A Prairie Ghost
Mar 20, 2021 12:12:47 #
Found this old log structure yesterday out in no man's land and don't know what exactly it was used for. There were some interesting old farming implements laying around, plowshares and the like. Unfortunately, it was harsh mid day light and I only had a few minutes to photograph the structure. Had to get back on the road for the 150 mile drive home and a doctors appointment. Plan on an early morning return on another day to take more photos of this structure and a few more structures that were across a gully.
The first photo is as you're approaching the site and gives a view of the structure past the gully and what the country looks like. If anyone can identify the implements please do so as I've taken a guess that they are what we used to call plow shares.
The first photo is as you're approaching the site and gives a view of the structure past the gully and what the country looks like. If anyone can identify the implements please do so as I've taken a guess that they are what we used to call plow shares.
Mar 20, 2021 12:14:46 #
Mar 20, 2021 12:23:25 #
Mar 20, 2021 12:30:34 #
Very nice and interesting. I agree those are plowshares and my guess is the machine would be pulled by a team of horses. My grandfather plowed his garden spots with one horse and one plowshare and it maybe would be too much for one horse to pull two.
Mar 20, 2021 12:31:49 #
You got some great shots there. They all seem to tell a story
Mar 20, 2021 12:50:44 #
Meant to add this photo with my original post above...does anyone have an idea what it is or was used for? Whenever I get a chance to return to this site I will get better photos...imagine this may have been off or part of
an another implement. TIA
an another implement. TIA
Mar 20, 2021 13:41:44 #
Jim, you are still the master at these shots - finding them and your execution.
BTW, the light would not have been so harsh if you did not spend so much time talking with old men (LOL).
BTW, the light would not have been so harsh if you did not spend so much time talking with old men (LOL).
Mar 20, 2021 13:59:25 #
Looks like you better make that return trip soon or there may not be much left. I love the first shot. When I see shots like these I always think about the people that lived there. I can imagine looking out at that view every day. It was probably a hard life but I hope they were able to appreciate the beauty.
Mar 20, 2021 14:46:45 #
Great captures and renderings as always. Good eye, your comps are excellent. Thanks for sharing.
Mar 20, 2021 15:35:50 #
jederick wrote:
Found this old log structure yesterday out in no m... (show quote)
Awesome shots of life's remnants on the sameā
Mar 20, 2021 16:27:20 #
Mar 20, 2021 16:27:44 #
Mar 20, 2021 16:32:28 #
JRiepe wrote:
Very nice and interesting. I agree those are plowshares and my guess is the machine would be pulled by a team of horses. My grandfather plowed his garden spots with one horse and one plowshare and it maybe would be too much for one horse to pull two.
Many thanks for confirming the ID, Jerry. Your grandfather was a strong man using a horse to plow his garden...anytime you are using livestock for farming you were performing a hard task!!
Mar 20, 2021 16:33:51 #
willaim wrote:
You got some great shots there. They all seem to tell a story
Thank you very much, willaim and your response is music to my ears!!
Mar 20, 2021 16:37:10 #
UTMike wrote:
Jim, you are still the master at these shots - finding them and your execution.
BTW, the light would not have been so harsh if you did not spend so much time talking with old men (LOL).
BTW, the light would not have been so harsh if you did not spend so much time talking with old men (LOL).
Thank you, Mike and you know I enjoyed our time together roaming the marsh and kibitzing as well as getting these shots...there will be another time for me to get back and photograph the rest of the site!!
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