A planter with a story

Posted on facebook by "Cottage in the Oaks":

This old wheelbarrow sits out by our woodshed, and we plant different flowers in it with the seasons. It was my grandfather’s wheelbarrow….the only one he ever used. He used it for all of his gardening, for cement to lay foundations for his business and home….it’s huge! Lots of legacy and lessons in that wheelbarrow. And for many years now it has held a special place in our garden…a little spotlight. The daffodils have just started blooming in it, and in a couple of months it will overflow with coleus. 🤎

(those on facebook can read the comments there)

Thanks to Theresa Larson for showing me.

Somebody's great idea:

Theresa Larson sent this video to me.

Revamping old posts

Note to self, mostly.

Things older than September 2013 have been checked and improved. Flash videos aren't working, but the code can be changed. Some have been fixed and code can be borrowed from those:

Larkrise, July 2013

Knights of Badassdom, February 2014

Most of my posts don't have links or videos. Good!

Many sites and blogs I had linked from are gone. I would like for that not to happen to this one, as there are things here that aren't elsewhere. The videos above are not part of that, though, really...

Cactus, Spain

Ester Siroky took these photos in 2021. They came up in facebook memories, and somehow I failed to bring them here sooner.

I don't suppose wheelbarrow photos are very time-sensitive.

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.

Teri and Angus in Norfolk

—Animals of and photos by Cathy Koetsier

Stylized cartoon wheelbarrow

A cartoon in The New Yorker (or at least put out by them electronically):

It only has one handle and one stand. Very two-dimensional cartoon wheelbarrow.

The cartoon isn't very funny, but it's a rough year for humor.

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