I've been working a 4-10 schedule at work. I work Monday-Thursday and have Friday's off. It is nice to have 3 days off. A week ago, we went and found flowers that were in bloom. Here are some of the flowers
We ended up out by the flowers where we were the day before, the white alyssum smells so strong but it was a good smell. We also so Sweet Peas
We went to the Steam Up on July 30th and I enjoyed seeing all the steam engines working, I think I like all the different types of tractors that are at the Steam up.
We have the Oliver and Hart and Parr tractors 
The Snoopy 7
A steam powered ringer washing machine, and and corn sheller
a steam powered wheel in and out in and out 
A Farmall and
A tractor with eyes and an umbrella
the John Deere tractors
The Farmall
Caterpillar 
A collection of seats 
Getting ready to Thrash some wheat! 
An Allis Chalmbers tractor
Oh straw shooting out of the thrasher
Caterpillars 
Flag and Fire Trucks
Miniature Trains
quilts 
Wood sculpture 
Huge old saw blade and teeth...would want to be next to it while it was running...well it would have been cool. 
A steam crane
A Jordan Spreader for the tracks 
look at what the steering is..it is just a simple piece of metal welded together 
a car engine 
Paul Bunyan 
Babe the Blue Ox 
A Paymaster truck from Lyons, Oregon
White Freightliner
Lego Truck
Steam Engine 
Smoke rings
cool wheels
small railroad 
hauling a loaderIt was fun to see some of the thing at the Steam Up; I don't remember if I'd seen a Thrasher work before or not, but it is really quite interesting. there was a huge swap meet....which was really a lot of stuff to look at.
