There seems to be so much mudraking between politicians and parties today that nothing gets done anywhere.  Well here are two nuts and a fruit at the   international level.

This is one of my Uncles idea of fun when hiding Easter eggs for the kids.  Do you see the problem here?  
Side shot
Watching the kids looking for eggs.
Tin on one of the out buildings.
Fighting for light.
Wire against the sky.
Another day shot to.......

Anyhow I hope everyone had a good Easter!!

who can think of one...

A Few from the weekend...

Another sign - of sorts - this one tells a story of a place as the locals remember it.

Don't You Hear The Whistle Blowing

 Out of Gas

Today was such a nice day for a walk...so I went in search of skunk cabbage. I still have not found it yet. The place I always find it was still deep in snow. So I took these shots...White Pine Cones...Jack Pine Bark... White Pine Cone Close Up...White Pine Cone... The Pond...and when I got home I took these...Rusty Lock...Cracked Paint... Door Knob & Lock...Rusty Hinge...and this one is a reflection of oak leaves in a old window...the glass was dark and very old so the reflection was a bit blurred, I am trying again tomarrow for another shot of  This...Until tomarrow.

Shadows

Rust

Here are a few leftovers from the barn.
Rough
Touch of color
Well used

Today I actually had a photo packed day.  Here are some of what I got.......

Snowy, sunny, cloudy day!
 Old rusty barrel
Old Ford tractor light
Amish saw-mill
 Horses
Alone

Tell me which of these you like the best:

1. ) In color, sepia or B&W?
2. ) In color or sepia?

Here are a few new shots, random from this week.

Age, Grace and Color

Rust on the roof.
Admiring the Golden Gate Bridge
Alcatraz from Russian Hill.
Boy running on the beach with Nessie in background?

My girlfriend has the worst luck with cars. Every car she has driven has something wrong with it. And who do you think gets to fix it?^*

When I met her four years ago, she was driving an 85 S-10 pickup /w an engine her and her dad rebuilt (same engine as my car has). The clutch went bad on that, and it was leaking oil from the valve covers. So, when she moved up here for school, her folks bought her a peice of junk 1984 something subaru. Of course this thing had problems. First it was the rusty gas tank which managed to pollute a fuel filter within a few weeks. Since replacing the tank, or geting it professionally boiled out would have costed over $100, I got to use acid to etch the rust out.

Then it started to eat oil and stink like burning something. I notice the oil pump looks like it's leaking oil out of it's gaskets. So, being the good boyfriend that I am, I volunteer to pull the oil pump and replace the gaskets. Course, little do I know that the old oil pump managed to get so stuck that I had to completely destroy it trying to get it out. Great - so I install a new $90 oil pump, fire the engine up - no oil pressure... Great - I'm getting pissed, so I pull the sucker out. What do I find?

A Broken Shaft (and in case you dont see it - in color)

Needless to say - she no longer drives that car, and her new car has become mine to maintain.

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