had to go to the bloomin' junkyard for tractor parts (pics)

SweetFeet · Aug 29, 2012

Never been there when it was in bloom with wildflowers like this. (I'm a country girl, I know...they're weeds! But when they are not in your field, they really are beautiful. Plus, I love the way flowers look with rust).

Wanted to get a shot of that Mullein I posted earlier this summer - but they had dozed a new path and it was gone.

ericlb · Aug 29, 2012

its blooming alright lol nice pics and how complete was the late 60's early '70's ford in the pic? the problem with tractor junkyards is you cant take it all home

JMS/.MN · Aug 29, 2012

Is that anywhere near "Blooming Prairie"? LOL

rrlund · Aug 29, 2012

First picture is heart breaking. That Oliver would look MUCH better sitting in one of my buildings.

SweetFeet · Aug 29, 2012

ericlb,

Not sure how complete the truck was - motor could be missing for all I know. Could not get close to a lot of stuff... had about 25 stitches in my arm/shoulder from surgery about one week prior to trip. So I had to keep mostly on the dirt paths - no forging through jungle that day. Here are some other views though.

SweetFeet · Aug 29, 2012

rrlund,
I know! I wish they all could be restored... well at least gotten running - I prefer rust over paint.

SweetFeet · Aug 29, 2012

JMS/.MN,

Nope. But it is on a road near a "Vine Covered Tree". I could tell you where, but then my husband would have to "off me"... and that would be sad. LOL.

Nancy Howell · Aug 29, 2012

Really makes me sad to see the old stuff rusting away.

There was a place nw of Paris, Tx that had acres of old tractors & farm equipment lined up rusting away. Fellow that had it wouldn"t sell anything. Just let it rot.

SweetFeet · Aug 29, 2012

Nancy,
Agreed, it is sad. Maybe that is why I'm drawn to photograph them.

I too, never understand people who collect it and put it in piles, but will not sell anything. The guy where we bought our Regular is kind of like that - though I believe he has thoughts of restoring and displaying 1 of everything "Farmall". Sad thing is, it will never happen - he is not mechanically inclined, and perhaps not a very driven person.

DeltaRed · Aug 29, 2012

'Feet,you do good work,keep it up.My wife also loves the"wildflowers"(she's a country girl,too,raised on an 8000' high-altitude cattle ranch).Thanks for posting!Steve&Susan

SweetFeet · Aug 29, 2012

DeltaRed,
Thanks! It is fun.

If you and your wife go up into the mountains (with your tractor of course to keep on topic...smile), I'd love to see photos of the mountains or any rural scenery.

Sadly, when I was a teen I visited Colorado at least 5 times (once for over a month) and NO ONE would drive me up into the mountains. We were at Greely area (probably a huge town now days) - so it was not far from the base of the Rockies. But they all had been there/done that so I out of luck. *If only I'd had a driver's license and a digital camera back then.

ShadetreeRet · Aug 29, 2012

SweetFeet, I am an old country boy myself and grew up pulling weeds from around everything we planted, but I agree with you, If it ain't in the way, some of those weeds are rather attractive when in bloom. I also agree with Nancy Howell, (as many on this site do) that it is a sad situation to see old iron, be it farm equipment or autos and trucks, sitting around rusting into the ground when there are many who would like to get their hands on them to restore. I guess I was born with that feeling, because when I was a kid in my pre-teen years, I would go to a junkyard with Dad and look at the rows and rows of old cars and think, "Man, I sure would like to have some of those."

The Red · Aug 29, 2012

Great pictures Sweet!

RamblinMan · Aug 29, 2012

More great pictures and you have your name stamped on them. Good move.

Harold H · Aug 29, 2012

Very pretty pictures, but, watch out for wasps, bees, and snakes when around folage in junkyards.

Harold H

sotxbill · Aug 29, 2012

(quoted from post at 06:10:19 08/29/12) Never been there when it was in bloom with wildflowers like this. (I'm a country girl, I know...they're weeds! But when they are not in your field, they really are beautiful. Plus, I love the way flowers look with rust).

Wanted to get a shot of that Mullein I posted earlier this summer - but they had dozed a new path and it was gone.

Just luv dem dirty pictures. pleeze post mor. thnks

Anonymous-0 · Aug 29, 2012

I like the tractor in the foreground of the old Ford truck. Must be the proto type for ROP- haha.
As always thanks so much for sharing!

guido · Aug 29, 2012

Hello sweetfeet,
Nice pics!
You should protect them from being used.
Guido

SweetFeet · Aug 29, 2012

Guido,

Thanks!

Any ideas, other than reducing the resolution and putting a watermark on them?

SweetFeet · Aug 29, 2012

Harold H,

I did find a nest of black wasps/hornets when I opened a toolbox lid on a tractor (won't do that again). But thankfully did not get stung - my husband was nearby and saved me by taking them out of action with some WD40.

guido · Aug 29, 2012

Hello sweetfeet,
Both the water mark and the low resoution, are a good way. Some camera's have a PROTECT IMAGE option, that does not allow the picture to be hijacked. I'm not sure how it works. Some sites that support albums have the pictures protected that way. I don't use none of them, so I don't know how they do it. More home work for you.
Guido.

SweetFeet · Aug 30, 2012

Guido,

Thanks, will look into photo protection in my camera.

You guys are giving me an awful lot of photography homework these days. Guess I'm going to have to tell my husband that I need to quit my job...or I may need to stop getting up at 4:30 am to cook him breakfast before work - 'cuz I'm just too busy. LOL.

SweetFeet · Aug 30, 2012

ShadetreeRet,

I agree it is sad. But I assume there will be an auction someday when they "send the old man home"... which is a sad thought, because he is the sweetest old feller we ever met. I even took some photos of him last time. That was supposed to be our last trip - but hoping we find that we are in need some small part hoping the old man is still there.

SweetFeet · Aug 30, 2012

Ramblin Man,

Thanks.

I think I usually have watermarked my junkyard pics. I don't usually take the time to do it with ones from tractors shows though.

SweetFeet · Sep 1, 2012

The Red,
Thanks much!
Sweet

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