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Heroes do not easily tolerate the company of other heroes.


When were were up on the coast earlier this month, Henry turned his hand to refitting long-discarded farm equipment. Here you can see an old plough that he fiddled with for a bit and got it up and going and we tilled a couple of acres before morning tea!

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Rebecca said…
Tilling a couple of acres before tea? Wow!...coming from a family of farmers( maternal grandparents..I know what a labor that can be!)..

That wasn't meant to ryhme, btw...I think I'm channeling my inner Dr. Suess again :)
Magpie said…
Look at the concentration on Henry's face! He will accomplish whatever he puts his mind to in life. Beautiful shot.
Hi! Kris,
Nice photograph of Henry, and interesting quote too!

Kris said,"Here you can see an old plough that he fiddled with for a bit and got it up and going and we tilled a couple of acres before morning tea!"
LOL!!!!
DeeDee ;-D
Unknown said…
His look and shirt disagrees with you Kris... lol, I love ruined farm equipment and things for photos... they can turn out very interesting.
EG CameraGirl said…
Bravo, Henry! Every family needs a tinkerer that can make old stuff new again!
Kris McCracken said…
Rebecca, we live a hard life here...
Kris McCracken said…
Magpie, he does have drive, that boy.
Kris McCracken said…
DeeDee, the quote is from the great Kenneth Clark.
Kris McCracken said…
UH, he is contrarian, my Henry.
Kris McCracken said…
EGTG, in our house, that role is up for grabs if he wants it!

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