This row of buildings sits right off County Road 138 in Morton County, just west of the MWWS water tower that went up a few years ago. The land it’s on is farmed but the buildings look as if they’ve been untouched for quite a long time. I have a habit of staying clear of them for reasons such as trespassing and critters…besides, in this case I need to stay back to fit all three buildings into the frame!

There’s something about these dilapidated old farm buildings, or what’s left of many of them, that has a somber charm unique to North Dakota. That’s why I need to photograph falling farmsteads whenever I see them.