A recent visit to Bill's Fig Farm in Pennsylvania
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Looking for cuttings, memories of figs
Comments (5)Welcome Maggie, I know EXACTLY what you're talking about/feeling cuz Ive been through that whole nostalgic roots thing too just a short few yrs ago. Only one yr ago I had one unknown variety that my father planted in ground when I first bought my home, last fall I traded with a dozen or so ppl from here and now have 18+ varieties growing in pots. Where abouts are you in Pa? Im in NNJ. I will have plenty of cuttings off my original fig tree when it goes dormant, which I believe to be a Sal's or similiar. I should have a few others from my Hardy Chicago and not sure yet about the others. If you want a few cuttings shoot me an email thru here.......may be a good idea to list which type you're most interested in growing too. Gd luck! Frank...See MoreRecent video about palm nursery in Florida
Comments (12)Hello, I am selling palms and plants from my seasonal location in St. Petersburg, FLA, I opened in May 2012 and will have palms for sale until mid July 2012. You can contact me for more information and a price list, if you'd like. I don't ship any palms, sorry, but I do have several customers who rent trucks and come from a great distance- Pennsylvania, Louisiana, NC. my email is: kenstrees@gmail.com. Ken's Palm Trees in St. Petersburg (we are also on Facebook)...See MoreVisiting Lancaster,Pa ....Tips on where to go?
Comments (16)I may be there myself in a week depending on many things. Lancaster County in PA is full of covered bridges. All over the US, these wooden structures are disappearing and most that are standing today have been extensively rebuilt or are replicas. That's to be expected of a wood structure that's been sitting outside for over hundred years. But what is important is, was the repair faithful to the original design? Reboarding the superstructure and flooring might be considered minor, or maintence repair. However, tinkering with the support frame is major. When you find a truly old bridge, photogaph it! It may not be there next year. I know of two bridges that I have photographed that are now destroyed: One in Madison Co, IA and another in Parke Co, IN. I found several brides in upper Vermont and New Hampshire that were for show only. They looked great and still carried traffic, but when I examined underneath the bridge, the full story emerged. The small towns in the northern part of these two states do not have sufficient budget to repair these bridges to bring them up to today's required loads, yet at the same time they desired to retain the "look and feel" of the bridge. Tourist trade is a factor. I found how they solved this problem. Under the old bridge was another bridge, the one supporting the loads. The highway department had installed the load bearing parts of a modern bridge made of steel H-beams. The wood bridge became merely decoration sitting on steel beams - sort of took away the nostalga. So, take your cameras and document the bridges. In my opinion, there are two times in the year when these old bridges have the most photo appeal, and that is in the fall when the leaves turn and after a fresh snowfall in the winter. The lousiest time is late winter and early spring with no greenry of snow cover. Summer pictures can be great too; You have to be more selective and creatiive with composition....See Moreole joyful's recent adventure
Comments (17)Greetings, everyone. I'd had no indication prior to that trip that something was wrong with the rad. I had a '90 Dodge "Colt" (also standard tranny) from about '97 to about '04 or '05. I used it to travel the 12 miles or so to Uncle's farm nearly daily after his death, to make it look lived in, until the farm was sold, and, as I was usually travelling at midnight or 2 a.m or so, when there was little traffic, found that I could coast over 16 of the 20 km. trip ... and if anyone had told me that they could coast 80% of the time, I'd have thought them to be lying. Didn't have any clutch or transmission troubles with it. When the mechanic said that, at about 200K miles, it was risky to put it on the road, donated it to a charitable agency for a charitable receipt. When I initiated a discussion here about coasting some time ago, some said that such is illegal in their state. I've asked several police people and have been told that it's my responsibility to be in charge of my vehicle, and to drive in a safe manner. I don't usually do it if someone is following me rather closely, as it is not fair to interfere with his/her progress. _____________________________ The lady in question called me the next evening, to ask whether I'd got home O.K., and I told her that I had, and of the issues that I'd had to deal with ... and asked her how she knew that I'd had any problems. She said that she hadn't seen me at the commital, or afterward at the luncheon, and that she had been pretty sure that I'd have been there, so thought that something probably went wrong. And, yes ... I've seen her again ... why not? Last evening, as a matter of fact ... for a short visit before coming to the library ... but hadn't time to make this post, then. Any other questions/comments/(advisories)? ole joyful...See Moreterry_upstate_ny
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