Ten And A Half Years Ago...

 ...was our big break-in. Yesterday I found another piece of glass in the driveway from that night! This surely has to be the last one...

Weekend Steam: Pinckneyville Weekend!

 Susan and I aren't going this weekend, but you should if you can. We always have a good time, but the heat got us down this week and we are not up to it. Here are a few videos from years past.

Susan and her mother. Patti left us eight years ago. 

Definitely not for row crops!

Always plenty to see!

Running Slow

 The temps were still in the 90s at Pistol League, and I had been hot during the day. I was running slow. I usually shoot five plates in the 5 second range, and this time is was always 6-something. I did have two runs under 6 in my final turn. No missed plates, but I did have to go back a few times before the stop plate.  The sun is setting earlier every week and we will soon be driving at sunset, so Pistol League is nearly over for us this year. 

Great Plains Windmill Service

 Now you know who to call for all your windmill needs! I was terrified of the thought of climbing these when I was a kid!

Eastern Fence Lizard

 

  

This little guy lives in Susan's garden. Makes me think of a horned toad. Not skink like at all

Wednesday Windage: Respect The .22s!

 Who-Tee-Who is not a typical gun writer, and he puts out a lot of content every week. He shoots, he hunts, he spends a lot of time in his favorite gun shop, and he will give you plenty to think about.

Tuesday Torque: Many Shows Out There Now!

Here's a little sampler from Someplace Or Another, chosen by engine friend Merle!

American Threshermen   Sycamore Steam Show  Central States Threshermen Show   Old Threshers  James Valley Threshers  Western Minnesota Steam Threshers

Leaky Logs Won't Blow

 They get it, but it takes a little work at the end.

Back To The Old Grind!

Making Wood For Winter: Big River Birch, Dropping And Bucking

 I think this is the final firewood tree that the power co-op topped. Now that they are all down, I just have to pick up and split these, and stack them in the barn. I am splitting small so they can dry quickly.  We put a set of forks on the tractor's loader, and it sure is useful. I can put a big load of rounds in the bucket now, enough to fill the Kubota RTV after I split it all. Anyhow, here's the drop, and then most of the bucking. 

Weekend Steam II: We Were Talking About Steam Shows....

 ....So here are a few shots from years past.

Harold Jarvis and Zeke in 1987 at Old Threshers.

Zeke and me on Mr. Oberman's Port Huron in 1987.

Number 2 Mogul in 1985.

Zeke at Boonville, 1984.

Zeke at Bluford, 1988, with Cornelius Bergbower's T Roadster.

John Jarvis and William Seyb discussing the 18 HP Advance Rumely, 1967.

Freshly rebuilt Number 6 Mogul, 1987.