Big Ass Truck

 Just saw this photo from a" twitterer" and I'm not sure if I get it. This state of Maine truck looks like it is out in the woods or at a blueberry farm where it is not uncommon to see farm animals such as asses, donkeys, horses or even oxen used to help out in the field or woods to haul wood, plow the fields and other heavy labor intensive chores. This truck owner must haul around his ass in the back of the truck and I guess he wants people to comment on how roomy the truck bed is in the Ford F150. What I don't understand is why there are pictures of  President Obama on the tailgate of the truck. Everyone should know that Ford didn't accept government bailout money like GM (Government Motors); so if anything President Obama's face would be better represented breathing truck exhaust fumes on the tail gate of a Chevy S10. Everyone knows that President Obama is a human being not an ass and if anything he could be called the chief donkey as he is the head of the Democratic party who has a donkey as their symbol.

This truck is empty of both the driver and his ass as they both must be out in the field somewhere.

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Patch

While walking on Thanksgiving Day down Firetown Road in Simsbury, Connecticut I came across this field of pumpkins. I wonder when the owner of this field will get around to picking these pumpkins as they seemed kind of ripe to me and I'm no pumpkin expert but I think these pumpkins may even be over ripe. But, then I thought "why would someone go to the trouble of planting pumpkins and then not pick them?" Maybe these are a special variety of pumpkins that taste better with age kind of like aged beef, Scotch, or certain wines and cheeses. Then again, maybe the owner of this field is a big follower of the "Charle Brown" comic strip and believes in sacrificing some of his crop as tribute to "The Great Pumpkin". I don't know. I'm sure that many starving people in the world would have loved some pumpkin pie from these pumpkins or even just eating the pumpkin seeds. Yes, the pumpkin seeds are quite tasty when baked in the oven with a little salt and olive oil.

I remember working in these fields when I was 14 and 15 years old in the Summer when these fields were covered with netting and shade tobacco was planted here. They used to use the tobacco leaves for cigar wrappers after the leaves were cured in the tobacco barns.

Maybe the owners grow pumpkins to refresh the soil . I know one thing these pumpkins didn't taste very good when I tried them so maybe in fact they are overripe; or maybe I just don't appreciate this new delicacy.

Murmuring Brook

The little brook wasn't babbling, no it was murmuring and I couldn't understand what it was saying so I guess it wasn't that important to me as I couldn't hear it too well.

Black Alder Berries Thanksgiving Day

Here's a photograph of some black alder berries in Simsbury, Connecticut on Thanksgiving morning. They look like floating cranberries for the birds to go along with their Thanksgiving feast  of seeds, nuts and bugs.

Catalpa Thanksgiving Wish

 This large Catalpa tree started to split apart during the late October freak snow storm in Simsbury, Connecticut. The way the tree split reminds me of the wishbone found in a turkey or chicken and is nature's way of making a big wish I guess.

Cape Air Plane

Here's a photo of the airplane that I flew on recently from Hyannis to Nantucket and back. Although the sky was clear and not cloudy all day all nine passengers had a whale of a ride on this whale inspired painted plane as the wind made for an adventurous roller coaster ride. All plane rides have their ups and downs I guess.

Flights of Imagination

Saw this sculpture in a park near the Nantucket airport yesterday of a boy imagining that he could fly on a paper airplane. I imagine that this boy didn't weigh too much if he can stand on top of a paper airplane and soar off into the wild blue yonder.