Yesterday we stepped back in time. We visited the Erie Canal Village in Rome, NY. It was an absolute blast! So I’m tying in today’s Photo Hunt with our visit. (This week, I’ll post all about our trip with loads of photos and a few videos).
There are a lot of pointed things we saw, from ink pens to axes. But there was a certain machine that caught our eye. It’s an old mowing machine!
We saw it in action here.
That mower easily sliced the tall grasses of the meadow. The farmer mowed in a circle, and after he had completed one full circle, he stopped to let the horses rest for a moment; he continued with this pattern for about an hour. The air was so sweet after the farmer mowed. Birds were darting across the mowed hay, gobbling up the bugs that jumped from the meadow. A mouse skittered out of the meadow, across our path, and leaped back into the grasses to hide. The horses were beautiful to watch.
I’ll explain more of our visit when I get all the photos uploaded! Until then…
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July 5th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Looks like a great day in the country!
July 5th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Cool shots! Those look really cool. It can cut grass and the man use horses. That’s different but I like it
July 5th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Well, that’s pointed alright! It looks like you had a fun and interesting vacation. That last photo is great!!
July 5th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Oh this is a terrific pointed post. No, that’s not a pun on the word…it’s just terrific.
Thanks for stopping by today. Happy weekend to you.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:15 am
An excellent pointed post for Photo Hunt. I love the last photo, so fun.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:16 am
What a cool mower! I thought it was a weapon.
Deadly. *shivers*
July 5th, 2008 at 10:20 am
oops… submit before I was finished.
Happy weekend.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Wicked looking machine!
July 5th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Oh my - I grew up mowing fields with a sickle blade like that! Mine was attached to a tractor, though, not a pair of horses! Still, it brings back some memories - that certainly is a “pointed” picture for today’s theme!!!
cheers,
mo
July 5th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Great entry for today’s theme… Mine’s up too hope you can drop by,,, Happy weekend!
July 5th, 2008 at 10:26 am
First picture…looks dangerous :O
July 5th, 2008 at 10:26 am
That is one scary mower. Makes you wonder how many accidents that had. Great shot of it though.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Wow! That’s a very cool old mowing machine! Great photos.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Looks as if you had a super time!
July 5th, 2008 at 10:48 am
That mower looks quite pointed… I love your poetic description of the smell of the meadow and the little mouse. Lovely!
July 5th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Very neat shots! What fun that must have been… quite different from city life.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Love the photos - great fun
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July 5th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Fascinating photos! I’d never thought about how they used to mow. Thanks and have a great weekend!
July 5th, 2008 at 11:10 am
looks like u really had fun. nice photos!
July 5th, 2008 at 11:13 am
This looks like work to me.
*LOL*
Great shots.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:14 am
That looks like a lethal weapon!
I love the smell of newly mown grass as well. It sounds as though you had a wonderful trip.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Ouch!
It looks like something we used for weed abatement years ago.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:39 am
That looks truly pointed! Great pics and looks like you had fun seeing it in action too.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Wowza… now THAT’S a lawnmower!
Thanks for coming by & leaving some love for my Photo Hunt this week, too. Have a great weekend!
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July 5th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Looks like a very nice place to visit! Good points you got there too. Thanks for stopping by…
July 5th, 2008 at 11:56 am
That first picture is very pointy, and a little scary too.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:59 am
that’s definitely pointed stuff! good choice for the theme, keep it up! have a great weekend and tnx for dropping by! TC
July 5th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Way cool! I love that old mowing machine hehe… Grizzly stuff!
July 5th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Those are great shots for the theme. I have an old hand mower but nothing like that one. Very cool. Happy weekend.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Whoa! That’s scary pointed. Love all your photos. the last one of the kids on the tracks is fun!
July 5th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Boy, I sure wouldn’t want to get in the way of that blade! There really is something sweet about the way the air smells after cutting the grass. Thx for dropping by and I’ll come over more often.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
The first photo is simply amazing. Great pick for this week’s theme.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Great shot of the points on the old mower. I loved the photo of y’all on the railroad track!!
July 5th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Oh what a fun photo hunt you have!
July 5th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
My grandfather’s a farmer. It reminds me of him.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
A well maintained set of points.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I agree, there’s nothing sweeter than the scent of freshly mowed grass, I remember from my childhood-living-in-the-country-years with my grandparents.
What a beautiful post this is, I enjoyed it very much! It brought back very dear memories!
Thx forvisiting my Photohunt too!
July 5th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Man, that machine is kind of freaky - could definitely thing of some horror movie scenarios using that one.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Oh wow… I initially thought they are some kind of missiles!
July 5th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
wow, the first photo is definitely pointed & very interesting.
Thanks a lot for your kind comment.
Have a fab weekend & happy photo hunting =)
July 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Very nice shot.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Wow! That is pointed ;O)
July 5th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
That might be even more pointed than my teeth!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
That mowing machine pic is amazing. Great shots. Have a good weekend!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
That’s a wonderful shot. I love the angle of the mower!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Looks like you don’t want to be on the wrong side of that mowing machine. Lots of points there! Well done.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
looks like great fun! nice photo’s.
thanks for visiting mine
July 5th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Those are great shots! Perfectly ‘pointed’ but I’d sure hate to end up on the wrong side of that mower!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
As a farm boy in the 40’s & 50’s I have used a mowing machine like that one.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Wow !! Those are really pointed teeth/mowing machine.
Give a new meaning to horse power.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Oh my goodness, those blades look a little bit sharp and scary! And definitely pointy!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Those are seriously pointed objects. I would hate to get in the way of this machine. Have a good weekend.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
What beautiful pictures!!! Great entry.
That blade sure has a lot of POINTED parts
I like your blog
July 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I don’t know if I am participating in the correct way, but here goes..from a western New Yorker
Rambling Woods
July 5th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Yikes ~ those are some wicked points! Enjoyed the story and glimpse of your fun country outing (i.e., eXciting time travel). ThanX for stopping by (and for the Mr. Linky).
July 5th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
I love the smell of freshly mown grass. Those blades look wickedly pointed though!
Our photo hunt is here;
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July 5th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Wow those blades make short work of a meadow! Great shots . Have a wonderful weekend
July 5th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Thanks for dropping by. This sounds like a great trip! It’s my dream to travel to New York one day, well New York City that is. I have been through New York, even visited Niagra Falls.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
That’s pretty cool. I need one of those, it’ll make cutting my lawn a snap!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Wow, that’s amazing! How fun to actually see the machine in action! Sounds like a fantastic field trip!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Thanks for stopping by my blog today. That is a wicked cool photo. I wouldn’t want to get anywhere near that tool!
July 5th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Wow - that looks like it was a super fun trip! Great finds for the hunt.
July 5th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Super shots! I featured a mower like that for a past photohunt! They are not widely used anymore and are a great find (actually rarely used). I adore that last photo!
July 5th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
So fun to take a learning trip. Great for the theme.
Thanks for visiting mine.
July 5th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Mighty pointy indeed! Very beautiful shots!
Cheers, Klaus
July 5th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Thanks for the comments! I am looking forward to posting more about our trip. We got to go for a boat ride on an old Erie Canal packet boat– I have a video and hope to get it up this week.
Many thanks for your comments.
July 5th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Great photos for the theme!
July 5th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
First ~ Thank you so much for visiting my blog and leaving such a lovely comment!
I adore that pointed pic! Amamzing how a piece of humble, practical farm machinery can sit proudly as a great work of art!
July 5th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Oh my! What pointed and very sharp teeth. Awesome photos. Looks like a whole lot of fun.
Thanks for dropping by. Have a great weekend!
July 5th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
I would not know that it’s a lawn mower if I had seen one before I read your post. It sounds like you had a lot of fun and experience.
I’m doing photohunt this week too.
July 5th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Wow … This 1st one is PERFECT for the theme! Well done and thanks for visiting mine at Sacred Ruminations earlier.
Hugs and blessings,
July 5th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
That’s cool. Looks dangerous though if you don’t know how to use it.
July 5th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Lovely photos! We just returned from travels in New York, too. My entry is from that trip.
Looking forward to seeing your pics.
Vicki
July 5th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Now, that’s pointed — great shot for the theme! Thanks for stopping by mine! Happy weekend!
July 5th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
That is a very antique mower. I love old stuff. Very cool.
July 5th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Crikey! What a lawn mower!
July 5th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
That mowing machine looks like it could be used as a weapon in the next Saw movie.
July 5th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Woah, that looks like a real cool antique mower. It’s cool that it’s still in working condition
July 5th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Cool!
July 5th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Wow awesome photos!!
Thanks for stopping by!
July 5th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
What neat photos. I wouldn’t want to “tangle” with that machine, though.
July 5th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Have a feeling of deja vu when I see that machine as I’ve seen (a photo of) one before. Still, have to say that it most definitely is very appropriate to put up for this week’s Photo Hunt!
July 5th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Awesome shots and pointy indeed! Thanks for sharing:)
July 6th, 2008 at 4:37 am
When I first saw the top photo - I had imagine everything gory about that thing. I though it was a torture accessory of sorts! Ahhh my mind how it conjures extraordinary thoughts! Lol.
It’s an excellent entry and the photo is so clear and sharp.
July 6th, 2008 at 4:54 am
That’s a great and very useful machine. I love the last fun shot.
July 6th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Looks like a fun day out
A very unique take on the theme.
July 6th, 2008 at 11:39 am
It would be hard to find a more “pointed” post than this! Wonderful to see such old machinery still in use and working well.
July 6th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Lovely shots. I thought you were in Pa until I re-read the post!
July 8th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
what the? i thought mowers these days are far better looking!
July 9th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Thanks for visiting my walking stumps post. By the way, my husband was from Upstate New York. I got to visit once and loved the history of the area. - Margy