Backhoe & Excavator Opertor Training

Decades ago, somebody buried this stream. It is flooding the property lower down, so J is excavating the old stream bed. The chickens love it, the land is drying and it is lovely to see.

Richmond Photography Group Meetup at Swift Creek Reservoir 07-29-09

Backhoe & Excavator Opertor Training

me operating my mother's husband's new backhoe.

The Crowne Plaza near my house recently demolished the majority of the pine trees that once stood there, to make room for a new lane on the main road.

The big John Deere looks down his nose at the petite blue machine.

Backhoe & Excavator Opertor Training

Hy-Rail backhoe bnsf

I thought hard about the crane man on this job. I learned a lot about how old construction works from watching this demo. Tough buildings, they admit it.

In preparation for Hurricane Hanna, the City of North Myrtle Beach removed anything that could possibly fly away. This is a box containing chairs and umbrellas.

Me in the backhoe very intent on digging

At Diggerland in New Jersey

He said he'd lived in the house in the background for 70 years

Some unused equipment. Just like me.

Backhoe & Excavator Opertor Training

Backhoe & Excavator Opertor Training

even the best made plans can fail and leave you monitoring a backhoe in shirt and tie

Decades ago, somebody buried this stream. It is flooding the property lower down, so J is excavating the old stream bed. The chickens love it, the land is drying and it is lovely to see.

Digging a swale.

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where they're putting the new residence halls.

June 3 - Purple Backhoe. First it was a Yellow Firetruck and now I find a purple backhoe.

A Backhoe doing construction on West Broadway, Autumn 2006

This time, the picture was taken during the day.

I visited a park that I'd never visited before today, down in the sort of Southhamptonish neighborhood. Exciting adventures!