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I just declared a weird and seldom seen implement, "Scrape the skies," at Ramey to be a haying rake. This is an entirely different rake design and it's easy to see that this was designed to be hauled, first behind horses or oxen and later behind a tractor, possibly steam. The Ramey rake was a push rake that was used to skid across a previously mown pasture to pile the cut hay atop its tines. The gathered hay was transported to a Beaver slide and piled on a carrier at the bottom. A second draft animal would pull on ropes attached to pulleys and the carrier which itself would ascend the slide and dump the hay onto a stack over on the back side. The Beaver slide could be crudely built from local materials. At one time they were scattered about pastures in the West.
I just drove out southwest of town and turned off the Diagonal Highway to search for more flood destruction on Oxford Road and northwest of Niwot toward their cemetery. I caught this beside the road on the way to the cemetery. I kind of like the warm afternoon light that streams over the mountains. I just hit the partly open Golden Ponds and other local sites. I got caught up in a project chasing autumn leaves falling in a breeze. This at least qualifies for the color. We've had pretty good color and pretty good breezes but I never have hit both in the perfect "fall" this year. I'd say autumn shots are about gone by now.
Strangely, we had a summer that was closer to normal, if high in humidity, but I think ignoring climate change or pumping petroleum into the atmosphere won't make rougher weather go away. That is at least until the looming petroleum wars are settled and the Koch Brothers and their political tea investments are put away in their place. Until then, CO2 levels in the atmosphere which are at an 850 million year high, will not be turned around. Actually, all anti-fracking proposals passed in Colorado. Hope perhaps. I guess most of America has learned what can happen because climate change has weakened the jet stream this winter. I expect NO odds for the spring and summer weather.
This was actually after our first wind storm, but before the second, so there are even more leaves now!
This is an enhanced version of this garden scene. Detail adjusted with Topaz Adjust. A little dodging and burning thrown in for good measure.
It looks like the rake is saluting. I met a couple of county people here doing a survey but that was before I found this old rake. They probably ought to be aware of it but I don't know whether they are aware of it or how well it could be restored at thie point. I think that we can settle the purpose of the original Ramey farm and guess at the age. This rake is a clue that they harvested hay and probably fed cattle in the 1800s. I expect the finished cattle were herded up to the mining camps in the foothills to feed mine labor. It is interesting that the term "Foothills" is specific to this area as are Eastern and Western Slopes. This must have been a fancier rake judging from the original cast tips on the teeth or tines. That begs the question as to whether there was a Beaver slide around the place. Not many are left in the West. This was the style of rake used to collect the hay for a Beaver slide. I suppose it could have been used to rake the fields and collect left over beavers.
I mentioned that I thought the Ramey spread was a dirt-poor farm and a lot of work was needed to stay above water, so to speak. Heck, he even labored so hard, he worked the handles off that wheelbarrow. I had headed out to the Ramey farm once again to inspect the farm for details and came away with some more. The remains of the rake won't last too very long in the weather and floods. I moved around the house and looked for shots untaken. I don't want to leave anything unshot. The sheds were already rebuilt and the house re-roofed before the floods and now they are on their last legs. BoCo rescued the sheds but I guess the floods have tipped them over the brink. I have no idea why the county decided to prop the old buildings, behind me, by thowing in even more lumber but they claim the Ramey place is old, and it must be. The out buildings are not so good after the river undercut them. The textures and details caught my eye. I think back to the working days of the farm and wonder how busy and productive the Ramey place might have been? The hay days mostly meant a lot of haying to lay in cattle feed for the winter. I bet he never laid up any of thse round bales.
I have a Ramey PhotoSet filled with before flood shots and some that show the damage to the pasture on the north side and structures. One fissure shows in the bottom of this image. In fact walking across the pasture and through the structures involves tracking around all the fissures all over the place, or travel with a ladder. The Ramey photoset is under farms. A lot of the shots are at better times. I guess this is another loss to water diversions and gravel mining. The 61st street road has been rebuilt down to the 63rd Street bridge past the gate at Broley and I can now drive in. Apparently, the water streamed up to 4 feet high over Ramey. The pond south of Broley overflowed everywhere including Ramey after the floods cut through the gravel pits around Broley and sliced through 61st Street and rejoined the original St.Vrain. California can't seem to get a drop an the northeastern tier can't buy a degree. What Climate Change? I guess America's biggest enemy will be the upcoming petroleum wars.
AN INTERESTING LOOKING WATERFALL WHICH IS QUITE TALL BUT NARROW. THE WATERFALL IS FORMED OVER AN OLD GEOLOGICAL FAULT MAKING A LOVELY CASCADE.
Rakes Mill pond is located directly off the Blue Ridge Parkway about 15 miles north of Mabry Mill in Virginia.
I'm running behind and will catch up tonight after work!
The commuter rake I debuted at Brickvention. I'll try to get better photos soon.
Thanks to talltim for help and James Mathis for the swivel wheels.
Leaf bags, leaf bag opener, large plastic scoops, leaf blower, ear protection for leaf blower, rake for garden and rake for lawn.
The new rake of "Model Coaches" <3
Stunning coaches are made by the Rail Coach Factory, Nishatpura, Bhopal (WCR) are now ready to serve us and trials were completed today, ET WAP-4 #22885 was the power :-)
Benefits of these coaches are as follows :-
1) Fit for doing 130 kmph,
2) Jerk-Less seats,
3) Beautiful interiors,
4) LED lights for reading,
5) Bio-Toilets,
6) Charging points for mobile and laptop,
7) LED Display at destination boards.
This rake also contains old coaches from different zones like SE, CR, SW, NWR, ECoR, EC etc.
Let's see which train gets these coaches :-)
After a few weeks without rain in Oklahoma and scorching heat, the leaves have begun to fall faster than I can rake!
At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, golf courses removed the bunker rakes. As of October 2020 over 70 percent of US courses still did not have them on the course. I am not a golfer, so this is news to me. But this morning on our walk, I happened to shoot this pic, and then learned these factoids. ODC outdoor tool
Looking north from Butser Hill at the chalk slopes of Ramsdean Down and Rake Bottom.
Butser Hill is a chalk hill and one of the highest points in Hampshire. It is also the highest point on the chalk ridge of the South Downs and the second highest point in the South Downs National Park after Blackdown in the Western Weald. Although only 271 metres (889 ft) high, it qualifies as one of England's Marilyns. It is located within the borders of the Queen Elizabeth Country Park, situated about three miles south of the historic market town of Petersfield, Hampshire.
The name Butser comes from the Old English Bryttes Oran meaning Briht's slope. Oran or Ora is Old English for flat topped hill and/or steep slope.
The flat summit is surrounded by a number of spurs. Iron Age ditches and banks divide the spurs from the summit although the purpose of these earthworks is unclear.
There are aerial masts on the hill.
The hill was purchased by Hampshire County Council in 1966. Prior to the purchase the summit was used for growing wheat but now the only farming activity is grazing.
Most of the park, including Butser Hill, is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and since 1998 as a National Nature Reserve. At 2.312 square kilometres (0.893 sq mi) this is large when compared against other lowland terrestrial SSSIs and is the second largest area of calcareous grassland in Hampshire.
Butser Hill SSSI has been proposed by the Government as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), recognising its importance from a European perspective. This is due to the rich variety of flora and fauna located upon the hill. Butser Hill is in the top twenty Hampshire chalk grassland sites for its rich vascular flora, and is the richest chalk grassland site in Hampshire in terms of its bryophyte (125 species) and lichen (82 species) flora. As well as this, over 30 species of butterfly have been recorded, including populations of Duke of Burgundy and the Silver-spotted Skipper, making the area an important conservation area for many butterfly species.
Butser Hill has also hosted entertainment events. Since 2007 it has hosted butserfest and has hosted various country fairs in the past.
There is an annual Fell Run called the Butser Hill Challenge that involves running up and down the hill three times.
Ramsdean is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 2.7 miles (4.3 km) west of Petersfield.
The nearest railway station is Petersfield, 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east of the village.
www.geograph.org.uk/photo/26186
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This photo was taken off a dirt road that we followed to get a better view of Mount Hekla. The mountain was said to be very active expecting an eruption at any time.
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Not that I was mowing or raking the grass today ~ just my old lawn rake!
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