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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

 

A Visit with the Relatives

We took a little trip to see the relatives in Virginia.
The brothers... 'a rose between two thorns...'




We took a little side trip to see some restored tractors...





...before continuing our trip to Blackstone for the annual tractor and craft show.
Logging with a team of horses is experiencing a revival among those concerned with preserving the integrity and diversity of native forests. Erosion will be controlled thus leaving the water in creeks and streams safer. Animal habitat will be protected. Horses are environmentally friendly. Most horse loggers practice selective cutting; trees left standing will not be damaged and will grow faster, producing a better quality of timber to harvest.
Oh, by the way, horses do have one downside. They kick!
The Robert Thomas Carriage Museum features 24 completely restored horse-drawn carriages, sleighs and buggies, all collected over the years by Robert Thomas. His valuable collection was given to the town of Blackstone and is attractively displayed in the museum, which bears his name.
The trip home was truly an adventure. The first half of the drive was uneventful. We chatted with a State Highway patrolman at a rest stop just inside Ohio. The wind from Hurricane Ike had already started to blow. I asked what the weather report was; he said he didn't know, the weather had been warmer than what had been predicted.
The further into Ohio we traveled, the stronger the wind gusts. Truckers pulled their rigs under overpasses; wooden telephone poles were leaning at 60 degrees; the weather band reported gusts up to 80 miles an hour. We believed that!
We stopped in Lebanon for gas; cars were lined up on the street at gas stations and at fast food restaurants. What was going on?!?
We did find a gas station on the west side of town that we could actually pull into. The closer we got to home, the more we began to wonder what we would find when we got there.
The yard was strewn with leaves... a large tree had fallen on the trailer. The good news: no structural damange and we were fortunate to have electricity. The bad news: we still don't have internet service!
WiFi services are wonderful!

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