Picture Of Gleaners At Englewood,KS

Stopped at Englewood,KS and took a picture of these Gleaners sitting on a lot in town.

I just love these little Kansas towns.You can always find old stuff in them.I'd love to turn back the hands of time 50 years and see what implement dealers they had in them back then.

Back in the 1960's the MM dealer at Minneola,KS used to mail us lists of what he had for sale.I still have one somewhere.I thought about that the other day when I went thru there.I drove around town trying to find the old dealership but no signs of it.

My Dad grew up in the little town of Falun,KS and they had a huge IH dealer there until the mid 1980's.When back for visits we always went by there to check out the inventory.I can remember the new 560's like it was yesterday.When they closed and moved to Salina,KS to be a JD dealer the town died.

I took the above picture in the small town of Moline,KS in October.The IH dealer has been gone for years but the IH sign still hangs proudly.

Totally off topic, but I'm learning to play fiddle in retirement and I know Missouri is known as a hotbed of fiddlers. Do you by chance know any or maybe you are one?

Falun is a liitle town SW of Salina,KS or NW Of Lindsborg,KS which is Swede town USA.My Mom grew up right SE of Lindsborg.

Not to change the subject but check out this beautiful old limestone house east of Cottonwood Falls,KS.I sneak old combines out of Kansas using the road by this house.I'll be using it alot in 2007.Theres lots of old combines in this area.

A digital camera is sure fun to have.

An ex neighbor is a professional fiddler and played with Judy Lynn.My late FIL and BIL were both great fiddle players.

People say that I'm an interesting person to visit.I think I may have been born 30 years too late!LOL

Farmer