I love rural landscapes and set out to photograph them whenever I can.  Barns, silos, animals, farm equipment, etc. all appeal to me photographically.  In my mind this scene works because it’s winter and there are no leaves on the trees.  While I was shooting, I imagined this composition with full leafy trees and I can’t see it as having the same draw for me.  The silos and barns were in the fog, so the dark tree trunks and branches really stand out against the haze in the background.