Family Blog for the extended Blood family, including photos, maps, memorabilia, historical documents, personal and family stories, and whatever else we can think of to put in here.
Actually, isn't this a side delivery rake? Dalphon Anderson hired me to drive his ornery team of horses and rake his hay with one of these. Unfortunately, I ran it over a tree stump and ruined the rake. Dalphon never scolded me but took it all in stride. I've never forgotten that even ornery cusses like Dalphon can be more decent than you might ever expect from others. A dump rake (and I'm sure you all know this) runs straight across and you trip the rake after it gathers a bunch of hay and it "dumps." But then I have a bachelor's degree in agriculture.
No, I didn't know all of that, so thank you for the education. I just knew that Dad raked the mown hay into windrows that we then picked up with the hay loader.
The Blood family blog is an information center for the extended family of Russell and Minnie Blood. The Blood family is a large and diverse family. We have school teachers, college professors, attorneys, financial planners, day care providers, pharmacists, engineers, coaches, realtors, quilters, crafters, scrapbookers, photographers, writers, wood workers, metal crafters, college students, young marrieds, old marrieds, Republicans, and a few Democrats. We have a retired dentist and a family member who lives in Alpine, UT and commutes to his job in Paris, France. We live all over the country.
We welcome you to our blog and look forward to getting acquainted with and linking to other families who want to know more about who we are. Our blog is just starting, so come back often as we begin regular posts from our widespread family. We have come a long way from our rural beginnings in the small country valley of Penrose in northwest Wyoming, but our roots and fond memories are still attached to where we began.
Russell and Minnie Blood, 1931, Sunlight WY, baby Louise
5 comments:
What a fun memory.
Looks pretty nostalgic to me!
Actually, isn't this a side delivery rake? Dalphon Anderson hired me to drive his ornery team of horses and rake his hay with one of these. Unfortunately, I ran it over a tree stump and ruined the rake. Dalphon never scolded me but took it all in stride. I've never forgotten that even ornery cusses like Dalphon can be more decent than you might ever expect from others. A dump rake (and I'm sure you all know this) runs straight across and you trip the rake after it gathers a bunch of hay and it "dumps." But then I have a bachelor's degree in agriculture.
No, I didn't know all of that, so thank you for the education. I just knew that Dad raked the mown hay into windrows that we then picked up with the hay loader.
'Tis a delightful old friend, by any name. Keep them coming Steve!
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