China, 1960+/-

Wikipedia says:

The Great Chinese Famine was a famine that occurred between 1959 and 1961 in the People's Republic of China. Some scholars have also included the years 1958 or 1962.

This photo has to do with the famine, and unless they were digging irrigation or creating terraces, it doesn't look much like farming, but it is from a YouTube video sharing evidence that China's population might be much lower than they claim.

Video should start about two images before this one (narratively in context).
As to the wheelbarrows, though, they have a large wheel and the tray is flat above that. Not as stable as a European wheelbarrow with the wheel smaller, and out front.

Other Chinese wheelbarrows: Chinese Wheelbarrows

Heavenly Wheelbarrow

Dirt-bike tire on a wheelbarrow

I don't know who sent this to me, or whether it just appeared spontaneously. It was showing on my phone when I woke up.

The last third of the video talks about the practicalities of fitting your own replacement wheel. I don't know what skills or tools it would take, but the results seem good (except it's only a side-dumper; not a big deal under the circumstances they show). The video demos of the old ratty wheelbarrow pre-bigwheel are fun.

Wheelbarrows in Lagos

Marieke van Der Graaf, writing of things she saw on moving to Lagos in March 2024:

"- some people sleep in wheel barrows at bus stops, they use the wheel barrows during the day to make money and bring goods for people and then sleep in it (waiting for another job?)"

Her post is public, and there are a few photos, but none of a wheelbarrow. Not yet.
Public post for those on facebook

Awkward...

ONE part is left, of this wheelbarrow, and it's still being used. 😊

My daughter (that's her in the photos) works on a farm (farm education program) and the tray of this old wheelbarrow had been filled with compost. All its other parts are gone, so it needed a hauler. 😊

I think it's very sweet that it's still in use.

Wall repair near my house

The wind blew a fence that was fastened to a cinderblock wall.

Wall repairmen have a wheelbarrow.

Matching but not

Photos by Janine, at her friend's house, on Pottery Lane, in Brede, Rye, East Sussex

Routine, Rotterdam

Lionel, wheelbarrow, photo by Tes
Springtime, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Adobe construction

October 2015, Corrales, New Mexico. Wheelbarrow of the builders of the new casita at the McPhersons'.

Woodpile, Minnesota

In Wabasha, or maybe Kellogg, Minnesota, or somewhere thereabout, in 2013, I saw this wheelbarrow:

Greeting cards

Wheelbarrows are good objects for art or photos. I went looking for more of some cards I only have 36 of thinking, I might use them for Christmas next year. I found lots of other cards; not those.

1 - 72 of 1,649 wheelbarrow greeting cards for sale

Over 1600 with wheelbarrows, at one site. If you feel like looking at photos there, here are a couple I liked:

Archeological dig

Children at an archeology dig, England, 2014, photo by Julie D.

Green chile in New Mexico

Green chile harvest time in New Mexico!

Photos were forwarded by Laurie McPherson. The wheelbarrow photo is by Liddie Martinez, of Española.

The second is from the facebook page of http://www.loschileros.com/

Hobbit House Wheelbarrow

Sometimes, for fun, I look at Air B&B listings. I found this:

Help yourself to seasonal products from our polytunnel

I think if you click the photo you can see many images of the Hobbit House for rent in Scotland. That house has a little hobbit... gazebo? Patio? And I guess it's behind the hosts' house, but not very near it. There's a path, also pictured.

Hobbit Hideaway - A wee slice of Scottish paradise

But the important thing is there's a wheelbarrow. :-)

Boggy Creek Farm, Texas

Someone sent me the wheelbarrow image at left. I didn't know where it was, but it was easily discovered. It's what's left of a large farm from the early 19th century, and they have restored the farmhouse, which is one of the two oldest houses remaining in Austin, Texas. You can read more on their website, and also see what they are growing, and what they have for sale, in case you're in, near, or passing through Austin! Boggy Creek Farm History It's currently five acres, surrounded by residential homes, and there are bus stops. (click to enlarge)

Spring 2020

Mount Molloy, Queensland
Photo by Caroline Lieber

Karl and the dirt from a hole

Just yesterday I brought up the riddle about how much dirt one can take out of a hole (none, because a hole doesn't have any dirt), and now I see how much dirt is not in this particular hole!




That's what the dirt near Rotherfield, East Sussex looks like. This wheelbarrow has appeared before, and the image was sent by Janine Davies.

Sunny Spain

Ester Siroky posted this; I snagged it. They're in Spain.

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I had already posted what's above, and came upon Part B. Perhaps it's still cold, at night, in sunny Spain!

Yard cleaning during pandemic

People are asked to stay home more, and some yardwork is being done!

In Corrales, New Mexico, Laurie McPherson has tulips up, and weeds out!

Child working without being asked to

Cátia Maciel's son, taking care of a horse, in Portugal.

Winfarthing, Norfolk

Winfarthing, Norfolk
The horse and dog are pretty artsy. I know the man. But clearly this is a photo of a wheelbarrow.

photo by Cathy Koetsier,
who usually does that work herself