Inside a trailer.
Track for locking in retaining bars.
No idea why the padlock is hanging there.
Here's the latest collection of rusty stuff to share with y'all. It's funny how some things look beautiful (to me) all by themselves, but somehow, when they're sitting in the yard with other like objects, the beauty disappears and it looks like a good start on a junkyard. Today I'm going to focus on the beauty of these individual objects. Someone once asked me to show a panorama photo of our backyard with the pond garden. I have done that, but this year because of back issues, I'll show only closeup shots. My gardener is AWOL, so I tend to have many more uninvited plants in my flowerbeds this year.
Old rusty bolts
One of the 'feet' of the huge dumpster
No, the dumpster is not vintage.
No, the dumpster is not vintage.
I think it was the green and gold that appealed to me.
I believe this was a chicken coop in its day.
I think the chickens flew the coop.
(I can hear my dad say that. In fact, I can hear my dad's voice in a lot of stuff I say. You can blame him for my silly sense of humor - and for an absolute faith in a sovereign God of love, mercy, and justice.)
Did I tell you that we have been getting regular rains and warm temps? (up until this newly-forecast Polar Vortex, that is). It's been great garden-growing weather! We had a total drencher on Saturday. It laid my petunias flat and filled the pond right up to the top of the surrounding brick!
Late June, Water Hyacinth
I planted Early Girl and Brandywine tomatoes back in June. I actually see tomatoes the size of golf balls on the Early Girls. I hope they don't get discouraged by the few cooler days ahead. I'm looking forward to a bumper crop this September, so I can replenish my canned* tomato inventory. I bet I'm down to about 40 quarts. Dangerously low, in my book.
*canned: Our daughter always wondered why they weren't referred to as 'jarred tomatoes,' since they're processed in jars. Good question, isn't it!
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I love your rusty stuff. Great texture and composition with the padlock and love the green and gold of the dumpster wheel. Your daughter brings up an excellent question. Were canned veggies called canned befoer or after the canner was named? Hmm. Food for thought. Thank you so much for participating.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your rusty junk photos. Who knew rust could look so beautiful. The old chicken coup is beautiful in it's greyed and weathered boards. I also wondered why it's called 'canning' too. Take care of yourself and don't overdo it in the garden. Blessings, Pam
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. I've done my strawberry jam and now onto pickles! Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteGreat photos (always). I couldn't let the strawberries go either, Judy, but do be careful!!
ReplyDeleteYour daughter's question is a good one! They are in jars, not cans. My mom canned tomato juice every year. So good in vegetable soup and chili, on cold winter days. I used to can spaghetti sauce, but haven't in a long time. Joe doesn't like pasta like he did, and we don't have that much company requesting "Italian". It's sure nice to have those beautiful jars sitting on the shelves of the pantry.
I'm a big fan of rusty stuff too and you've taken some fun photos of old stuff here.
ReplyDeleteI love visiting you.
ReplyDeleteI do love those wonderful rusty old treasures too.
I've been canning pickles.
I love the question about jarring instead of canning.
So true.
I do find such happiness jarring and preserving.
Oh the thrill of the ting.
Hugs
Another Rusty Fan
Fun photos. I bet your pond looked cool after all the rain.
ReplyDeleteTake care of your back, sending prayers.
Carla
Rusty relics seem to be abundant at your place. Maybe you could consider getting someone to weld a few bits & pieces together to make a sculpture. Maybe a few! Love that old chicken coop :) Nicely weathered boards. Enjoy those berries! Wendy x
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I do love the old rusty treasures, the lock is wonderful. Nice red barn too but also like the old chicken coop, Blessings Francine.
ReplyDeletejarred tomatoes made me laugh. :) love the chicken coop and great rust.
ReplyDeleteYes, she has a point!
ReplyDeleteHope that the berry picking goes well. Perhaps it can be done a little at a time the way I clean or garden around here.
Enjoy the Polar Vortex. It's pretty steamy our way.
Thought of you as I took a picture of a rusted bell. =D
I'd say that's quite a legacy from your dad!
ReplyDeletei cant tell you how many times i asked my mother why the jars were called canned.. i have never canned or jarred anything, but growing up i was required to pick and chop and shell and HELP while she did all the jarring....40 quarts ? you are surely in danger.. LOL...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Barn!! That shingled roof is interesting. I always thought that canning is the same as jarring??
ReplyDeleteOnly 40 jars left? That sounds serious to me! :-) I am this moment simmering tomato sauce from our garden abundance, but I will freeze it, not "jar" it.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciated your rusty photos today especially the one with all the color. Truly it does enforce the thought that there is beauty in everything if you just look for it as you did.
And don't we hear out parents in our talk? My husband is always saying "you sound just like your father" or, "your mom would have said that." It does bring them closer to us.
Those are excellent rusty photos, I love them! Way to go on the canning. I have never canned anything :(
ReplyDeleteLove that shot of the barn!
ReplyDeleteLoving your rusty photos and love that coop! My mom used to can, and I think I might take that up someday....
ReplyDeleteI always love seeing your pictures, Wow, that barn is huge. My SIL cans...it's too much like being a pilgrim to me...I don't think I could ever do it. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of some great rust! I love the green & gold too...is that patina or paint...either way, it is beautiful. My dad always used to say funny sayings too and I catch myself and my son saying them too! Have you ever heard the one "In back of whose barn?" It is just a funny way of letting someone know that you didn't understand it the first time...lol!
ReplyDeleteOh Your photos are INCREDIBLE I LOVE the rusty bolt and the barn. Take care of your back OK. Hug B
ReplyDeleteHello Judy!
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by my blog the other day and commenting on Josephine. What mother isn't just chuffed at a compliment of her kid/kitty?
It's also great to meet another Christian in Blog Land!
I have family in Mt. Horeb, WI about 2 hours southeast of you. Nephew and his wife and two little girls. I'd love to get out to see them someday soon.
I hope you have an especially fruitful week! :) maureen and josephine aka josephina ballerina or simply, jb :) :) :)
Love the photos, as always... oh, that wonderful barn! And why NOT jarred tomatoes?! A good question.
ReplyDeleteI love your photos of 'old', and really, really love that barn.
ReplyDeleteCanned tomatoes, I love your shot! I hope to have enough from my garden to can a few jars this summer...
ReplyDeleteGreat old rusty stuff, and good luck with your tomatoes. I turned my excess into chutney and relish.
ReplyDeleteSome cool pictures of the rusty things, and that chicken coop looks pretty deserted ;-)Great pictures.
ReplyDeleteWow! I love your close up pictures of rusty old things. But, I do like them all. I think I my favourite here is really the chicken coop.
ReplyDeleteLove rusty photos!! Thinking about strawberry jam...
ReplyDeletei never understood the term "canning" either since it is done in jars lol...i laughed about the chickens flying the coop :) you got a lot of great rust there!
ReplyDeleteYou have the most gorgeous barns in your part of the world...that barn is stunning.
ReplyDeleteI love rust too, when my family sees me taking photos of it, they just laugh.
Jen
Nice pictures. Glad you got some canning/jarring done
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are stunning as always. =) Those canned tomatoes look lovely. I've been canning pickle relish this week. Take care and don't over do! Blessings and Sunshine, Valerie
ReplyDeleteChickens flew the coop, perfect. Your dad must have been a very special fella. You did find some nice rusty items. Hope your back is better. This has been a great season to be a weed, ours are quite lush this year! Canning does seem an odd term for "jarring." ;) Nice photo of your jars, too.
ReplyDeleteLove the rusty things you feature on a regular basis!
ReplyDelete"Uninvited plants" ... love that comment ... may have to adopt it :-) although ..... I have a 2014 plan to keep the front publicly viewed garden up to scratch and any time left over is spent in the back garden.
ReplyDeleteThe Barn on the airport road has similar characteristics to an aircraft hanger ... maybe it's just the shape of it with errm rocket launchers at the ready !