Monday, October 30, 2017

It's a 'Chicken" thing.....




(See, I'm not the only one that loves  'em)!
















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Today's funny:

H/T to faithful reader, Roberta!





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The gang and other stuff

Spaghetti time!



The white egg is fake. Sometimes Wilma and Maude get a little broody and 
sit on the real eggs until they break :



Louise inspecting a fresh coop:


His Royal Highness:


What they love to do:


Looking for treats: (again)


Charlie pays a visit:


A lone feather from one of the girls:


Eat your heart out, BW!!!!   LOL!


A purdy cow:



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Sunday, October 29, 2017

Easy Listening for a Sunday Afternoon

The Mills Brothers!






Up a lazy river

Up a lazy river by the old mill run
The lazy, lazy river in the noon day sun
Linger in the shade of a kind old tree
Throw away your troubles
Dream a dream with me

Up a lazy river where the robin's song
Awakes the bright new morning
Where we can move along
Blue skies up above, everyone's in love
Up a lazy river, how happy you could be
Up a lazy river with me

Up a lazy river by the old mill run
The lazy, lazy river in the noon day sun
Linger in the shade of a kind old tree
Throw away your troubles
Dream a dream with me

Up a lazy river where the robin's song
Awakes the bright new mornin'
Where we can move along
Blue skies up above, everyone's in love
Up a lazy river, how happy you could be
Up a lazy river with me

Oh, up a lazy river by the old mill run
The lazy, lazy river in the noon day sun
Linger in the shade of a kind old tree
Throw away your troubles
Dream a dream with me

Up a lazy river where the robin's song
Awakes the bright new morning
Where we can move along
Blue skies up above, everyone's in love
Up a lazy river, how happy you could be
Up a lazy river with me
Up a lazy river with me

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Saturday, October 28, 2017

At the Hop!


Fats Domino!!!!









Feb 26, 1928 - Oct 24, 2017


Yes, this means I'm in love again
Had no lovin' since you-know-when
You know I love you, yes I do
And I'm savin' all my lovin' just for you
Need your lovin' and I need it bad
Just like a dog when he's goin' mad
Hoo-ee, baby, hoo-ee
Baby, won't you give your love to me?
Eeny-meeny and miney-mo
Told me you didn't want me 'round no more
Hoo-ee, baby, hoo-ee
Baby, don't you let your dog bite me
Yes, this mean I'm in love again
Had no lovin' since you-know-when
You know I love you, yes I do
And I'm savin' all my lovin' just for you
Eeny-meeny and miney-mo
Told me you didn't want me 'round no more
Hoo-ee, baby, hoo-ee
Baby, don't you let your dog bite me







Friday, October 27, 2017

Friday Night Steam


 Ahhhh! Geared locomotives!!!!! 


Another great video from Dynamo Productions







Let's take a look at the Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad of Freeport, IL. This volunteer operation in northern Illinois runs Heisler #2 on occasional weekends over 1.72 miles of former Milwaukee Road trackage. This Heisler was built in 1912 for Louise Lumber Co. in Charlestown, MS and later run in South Carolina and Indiana. The #2 arrived in Freeport in 1982, and began operating on the SC&S in 1986. It still occasionally burns wood. For only $100, one can operate the engine back and forth on a regular trip. This might also be one of the friendliest places we've been to. Learn more at: http://www.thefreeportshow.com


From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisler_locomotive

The Heisler locomotive was the last variant of the three major types of geared steam locomotive Charles L. Heisler receiving a patent for the design in 1892, following the construction of a prototype in 1891.[1] Somewhat similar to a Climax locomotive, Heisler's design featured two cylinders canted inwards at a 45-degree angle to form a 'V-twin' arrangement. Power then went to a longitudinal drive shaft in the center of the frame that drove the outboard axle on each powered truck through bevel gears in an enclosed gearcase riding on the axle between the truck frames. The inboard axle on each truck was then driven from the outboard one by external side (connecting) rods.
In 1897, Heisler received a patent on a three-truck locomotive.[2] As with Class C Shay locomotives, the tender rode on the third truck. Unlike the Shay, Heisler's design did not have a continuous string of line shafting running the length of the engine. Instead, the tender truck was driven by a line shaft above the shaft driving the main engine trucks, connected to it through spur gears. This patent also covered use of a 4-cylinder 'vee four' cylinder configuration.
The Heisler was the fastest of the geared steam locomotive designs, and yet was still claimed by its manufacturer to have the same low-speed hauling ability.

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Builders

The first Heislers were built by the Dunkirk Engineering Company of Dunkirk, New York, at the time producer of their own design of geared locomotive (called the Dunkirk), of which the Heisler could be considered an improvement. They did not adopt the Heisler design, but in 1894 the Stearns Manufacturing Company of Erie, Pennsylvania started to produce Heislers, and did so until 1904. Reorganised as the Heisler Locomotive Works in 1907, it produced locomotives of the Heisler design until 1941.
A & G Price of Thames, New Zealand received an order for a Heisler locomotive in 1943 from Ogilvie and Co, sawmillers of Hokitika, who wanted to purchase a Heisler locomotive but were unable to do so as production of Heisler locomotives had ceased in 1941. The resulting locomotive, maker's NO 148 of 1944, was the last Heisler-design steam locomotive to be built, and closely followed Heisler practice but with the addition of a Belpaire firebox and front-mounted water tanks that featured a unique curved leading edge.

Variants

Heislers were produced mostly in two- and three-truck variants in sizes ranging from 17 to 95 short tons (15.2 to 84.8 long tons; 15.4 to 86.2 t). There was one single-truck, narrow gauge Heisler built, Lake Shore Stone Products Co. #7 for the Lake Shore Stone Products Co..Lake Shore Stone Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin?

Notable survivors

Roughly 625 Heislers were produced, of which some 35 still exist. Approximately eight of these survivors are currently operational.

Advantages and disadvantages

The Heisler locomotive's gearing was inside the frame and thus protected, unlike that of a Shay locomotive. However, the Heisler's drive shaft, which was located in the center of the frame, limited firebox space. For this reason, when A & G Price built their Heisler, in 1943, they used a Belpaire firebox, to mitigate problems with burning wood and accommodating the drive shaft.



Today's funny :o)

H/T to Wild River!



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Evening in......


..... Coopville:


This is why I love it here:































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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Romancing The Wind




A big H/T to Donna and Terry for sending this!!!






   The man flying the 3 kites is in his 80s, and he's from Canada. He comes  to the Washington State International Kite Festival every year. His skin is like leather as he normally flies with his shirt off. He is deaf, so when he flies we hold our hands up and wave them for applause. He flies 2 with his hands and the 3rd one is attached to his waist. Enjoy!

You must watch to the end to see the amazing landing of that last kite!  I  would have those kites so tangled up, you could never get them separated  again!  And of course, make sure the volume is turned up because the music  is wonderful and totally reflects the soaring of the kites.  Beautiful
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Today's funny :o)









Let's go for a ride!

Went to get apples this past weekend:

'Twas a beautiful, sunny fall day:
















We're going that-a way  ------>





Here it is!





Huge silos!



An unusual hood ornament:















They even have a petting pen for the city kids:



And of course, chickens!...


... and cows!


You betcha'






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