Amish country to have supper

at the 

 Carriage Crossing Restaurant

in Yoder Kansas. 

It's not far...only about

20 miles away

and it's a pretty drive with 

a few rolling hills.

Most trips we are 

rewarded by seeing Amish 

buggies traveling down the road

but on this day sadly there were none.

We thought we'd do a bit of shopping

in the little town before we ate but

by the time we got there

the stores were closing.

It was 4:30 on a Saturday!

It's a sleepy little town

but the restaurant stays open

until 9pm.

 

The only two buggies we saw were

tied up to hitching posts but 

there were a lot of tractors in town

with trailers attached

and a large group of Amish enjoying

a meal under the roof behind

the post office.

 

See the tractor with the home made trailer

behind it in the picture above? 

 The Amish seem to be using this mode

of transportation more and more in this area.

Inside you will find chairs benches or

automobile seats that can be removed.

We even saw a child's car seat

in the back of a horse trailer pulled by 

a tractor. 

This day we saw a tractor

with no trailer

carrying an Amish family consisting of

mom dad and at least 4 children

driving down the road.

They were all hanging on to something

and to each other.

I felt a little sad to see them

traveling this way instead of in their

buggy but it was about 94 that day

so maybe it was their way of 

saving the horse from the heat. 

We enjoyed our supper and 

headed home.

 

Along they way we pass a tiny

Amish church and graveyard.

I was told by a sweet Amish lady

one day that this was a 

church that was holding to the old

ways. They were not allowing

rubber tires on their tractors or

any farm wagons...they must be

metal. She said the congregation

was declining. 

There is a larger Amish church

closer to town and I suppose

this is where those that 

want to 'modernize'

attend.

 

The old church

I realize that certain things make

life easier for all of us including

the Amish...

but to me it would be a sad day

if we no longer saw

these sweet people traveling the

roads with their beautiful 

horse and buggies.

It's nice to know that there are

those out there who still

live that simple old fashioned

way of life.

I'm linking to 

Barn Charm