Great captures on the Barn your comps really highlight the barn so nicely and when the light came it really lite up the background hills. Your ladder is awesome a complete different perspective when you are on it, very cool.
Oh and wet waist high fields for you 6ft plus guys for us shorty 5'4 guys I was about chin high
Ray, at least you had a clear swath cut in the wheat by me before you ventured out there. I still think we missed a great chance for a crop circle (and a pissed-off farmer).
Hello Don, the roof shapes remind me of the snow removal equipment shelters in the Chicago area. They are designed to keep snow from building up on the roof I particularly like the fine light in the second one
Note to self - follow Don on photo trips to follow his path into the fields and mooch perch time on his ladder
Nice shots - leaves me wondering why a round barn however - seems like it would be more difficult to build and I am not sure what it's advantage as a barn would be.....
What a cool looking barn. I don't think I have heard of round barns before. I really like the 2nd one a lot.
I am not sure we should let Barry see these shots, he will end up going dizzy with his mind running around in circles trying to figure out the best angle to shoot this round barn!
Barry, can I sell tickets when you and Jim next get together? You two must be a hoot. Frick and Frack come to mind.
Alan, no problem about mooch perch time. Now that I've mounted a large wheel to the ladder, I won't even insist that you carry the ladder for me. Pushes just like a wheel barrow now, though getting through the tall wheat required a bit of pushing (hence the reference to the clear swath).
Hugh, I'm not sure that that is the reason for the roof design since the roofs of regular barns are very steep, as well. I suspect that it is just the way that some craftsmen from Bavaria were accustomed to building them. Looks like I'll have to do a bit of research.
Great photos/great question/great answer (from Wikipedia)...:
The rise in popularity and the promotion of round barns occurred surrounding the new focus on efficiency. The circular shape has a greater volume-to-surface ratio than a square shaped barn. Regardless of size, this made round barns cheaper to construct than similar sized square or rectangular barns because they required less materials. The structural stability is also enhanced over that of a typical quadrilaterally shaped barn. Simplified construction lacking elaborate truss systems for the arched roof was also seen as an advantage. In the Midwest, particularly, the buildings were thought more resilient against prairie thunderstorms.[4] The interior layout of round barns was, at the time, promoted as more efficient, since farmers could work in a continuous direction.[1] In the days before mechanization, labor-saving features were a big selling point.
I particularly like the fine light in the second one 
As long as I can get some cool Palouse terrain around it!