Visit more Photohunthttp://tnchick.com/ Things like this always fascinate me you know at some points they moved precisely and were so useful --maybe I think they deserve respect for all the work they did
Yes, I understand what you mean, Marcia. This thing comes from a time when they were created to last for ages. I guess that its owner 'took care' of it because it was indispensable to his work. It was made of resistant material, nowaday we're in the plastic culture all is disposable. We have not enough time to become "attached" to our possessions.
Not necessary to post that : French American Friendship I've published it this morning in error, I haven't finished it. So this evening, I've just posted it again. Thanks to remind me, Marcia.
Gears... perfect! that's what comes to mind when talking of metals. Yes, it's all rusty now but in its time- it served its purpose and it served it well...
just because everything is and can be made of metal, i decided to take "my metal" to its very core- its purest state... see it when you get the chance! :-)
Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons! ************ "Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are." **************
"A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world." --Paul Dudley White
************ "Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired." - George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this… When you’re going to have a baby, it’s like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It’s all very exciting. After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, “Welcome To Holland”. “Holland?!?” you say, “What do you mean “Holland”??? I signed up for Italy! I’m supposed to be in Italy. All my life I’ve dreamed of going to Italy” But there’s been a change in the flight plan. They’ve landed in Holland and there you must stay. The important thing is that they haven’t taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It’s just a different place. So you must go and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met. It’s just a different place. It’s slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you’ve been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around…and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills…Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts. But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy…and they’re all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say “Yes that’s where I was supposed to go. That’s what I had planned”. And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away…because the loss of that dream is a very significant loss. But…if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn’t get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things…about Holland.
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what is that? something to used for the farm?
Yes, I understand what you mean, Marcia.
This thing comes from a time when they were created to last for ages.
I guess that its owner 'took care' of it because it was indispensable to his work. It was made of resistant material, nowaday we're in the plastic culture all is disposable. We have not enough time to become "attached" to our possessions.
I love shots of gears, great work.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Amanda
Same sentiments here. Old stuff can still be useful, even though it's just old.
I did Photo Hunt today, too. I hope you get a chance to visit and leave your link. :)
Mrs. Mecomber
New York Traveler.net Photo Hunters: Metal
Not necessary to post that :
French American Friendship
I've published it this morning in error, I haven't finished it.
So this evening, I've just posted it again. Thanks to remind me, Marcia.
I think they do deserve respect for the work they did. They also are interesting to look at in and of themselves.
A lovely shot - it makes you think about the stories it could tell.
Thanks for your visit earlier. :)
I agree, I think it would tell amazing stories! Perfect picture for this week's theme!
what a tribute to the inanimate and often unnoticed helpers in our lives!
Sure makes one think about the work that went into it. Good choice! :)
Gears... perfect! that's what comes to mind when talking of metals. Yes, it's all rusty now but in its time- it served its purpose and it served it well...
just because everything is and can be made of metal, i decided to take "my metal" to its very core- its purest state... see it when you get the chance! :-)
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