Maybe sticking a timber in every once in awhile provided a flat level in the wall and make it more stable?
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Kind of just the opposite long term was my thought. The wood often rots overtime and the stone does not. Thus my wondering if something was built off of it. My front porch was similar, upright supports were into the stone. Wood rotted and the stone wall bowed from the dirt pushing in on one side.
Very calm this morns walk.
I like places where they aren't afraid to use house colors! Nice reflection too.
Reminds me of Nova Scotia villages.
For sure, in the long run, having that wood in there is not good.
I don't know exact time frame but this wall has been here from what I've gathered from talking to older locals, around 75+ years
Probably locust or white oak in that wall then. My money would be on the locust as termites seem to like white oak
Neighbors coming home.....
So, do they pay some one to load the silo or not so it. Some of the Amish farms I drive by use small ground bunks or just use the old school dry bale system.
No, they fill silos with corn silage on their own. They use a chopper/blower powered by a tractor, on steel wheels. Much of the hay they cut is made into large round bales which they then wrap. This allows them to prevent as much loss as if they had to let it dry as long.
Many people are so uninformed about the Amish and their ways. Despite their seemingly 'old-fashioned' ways....they are very innovative. They use solar and wind power. They adapt 'our' machinery to be powered by hydraulics or air. Wood shops run by line shafts. Cell phones to conduct business. Rechargeable Dewalt batteries run LED lights in barns houses and.....even ice cream makers!!!
We could learn a lot from them if we would want to.
It all depends on what their respective ornung allows. Some are still very old school. Glad to see the silo still getting use.
Yes, ordnungs do differ. There is one group not too far away that is not as progressive as my neighbor. Recognized by the different buggies, dress, and general appearance of the farms.
Down at ground level for this one.
Then I had to get back up!
Native rhodero?
No idea. Not very fluent in flower-ese.
It reminded me of Rhododendron canadense, the Rhodora Azalea, but looks a lot like a non-native Rhododendron camtschaticum, that I know very little of.
Lots of rain the past few days, so set out to these falls.
Pics of a pic. You carry a little point & shoot along as well as your DSLR?
No, just my phone. Usually so I can send a quick photo back home to my wife.
I forget about phones having cameras. Rarely use mine for that. I'd like to see your waterfall pics. Were you able to blur the water?