Showing posts with label Amazing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amazing. Show all posts
Thursday, May 02, 2019
Swallows!
This stump full of swallows greeted us when we arrived at the boat launch this morning. I have never seen anything like it. Mostly Tree Swallows, but a bunch of Cliff Swallows, at least one Bank Swallow, and the usual complement of Northern Rough-winged Swallows that nest in the old Aqueduct.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
It Was Worth It
Hand-hewn beams. They do not build barns like this any more. |
Detail of beam showing adze marks and how it is pinned to the support |
I also made the climb bare-handed for fear of losing my grip with heavy gloves....I am losing my grip in a number of other ways but......
This used to be a horse barn, but then the barn was remodeled in the early '60s . We milk cows in the stable below this...the "new" part" |
At first I thought I would freeze to the ladder, but I didn't.
Not this ladder. I have never climbed this pup, which goes up into the rafters |
As any of you who have ever been in one will know, a hay mow is a magical place...well, except on a ninety-degree July day when you are charged with grabbing the bales from under the cross mow elevator and storing them. One job I haven't done in quite a few years and I sure as heck don't miss it.
It can be a fort, a theme park, a ranch, a castle, or just a nice place to sit for a few minutes and ponder the scent of the hay and the warmth of the sun...which was not an issue yesterday. It can be any place you want it to be if you are a kid. I remember jumping and sliding out of our uncle's mow...loose hay don't you know, onto the piles below...when it was full in the fall. They don't make fun like that any more either.
The mow didn't disappoint. I was up there for some special photographs, which will be revealed very early next week. And despite sore knees it was worth every rung.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Hallelujah Chorus in a Food Court
Thanks to Rev. Paul for this delightful video. Do watch and listen....you will be glad you did. An watch the shoppers....
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
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