Saturday, September 09, 2006
A visit from the relatives
The grandparents of the twins stopped for a visit on their way to see the
northern Ohio grandchildren. We had nice weather with temperatures in the low 80's.
There were no machinery shows Thursday for the brothers to 'check out', so we were content watching the deer come out of the woods in the evening.
The morning before the grandparents left, we watched the deer as they grazed closer and closer to what
remains of the tomatoes in our garden. First thing we knew, all three of the deer were feasting on the tomato plants. Goofy deer.
We watched the deer for a short time before urging them out of the garden. Then we were surprised to see a coyote walking along right where the deer had been. I don't know who was more surprised: the coyote seeing the deer or the deer seeing the coyote. Both animals 'jumped'; the deer headed across the road while the coyote loped along behind.
We tried to talk the grandparents into stopping in Wilmington to see the Clinton County Corn Festival. The Antique Power Club of Clinton County has one of the best antique machinery displays in Ohio. But no, they had one mission in mind: the grandchildren.
The Clinton County Corn Festival has a great variety of machinery. As well as many, many tractors. John Deere, Minneapolis-Moline, Allis Chalmers, Farmall, Oliver, Case, White, Ford, Silver King, IHC, on and on...
The two tractors on the left were made by the Cleveland Tractor Company; one was sold by Montgomery Ward, the other by General Tractor. The tractor on the right is a Deutz.
This 1917 Heider has friction drive.
Some other unusual features that we saw include the horns on the Farmall
and the vice-grips for the gas shut-off on the John Deere.
The gentlemen in the saw mill were hard at work. They were teaching the art of sawyering to those who might be interested...
northern Ohio grandchildren. We had nice weather with temperatures in the low 80's.There were no machinery shows Thursday for the brothers to 'check out', so we were content watching the deer come out of the woods in the evening.
The morning before the grandparents left, we watched the deer as they grazed closer and closer to what
remains of the tomatoes in our garden. First thing we knew, all three of the deer were feasting on the tomato plants. Goofy deer. We watched the deer for a short time before urging them out of the garden. Then we were surprised to see a coyote walking along right where the deer had been. I don't know who was more surprised: the coyote seeing the deer or the deer seeing the coyote. Both animals 'jumped'; the deer headed across the road while the coyote loped along behind.
The Clinton County Corn Festival has a great variety of machinery. As well as many, many tractors. John Deere, Minneapolis-Moline, Allis Chalmers, Farmall, Oliver, Case, White, Ford, Silver King, IHC, on and on...
This 1917 Heider has friction drive.
The gentlemen in the saw mill were hard at work. They were teaching the art of sawyering to those who might be interested...
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