Sunday, November 06, 2011

The new header picture

About my new header picture:  Of course I have already posted pictures of the finished Oliver 1855 project, but our daughter has a professional-quality camera, and Cliff wanted some real glamour shots of his tractor.  She took a LOT of pictures and posted them on Facebook.


The picture my son chose as the best one had one little flaw; a green metal stool had been left in place after Cliff used it to climb up and put a different pipe on the tractor.  He suggested that Rachel have somebody photoshop the stool out of the picture.  Since Rachel works for a company that does photo-processing for professional photographers, she has the resources and knows the right people to work such magic, and the resulting photo is the one on the header.   Here's a slideshow of most of the pictures she took that day.  Unless you are a tractor aficionado, you'll probably want to skip the slideshow.






Toward the end, you'll see some pretty young ladies in the pictures; they are granddaughters Natalie and Monica.

First thing I read this morning on the Internet was that there was an earthquake in Oklahoma, and that it was felt by some in Kansas City.  Now that's getting a little too close to home.  Many years ago when we lived on our first acreage, Cliff and I were lying in bed one morning and felt a small earthquake.  What a strange feeling.  (Added later:  Cliff tells me he felt the quake last night and thought the dog was under the couch moving it, which would have been a feat in itself because our couch only clears the floor by about an inch.  I was asleep by then, therefore blissfully ignorant.)


Iris is 100% herself, back to watching TV with us and attacking any animals that show up on the screen.  Last night I knew she was fine when she started devouring the dog food that had been untouched for twenty-four hours.

11 comments:

  1. Pictures are great.....tractor is great....love the ones of Cliff driving....Saw a tractor auction on TV Friday and thought of you and Cliff....

    Enjoy

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  2. Lindie6:48 AM

    Beautiful tractor! I have only felt one earthquake, the year I lived in California back in 69 or 70. We lived just north of San Francisco and it was about a 5.0 I heard what sounded like a freight train and pictures fell off my walls. I bet Ree felt yesterday's quake!

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  3. It is a great picture. I would have never seen the stool had you not pointed it out. I loved seeing your granddaughters too. I remember them as much younger...how time flies. Glad Iris is back to normal and glad you are all ok from that earth quake. I saw it on the news this morning too. Have a wonderful Sunday!

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  4. Great pictures. Glad that Isis is now ok. Helen

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  5. That is just one fine looking tractor. That man of yours has some serious talent.

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  6. Nice photos, nice tractor!

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  7. Thank goodness Iris bounced back and is her old self. I was wondering what could have gotten into her. I've been in 3 small earthquakes. Something you never forget. It is a strange feeling, like you said. The tractor pics are great. Your daughter did a fantastic job. That is one fine looking piece of equipment. Your granddaughters look sweet. I can't wait for mine to get that age. Take care.

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  8. Lindie2:22 PM

    Actually, I googled the earthquake I felt in 1969 and it was a 5.6 and I had forgotten there was another one that was 5.7, with over 200 aftershocks. I thought everything was back to normal and went up to Santa Rosa for a meeting a week later and felt one of the aftershocks and we all went running for the doorways.

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  9. Our best stud dog Feist is named Oliver in honor of this tractor, one of Larry's favorites. Might I steal a picture of your Oliver?

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  10. Steal away, Sister-Three.

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  11. I'm glad Iris is all better.

    Love the new header picture!

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