Grumble Weed: 09/23/09

"Rooted" may be a better choice of words. What you see above is the top of an actual fence post that used to sit on my property.

The photograph above represents what I eventually came to see whenever I paid it a visit. So I brought it to life with my camera and some computer software simply as an exercise in creativity.

I can only attest for the 23 years I have lived here but local historians believe it's a good bet this post was probably placed in the ground over a hundred years ago. The general consensus is that it was set where it shouldn't of been; just outside my property line.

So last spring when the city of Alpine was reassessing it's property the location of my errant post was duly noted.

When I took down the fence [by demand] this post was so stubborn I had to pull it out with a tow chain hitched to the chassis of my truck. Apparently it was placed in the ground when it was still alive and as a result of an apparent "last gasp" effort, it sprouted roots. Seriously, a fence post with actual roots.

My wife has labeled me as a know-it-all (and as she is one herself she must certainly be correct). Know it or not it's her rhetoric reference to the the fact that my opinions are rooted in 62 years of experience. The fence post story illustrates the fact that right or wrong, in the end, even the most established and rooted of "whatever" can be dislodged with proper persuasion. So please feel free to attempt to dislodge any of my opinions that follow if deemed necessary.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Another Key West Sunset

Two of my lovely daughters where I'd love to be right now. These photos were taken in June of 2004 and I merged them together about a year later.

Liberty Mule

Here is the original 'Mule'. A camping trailer I built in my backyard and unsuccessfully tried to market under the DBA, 'Liberty Mule'. This photo was shot on a test run in Sun Valley, Idaho.

My Great Grandma Houtz

I took this photograph in 1973 in Miami, Florida where I believe she spent her whole life. I have no idea how old she was at the time. I didn't really know her but what I remember is that she was a small, rugged and perky old woman. She was working in her garden when I took this photo; she was fun to be around. I was 23 at the time.

North Beach - San Francisco, California

It was about 2:00 a.m. and I was trying to photograph the couple sitting on the steps off to the right. As soon as I pointed the camera at them they got up and actually ran away.

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