hay loft
Elevated barn storage
A hay loft is the upper level of a barn where hay is stored, typically accessed by ladder.
The elevated position keeps hay dry and allows it to be dropped down to livestock below: The kids loved playing in the hay loft.
Hay lofts figure in rural nostalgia and romantic imagery of farm life.
Sloped roof beams
- ladderPortable climbing frame
- trapdoorHinged floor panel
- beamsRays or supports
- floorboardsHorizontal room planking
pulley · chute · haymow · pitchfork · bales · straw · timber · joists
Pronged tool for moving straw
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
- stackingPlacing items vertically
- haulingTransporting heavy items
- hoistingRaising with effort
harvest · baling · forking · mucking · chores · sweat · labor · lifting
Tied agricultural packages
- stackingPlacing items vertically
- fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
- silageFermented crop fodder
- strawTube for sipping
alfalfa · feed · forage · stockpile · overflow · bedding · insulation · drying
Of countryside or clergy care
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- countrySovereign state or territory
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
cobwebs · antique · heritage · traditional · simple · wooden · sunbeams · warmth
Life's earliest phase
- hidingStaying out of sight
- refugePlace of safety
- nookSheltered corner or alcove
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
privacy · solitude · escape · rendezvous · romance · adventure · daydreaming · eavesdropping
rafters
Sloped roof beams
floorboards · pulley · chute · haymow · pitchfork · bales · straw · timber · joists · planks
pitchfork
Pronged tool for moving straw
hoisting · harvest · baling · forking · mucking · chores · sweat · labor · lifting · tossing
bales
Tied agricultural packages
straw · alfalfa · feed · forage · stockpile · overflow · bedding · insulation · drying · curing
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
old-fashioned · cobwebs · antique · heritage · traditional · simple · wooden · sunbeams · warmth · quaint
childhood
Life's earliest phase
retreat · privacy · solitude · escape · rendezvous · romance · adventure · daydreaming · eavesdropping · concealment
- farm buildingsbarn, cattle barn, chicken coop, cow barn, dairy barn
- farm featuresfield, barn, fence, silo, pond
- farm structuresbarn, barn door, silo, chicken coop, farmhouse
- farm villagefarmhouse, barn, farmer, fields, crops
- farmsteadfarmhouse, barn cat, farm cat, farm dog, farmyard
- villagevillage, village green, village church, village square, villager
hay loftground floor
Lowest building level
cellar · basement · ground level · stable · stall
hay loftstable
Secure and unchanging
stall · horse stall · milking parlor · tack room · threshing floor