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R. D. Wood Co, Philadelphia, PA,
unknown model, 1950. (Honolulu Spec.)
? VO,
? PSI
note:
embossed "MATHEWS PATENT", and "R D WOOD CO" on the bonnet rim
It was summertime
and Iktoa'ak'o'ya-Reed Woman
was always taking a bath.
She spent all day long
sitting in the river
splashing down
the summer rain.
But her sister
Corn Woman
worked hard all day
sweating in the sun
getting sore hands
in the corn field.
Corn Woman got tired of that
she got angry
she scolded
her sister
for bathing all day long.
Iktoa'ak'o'ya-Reed Woman
went away then
she went back
to the original place
down below.
And there was no more rain then.
Everything dried up
all the plants
the corn
the beans
they all dried up
and started blowing away
in the wind
The people and the animals
were thirsty.
They were starving.
-Leslie Marmon Silko
北浦製作所 (Kitaura Seisakusho), 大阪府高槻市 Takatsuki Osaka, 日本 Japan.
KVHS UFO-VI, 2002.
note:
embossed "消火栓" on the front of the body,
"地上式消火栓", "U・F・O VI", "製造年月日 14年3月 日", "地下寸法 B= ", "株式会社 北浦製作所", "大阪府高槻市井尻2丁目30-15", "TEL (0726)69-2011 FAX (0726)69-2333" on the name palte
I know dogs are attracted to fire hydrants, but cats? :-D
Actually, I was just trying to get a picture of the kitty. I didn't even notice the hydrant until later. :-)
The garbage trucks ran over the half-frozen ground. Their ruts filled with water, and froze. They are the only sign of life.
No, that's not where I was going with this. -:). My friends Ida and Char have been posting shots from Mendocino lately and it reminded me of a trip we took up there nearly three years ago. We were just getting back into photography and I remember Kevin saying "Hey this is a pretty cheap hobby...you just walk around all day and take pictures.". Yeah right. Oh well, it might not be cheap, but it's still a wonderful hobby, and I'd love to get back up to Mendocino soon.
They say a picture speaks a thousand words. I leave this for you to interpret. lol
Taken 5 years back during the same month, I see such a difference in the amount of snow we have now. Global warming? I miss the actual Canadian winter.
The city is in the midst of a major water main maintenance pass. This means, among other things, inspecting the fire hydrants and removing those that don't pass. The "parts dump" contains old ones, new ones, and a variety of pipe, connectors, and valves. Great stuff!
The Daily Shoot assignment for 2010/07/01:
Construction seems to be perpetual: streets, sidewalks, buildings. Make a photo of something under construction today.