Thanks, Erik, Gip, and Glen - very good of you to comment so nicely on this - I appreciate it.

Nice picture with an old expression

I like barns. Including the chickens was a nice touch. Sky is also well done. Thanks for sharing :) Gip

It looks as if the barn is enjoying the blackberries, DId you get to taste them too?

Thanks very much, Dan and Ced, for your kind comments - Ced, it is also quite true over here that blackberries consume everything if left unattended - these were pulled down after I shot the image, but it really looks much more charming with them than without.