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Farming’s tough on the equipment.  Spotted on Farm Town Road in rural Coventry, Rhode Island.  (Photos by Ron Haines)  

Nope, not my hill. If it were, I’d be king of it. But what in the Sam Hill am I saying?   I wasn’t worth a hill of beans at that game back when I was a kid.  In fact I … Continue reading →

The 4th of July wouldn’t be complete without the parade in Contoocook, NH, home of brother Rick and his wife Ginni. We all made it there this year and the kids’ parade was as always a big hit. Both M … Continue reading →

Five years ago I was meandering around Maine in January and stepped back in time. It was damn cold, as Maine in January can be. I had wound my way up from Florida, hugging the Atlantic coastline. The occasion was … Continue reading →

As a castle, it’s not all that much. Hardly big for one thing, a mere 1,962 square feet, with two bedrooms and two and a half baths.  Up on a remote hill, with a commanding view of surrounding forests?  Nope.  … Continue reading →

But Mr. Pope was long gone from this earth by the time Jim Bolen came up with the big ideas that have put Casey, Illinois, on the map. Had they met I think they’d have gotten along really well. Gene … Continue reading →

On a drive through Williamsport, Pennyslvania, I happened upon this statuary. What’s that for?  It took a few seconds for the synapses to work and then the light came on.  Duh!  Williamsport is the home of Little League Baseball.  That … Continue reading →

I encountered this fancy bicycle repair station on a drive through Kentucky.  It’s one of four on or near the campus of tiny Berea College in the small town of the same name about 50 miles south of Lexington on … Continue reading →

It’s a catchy name for a museum/art gallery/workshop, but, on the surface anyway, there’s a pretty mundane explanation. Allen Christian’s early artistic efforts centered on bowling balls as a medium, carving them, painting them, and otherwise having a bit of … Continue reading →

I’ll cover a couple varieties of oldies but goodies in this post. First the recycled gas station kind.  There were two recent finds, both of them the old sturdy stone structures that one can still find occasionally. This first one, … Continue reading →