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It’s one of our resident blue tits. I put the house up a month or two ago and was pleased we have babies already.
In my youth I tried to buy a new TR6. The salesman blew me off, as I suppose my long hair, blue work shirt and bell bottoms made me look like I didn't have the "green". I had cash in my pocket.Whew! This made me tired just reading it.Despite being an engineer originally from Detroit (who still has family members working in the auto industry) I just totally missed out on the working on cars myself gene. Would save me some cash if I had it though that's for sure. I just love driving.
One of my fondest childhood memories are of spending time with my father in his TR6 on a nice spring or summer day with the top down. I find it fascinating how inanimate objects can have such an emotional pull on someone. Nearly 50 years later I see a TR6 and I'm taken back.
Triumph TR6 by Lance Randall, on Flickr
Well, I showed him, I bought an orange Fiat 124 Spider circa 1972! Yes, yes, Fiat..."Fix It Again Tony"
Since then I've always still wanted a TR6!
Lochan na Earba yesterday. Panasonic tz100(cropped)
had to go to the barn to get 2x4s and I took the Apache
Disclaimer, I don't usually use flower and flora as my subjects. So, no comparisons with MollyC. The story might be more interesting than the photo. My wife was at the gym and noticed these empty discarded boxes that were used to deliver weights. Ahhh, planter boxes. So she grabbed one, ie they let her have it. Got it home and I tightened it up with some wood screws. Then it was on to drilling holes for drainage and putting some primer down of multiple colors with some handy rattle cans. Off to Wally World to buy some pool noodles to put in the base and also buy some more rattle cans of the correct colors. Couple of bags of Miracle grow, a bunch of plants and of course a liner that is porous. The final result. Our "free" planter, maybe not so free but still a great project. No sooner than she had put everything together it was being visited by bees and anoli's. Just the simple things I guess.
We named our little Maltese “Lucky”. Even though the name sounds more suitable for a mid-large sized dog.
We need all the luck for the family. Health, work, finances, safety, self improvement, …etc.
Lucky makes me smile everyday. When he just sleeps anywhere around the house, he looks like a little cloth rag someone dumped on the floor, we all have to be extra vigilant not to trip over him. And he’s so affectionate and energetic too. Absolutely adorable! We are so blessed to have him as family.
We need all the luck for the family. Health, work, finances, safety, self improvement, …etc.
Lucky makes me smile everyday. When he just sleeps anywhere around the house, he looks like a little cloth rag someone dumped on the floor, we all have to be extra vigilant not to trip over him. And he’s so affectionate and energetic too. Absolutely adorable! We are so blessed to have him as family.
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Spring house, Castle and Key Distillery(née Old Taylor Distillery), Millville, KY.
Even though I'm a tee-totler, I can't help but geek out a bit over this photo, and being able to take it. Basically, Col. E.H. Taylor back in the 1890s was a big proponent of consistent and safe whiskey quality, and among other things was behind the "Bottled in Bond" act.
He built a distillery along Glenn's Creek in Woodford County, KY as a destination and show place. Riding the railroad that came right through the property, guests could stop and stay for the day, enjoying the elaborate gardens and places such as the spring house gazebo/pavilion. From the road, the first sight is a limestone castle behind the entrance gates to the property. The castle, BTW, contained the stills and fermentation vats.
In the 1970s, Beam brands bought both the Old Taylor name and the property, and chose to mothball it in favor of the neighboring Old Crow property(which is used only for aging/storage).
The property fell into serious disrepair, but key structures like the castle and the spring house remained. It changed hands a number of times, although along the way more and more things like warehouses started falling or just becoming dangerous.
I've been photographing this site, but only from the road, since I first learned of it back around 2008. It's always been quiet and peaceful, and beautiful in its own way although again derelict. I tried numerous times to get access to the property, and either couldn't make contact or was denied when I did talk to someone.
Finally, a few years back, a new company bought and undertook an extensive and serious historical restoration of the property, while also getting a new distilling license and getting Federal bonds on the warehouses that were still fit to use(unfortunately they had to tear down two of them, but the valuable reclaimed wood ricks funded a lot of the restoration). The new company operates under the name "Castle and Key"-castle for the castle at the front of the property, and key for shape of the spring house. The latter is used to draw water from Glenn's Creek for distilling and bottling operations. BTW, Old Taylor and associated brands are property of Sazerac now(Buffalo Trace) but the property is not.
Below is a photo inside the beautifully restored springhouse, a place I was finally able to walk after well over 10 years of trying.
Even though I'm a tee-totler, I can't help but geek out a bit over this photo, and being able to take it. Basically, Col. E.H. Taylor back in the 1890s was a big proponent of consistent and safe whiskey quality, and among other things was behind the "Bottled in Bond" act.
He built a distillery along Glenn's Creek in Woodford County, KY as a destination and show place. Riding the railroad that came right through the property, guests could stop and stay for the day, enjoying the elaborate gardens and places such as the spring house gazebo/pavilion. From the road, the first sight is a limestone castle behind the entrance gates to the property. The castle, BTW, contained the stills and fermentation vats.
In the 1970s, Beam brands bought both the Old Taylor name and the property, and chose to mothball it in favor of the neighboring Old Crow property(which is used only for aging/storage).
The property fell into serious disrepair, but key structures like the castle and the spring house remained. It changed hands a number of times, although along the way more and more things like warehouses started falling or just becoming dangerous.
I've been photographing this site, but only from the road, since I first learned of it back around 2008. It's always been quiet and peaceful, and beautiful in its own way although again derelict. I tried numerous times to get access to the property, and either couldn't make contact or was denied when I did talk to someone.
Finally, a few years back, a new company bought and undertook an extensive and serious historical restoration of the property, while also getting a new distilling license and getting Federal bonds on the warehouses that were still fit to use(unfortunately they had to tear down two of them, but the valuable reclaimed wood ricks funded a lot of the restoration). The new company operates under the name "Castle and Key"-castle for the castle at the front of the property, and key for shape of the spring house. The latter is used to draw water from Glenn's Creek for distilling and bottling operations. BTW, Old Taylor and associated brands are property of Sazerac now(Buffalo Trace) but the property is not.
Below is a photo inside the beautifully restored springhouse, a place I was finally able to walk after well over 10 years of trying.
20210501 - 2.jpg by Ken OHagan, on FlickrFinally slowed down enough to take a long exposure at a local reservoir used for catch and release angling.
Very nice. Did you clone out the shopping trolley?
Finally slowed down enough to take a long exposure at a local reservoir used for catch and release angling.
Wasn't one there mate, just had to remove the burnt out Vauxhall Astra and the plastic bag full of beer cans...
There are hours worth of photos there. What a tonne of character this has.
I love seeing blue tits. They are wonderful little creatures but mate! straighten the verticals, its triggering my OCD!
Lovely example but the steering wheel is on the wrong side.Whew! This made me tired just reading it.
One of my fondest childhood memories are of spending time with my father in his TR6 on a nice spring or summer day with the top down. I find it fascinating how inanimate objects can have such an emotional pull on someone. Nearly 50 years later I see a TR6 and I'm taken back.