Jenne Farm

 

 

 

A few miles from our house along the main route to town is an unassuming turn off for Jenne Road. It's so unassuming, in fact, that it took us almost a year to discover the picturesque farm sitting just one minute up the road. The turnoff leads up a steep hill, and it's not until reaching the cusp of the incline that you realize what is about to happen. All of a sudden the land opens up to the most beautiful, pastoral scene you can image.

Jenne Farm is so idyllic that (according to Wikipedia) it has been used in movies like Forrest Gump, a Budweiser TV commercial, and is known to be one of the most photographed farms in America.

Since discovering Jenne Road, I've made a habit of taking a detour past the farm a few times a week on the way back from town. When it's foggy I want to see the clouds laying low in the valley, and when it's sunny and clear I want to see the long range views. Today we drove past to see how the foliage was coming along, and a group of art students were camped on a grassy mound with canvases and brushes, painting away. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon, I'd say.

My photos do no justice to the vastness of the place. Have you ever found an amazing view and snapped a photo, only to find that your little camera screen cannot capture even 10% of its expanse and beauty? That's how I feel about these photos, but at least they're something.