Essay of Place

By: Brennan Ewald

 

As I have grown throughout the years, I have realized certain places mean a lot to people.  They can be places where people vacation such as a summer cabin, or special chair that you like to sit in.  These places serve as special importance, great times, or even places to relieve the day-to-day stress.  If you ask anyone, I am sure they would say that they have a special place they like to go as well.

 

I have a special place that I love to go to.  It serves as a stress reliever for me and helps me calm myself down at certain points in my life that are full of stress.  It’s a barn that is near my house hidden in the trees.  I discovered it was there a few years ago with my dad.  It’s abandoned and there is no one that owns it. 

 

As you walk up to the trees, it seems like a hidden haunted house or something peering through the tree branches.  The area around the wooden barn is full of wonders as well.  There are old sinks and chairs lying around and even a wooden swing.  It reminds me of the movie called “The Secret Garden” where everything seems so magical and full of beauty.  My favorite time to visit the barn is in autumn because the trees and leaves are so full of color.  There aren’t many animals around the barn with the exception of a few squirrels and birds who occupy the trees and tall grasses most of the time.

 

The barn has helped shape me in more ways than one.  I really think that I can remain calm and patient with people easier by just walking around and thinking of my actions and words towards people that day.  It has made me realize that people don’t always think the same way I do and that makes everyone special in their own ways.  My thinking time at the barn is something I don’t take for granted.

 

After visiting this place for a while I realized all of its beauty, and I really wanted a way to capture it and keep it with me.  I had my mom buy me a camera, and I often take pictures of the animals, scenery, and even friends.  Photography is a really big hobby of mine, and I absolutely love it.  I often get complimented on my pictures, and it makes me feel good to know that I have a bit of talent in it, and people are interested. 

 

I have taken two of my very best friends there a couple of times, and we had a lot of fun.  We ran around, made a video, and discovered new gizmos and gadgets lying around. My friends always say how lucky I am to have a place like this that is my own.  Its kind of stupid if you think about it that a little barn hidden in the trees can have such an importance to me, but it truly does.  I don’t know any history about it like who used to own it and how old it is, but that’s what makes it worth coming to.