I went to bed early, never heard all the hoop-la, and see no need to change calendars yet. I’m sticking far inland in the grove of the tree of knowledge. It’s not that I have bad feelings about the new year; rather, I have no feelings, no expectations, no resolve. Eagerness might come tomorrow, or aging may have stifled it forever, obscuring the ways ahead as pine needles have these once-fine automobiles,
only a hint reveals here or there.
Maybe in a few days, after I put the new calendars up, things’ll get as defined as these shapes. Identify this beauty? Answers follow so that you can guess, that is, if you want to linger in this grove, as I certainly do.
Wandering in this grove, I’m looking back to get a sense of going forward. And what I really see is what Jacek Yerka can render. I even posted a grove car photo referring to him back almost six years ago. You’re guessing the make and year of these machines, right?
Some of these shapes I can recall and associate with friends now lost, and
others challenge my memory.
Some could be dusted off and running in less than an hour,
and others . . . maybe need cutting loose from the vines, and
then some . . . have been doomed by clueless work, ill-informed priorities.
More soon, if Will Van Dorp, who took these photos, decides he can postpone 2018 a bit more and stay in temporal limbo.
Oh, Here are IDs, at least my guesses, skipping over the truly unidentifiable, imho: 1953 Studebaker 2D Commander, 1953 Buick Roadmaster, 1961 Buick LeSabre, 1961 Borgward Isabella, 1938 Ford firetruck, 1941 Ford Deluxe
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January 1, 2018 at 1:02 pm
Richard
Buick most likely a 53 it has a V8 you can tell because of the hood emblem
January 1, 2018 at 3:11 pm
Mike McMorrow
Great rust Will, certainly more artistic than today’s models, but thankfully new ones have other positive attributes. We know you’ll brush off the rust, shake out the cobwebs, and embrace new challenges. This New Year needs our contributions to improve over last year as others will doubtless be pulling in the opposite direction. Onward & Upwards! C’mon we can convince ourselves to steam ahead even if there are floes in the path. All the Best! Mike
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On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 11:59 AM, tugster: a waterblog wrote:
> tugster posted: “I went to bed early, never heard all the hoop-la, and see > no need to change calendars yet. I’m sticking far inland in the grove of > the tree of knowledge. It’s not that I have bad feelings about the new > year; rather, I have no feelings, no expectations,” >
January 1, 2018 at 3:41 pm
Judy Balk
I want Yerka’s Library Ammonite😇 I made up to 8 pm. Judy⚓️
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January 1, 2018 at 5:59 pm
Lee Rust
The installation of a new water heater took precedence over any festivities. Best wishes for the new year, whenever it begins.
January 1, 2018 at 6:30 pm
tugster
That’s exactly my point, Lee. You nailed it. The dawn of a new time of hope and eagerness . . . we’re not always ready for it at precisely a second past midnight. Happy new year to you when it comes.
January 1, 2018 at 9:51 pm
mageb
Happy new year…and Oh, I like that Buick a lot.
January 1, 2018 at 9:56 pm
Ginger
Well, ready or not, Happy New Year! As I see it, any year that starts off its first morning with 9 degrees at my southerly house is out-of-the-ordinary, aka (almost) extraordinary…. so let’s hope 2018 becomes just that! All the best to you and yours in 2018!
Also, I enjoyed the Jacek Yerba link… Thank you!
January 13, 2018 at 8:57 pm
BillyTheHat
I noticed that on the trunk lid of the Plymouth there’s yellow jacket or wasp on the trim! Perhaps you noticed him,too!
January 13, 2018 at 10:53 pm
tugster
yessir, BillytheHat–I noticed it and remembered when the super bee
was all the rage!