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Picture of the day - August 16, 2006

Antique Mowing Machine & Hay Rake

Antique farm implements at dusk.
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Back in February, Cheria and I took advantage of a mild winter day to go for a leisurely walk down the Virginia Creeper Trail. We started at the trail head on Green Spring Road in Abingdon and walked past the duck pond and horse farms, enjoying the beautiful scenery as we ambled by.

One of the most interesting things we saw that day was a pair of antique farm implements sitting in the edge of a field. The old steel-wheeled mowing machine and hay rake had probably not been used in at least half a century, but it looked like they had just been parked there to await spring and the next hay season. There's no telling exactly how much hay they helped make during their working years, but now they're just enjoying a peaceful retirement beside the beautiful Creeper Trail.

Well, a few days ago we decided to take a late evening walk down the trail. It had been a hot, humid day in the Abingdon area and we knew it would probably be nice and cool under the trees that would be hovering over us. After we had walked a mile or so, it began to get rather dark under the thick canopy of the trees so we turned around and began walking back to our car.

I hadn't really paid any attention to the hay rake and mowing machine on the trip down the trail, but as we approached them on the return trip I couldn't help but notice how the setting sun had turned them into a striking silhouette. Now I'm not the best when it comes to low-light photography, but I snapped off a few shots anyway and hoped for the best...and the result is the "Picture Of The Day"!


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