Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Show

We drove out to the Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Show 

in Georgetown, Ohio. 

Featuring the International Harvester Tractors, 

gas engines and equipment. 

Here are a couple of International Harvester fire engines... 

And a Caterpillar...

The selection of steam engines was impressive.

And of course, Mary Ann was there. 

This steam engine was running the saw mill. 

We wandered around and found the 'Old Tyme Ice Cream.' 

This year the featured flavor was blackberry. 

Tasty, indeed!

And, my favorite. 

The train track set up in the shade. 

We sat on a bench, ate our ice cream and watched the train. 

The man who owns these two International tractors has restored them. 

We watched as he unloaded the International off the rear of the trailer. 

He remotely lowered the back of the trailer to move the tractor.

Then he carefully started and drove the tractor off..

This is the first International. 

We bought a bag of yellow and a bag of white cornmeal. 

A miniature steam engine was getting set up to run a small saw mill.

This steam engine was running the threshing machine. 

Always an interesting day at the Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Show. 

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Spring Walk in the Woods II

A small buckeye tree surrounded by May Apples. 

This was the field with the snow flowers. 

Two  volunteer white daffodils to the left of the May Apples. 

Yesterday, this was a huge pile of branches and logs.

Rain has soaked into the edges of the ashes. 

Yet another small buckeye tree among the white daffodils. 

These white daffodils are a little different. 

A hybrid...

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Spring Walk in the Woods

Volunteer yellow daffodils along the fence row. 

They sit in the sun and were the first to blossom. 

Before the leaves are out, 'widow makers' are seen throughout the woods.

 

The leaves on this small buckeye tree are coming out. 

A lone yellow daffodil in the field that is usually filled with daffodils. 

The two pair of ducks were no where to be seen on the pond. 

Yellow daffodils along the road. 

Our walk has taken us almost to the top of the hill. 

White daffodils amongst the trees at the top of the hill. 

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March Birthday

 Birthday presents arrived in the mail...

What could it be? 

And a birthday pumpkin pie.

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What could it be? 

A hat

A John Deere hat to keep the sun off my neck!

Pretty nice!

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We met the L'ville clan at Golden Corral for a birthday brunch. 

The birthday boy with the ladies. 

The ladies of the group.

Jan found the omelette bar; a treat for three of us!

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Maple Syrup Pictures

Russel "Young Squeak" tapping a maple tree with an old style

'bit and brace.'

Herman pouring maple sap into a large collection bin

that sits on a wooden sled pulled by a horse. 

Russell collecting maple sap from a grove of maple trees. 

Back to the sugar shack out back; transporting the sap from the 

large barrel into the shack so the cooking can begin.

Look at the top of the shack, the fire is already burning.

A double team of horses was used to pull the large barrel back to the sugar shack. 

Herman is pouring the sap into the cooking bin. 

Look closely and you can see that he is pouring the sap through a 

bag or pouch to screen out bugs and other junk in the sap. 

The fire is kept hot as the cooking continues for a long period of time. 

Stirring the liquid, Herman really looks focused on this process. 

The pot of sap is really hot as the mixture slowly

 turns from sap to syrup. 

Russell watching the "Master" at work. 

Oh Boy! Here comes the sweet syrup. 

Herman is filling the tins with their home made 

Pure Maple Syrup. 

Inez is busy putting the labels on the filled tins of  Pure Maple Syrup.

This is their product, made at home and getting it ready to 

be sold and shipped out to homes all over the country for all to enjoy. 

Close up of Inez placing labels on the tin cans. 

Look to the right of the picture to see more labels on the table

that will be placed on the tin cans filled with their home made

Pure Maple Syrup. 

A close up picture of a labeled can of 

Pure Maple Syrup manufactured by 

Herman Loucks. 

This on the back of the pictures. 

Credit given to American Viscose Corp of 

Meadville, Pennsylvania. 

March 8, 1951.

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