This Jeep was fun.
My grandfather would use it to drive from the house to the fields, and he'd let us ride along.
He never really went fast, but it sure felt like it.
My heart would race....there were no doors! The wind in my face, my little hands gripping my cousin's arm. I loved it. The smell of the dirt and water. Motor oil. The light blue sky. I wanted to cry with happiness.
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I used my Crown Graphic to take this photo. I use this camera because it forces me to be more mindful, and to slow down. slow way down. I sweat when I use this camera. There's so much to remember. I have a strange mix of pleasure and pain, because while it's incredibly fulfilling, I inevitably miss some little detail. In this photo, I neglected to push the dark slide all the way back in after the previous shot, so there's a light leak on the right.
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I wonder if it could pass inspection, if it were refurbished??
Thanks! XX
Your Uncle Louie gave nice wedding gifts!
Most farm tractors have them.
My Uncle Louie eventually went blind. I remember him learning to read Braille in the early 70's. He also used to play with gadgets that translated written words to Braille. One of my fondest memories of him was him playing his pipe organ while we watched silent movies. He collected/ traded everything... and had an old animated neon sign hanging in his Eucalyptus tree lined driveway with the word's "Trader Lou's" and a picture of him sitting on a stump whittling...
And nope, that jeep wasn't a farm version. Must have been the military version. I'd like to restore it, but I don't even know if it would pass inspection.
Papaw used to mix peanut butter and Karo syrup up and pour it over white bread. We called it "rabbit food"!
Family.....
It's very timely.
:-)