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Monthly Archives: April 2015
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Cars
’38 Ford This is a modified 1938 Ford. Modified with (I think) 1955 Ford flat-head V-8. It belongs to a cousin, Roger Rose, who runs an auto garage in town where you can regularly see several vintage cars parked outside. … Continue reading
Bird Ball – Starlings
Photo of the Week April 29, 2015 This flock of birds continued to circle around the silo in constantly shifting patterns. One of the few times I would have really liked to have had a video camera on hand. About/Contents … Continue reading
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Farmall Tractor Project – Introduction Part 2
Picking up where we left off… I spent several hours on the Internet looking for stuff: the Operator’s Manual and parts, including a new carburetor. The manual turned out to be easy—and free. Found an online site that has manuals … Continue reading
Posted in Farmall Cub Restoration
Tagged 1955, carburetor, Cub, Farmall, starting, tractor
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Farmall Tractor Project – Introduction Part 1
Be careful what you wish for…! By now, anyone who has looked into my blog knows “I Grew up on a Farm in Virginia.” From as early as I can remember, there was a tractor on the farm—except for a … Continue reading
Frogs Make me Happy
Spring has been struggling to take hold in Tennessee, but I heard positive signs the other night—the distant chorus of spring peepers accompanied by a few tree frogs and what we used to call grass frogs or more properly, leopard … Continue reading
Posted in Photo of the Week
Tagged frogs, gray treefrogs, green, healthy environment, Leopard frogs
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The New Cape Henry Lighthouse, Fort Story, Virginia
Photo of the Week – April 22, 2015 This is a view of the new Cape Henry Lighthouse, Fort Story, Virginia taken from the top of the Old Cape Henry Lighthouse. Follow this link for more information on the Twin … Continue reading
Sunday Stills: Cows
A Cow and her Paparazzi. Cattle egrets walk along with cattle watching for grasshoppers and other insects that the cow causes to move. Sometimes the egrets ride on the backs of the cows. In response to Sunday Stills Challenge: Cows.
Cee’s Which Way Challenge Post – Week #15
Which way now?! Not exactly “Country Roads,” but it is West Virginia! This is not a dramatic photograph, but I distinctly recall wondering, “Which way now?” upon approaching this point on the divided highway. Hopefully there are plans for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cee's, Challenge, dead end, highway, West Virginia, which way
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Early Bird – Morning Light
April 18, 2015 Submitted to the Early Bird Morning Light Challenge A Great Blue Heron, truly and “early bird,” begins its day as the sun rises across St.Joseph’s Bay, Florida About/Contents A Florida sunrise submitted for the “Early Bird” morning … Continue reading
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Tagged Challenge, Daily Post, early bird, Florida, heron, moring light, photo, St. Joeseph, sunrise
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Cape May Bunker – Battery 223
April 17, 2015 During my quest for New Jersey lighthouses, I often enjoyed—or was perplexed by—unexpected discoveries. This occurred while photographing Cape May Lighthouse. About two hundred yards seaward (east) of the light sits a massive concrete structure—military judging from … Continue reading
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Tagged 1942, 6-inch, Battery 223, beach, bunker, Cape May, gun, New Jersey, World War Two, WWII
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