As I was saying in my last post, I enjoy collecting things that I see as I tour the back country roads on my bike. The days of training 'til I'm cross-eyed are gone and enjoying the scenery is easy! While out on one of these rides I came across an old farmer's field long out of service. Needing to stop to adjust my shoe, I pulled over to sit on a boulder. As I was getting up to move on, I spotted an old white insulator. Unable to resist bringing home a memento from this glorious autumn day, I tossed it in my jersey and pedalled on down the road. Here are some of the insulators I've scrounged up after that day.
A special stash of granite that I gathered from a dumpster one day while I was waiting for my parents (Oma and Op's!) to arrange the replacement of their kitchen counter was my next stop. I was looking at all the beautiful colored scraps from kitchens and bathrooms all over the Capitol District! The worker there said that it was fine for me to cart away whatever I liked! My lucky day. Our Mini Cooper crawled home that day with her heavy cargo!
With the wonderful help of Carl, I learned how to drill the granite. Finding some long nails in Op's barn, I was able to attach everything!
Shazaaaam!! Carl fastened it to the wall with countersunk screws and an adhesive to finish this project!
lovely!
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