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| © Robin Edmundson, 'The Barn Near the Woods', watercolor, 18 x 24 inches. Framed to 26 x 32. $750 [Available at the Lawrence County Art Association until April 20, 2019] |
It is said that Indiana's state religion is basketball, so it's no surprise that so many of our old barns out here have a basketball hoop on them. Friends gathered before and after school to blow off steam. Fathers and children shot a few baskets on the way to feed the animals. I still remember the thump-thump of the ball hitting the wood and then hoop as friends practiced layups. These hoops are fixtures on our barns and in our hearts.