Views From Years Gone By | Old Postcards of Bethany Beach, Delaware

Some postcards of the southern Delaware beach towns and Sussex County that I've collected from antique shops or online sites throughout the years. It's a great look back at our area from years gone by. For more images check out the links at the bottom of this post too!

Gas and Steam Engines | Vintage Eclipse & Frick Machines of Yesteryear

I'm new to these enormous engines, a rookie amount giants in the fields of a few recent tractor shows where I stumbled upon them. Not expecting to see such machinery, I was captivated by their style, design and the look back to a time when life was so very different. Since they are such amazing and unique pieces I just wanted to put them together into a short photo-blog listing and at the end of this post you can find links to my albums on Flickr, 500px, etc. Here are a few sites where you can find out more about the Frick Company.

• History of the Frick Steam Engine Article from Farm Collector Magazine
• Background of the company from the archive.org website
• This is a great article with many photos of the company throughout the years: "Frick's 150 Years of History". On October 4th 2003, the Frick Company held their 150th Anniversary celebration in Waynesboro, PA.

This first batch of photos was taken at the Eastern Shore Threshermen's Association show held annually in Federalsburg, Maryland.

Woken Up | the Alarm Clock of a Conniving Basset Hound

Please congratulate me for I have found the world's most annoying alarm clock. ** THIS CAN BE YOURS FOR JUST TWO EASY PAYMENTS OF $49.99 **

It all begins with a braying donkey-like sound which causes the user to bolt out of bed in a panic thinking that something is totally wrong or disastrous. Once out of bed you proceed onto the front door, believing that the braying indicated an urgent need for some creature to have access to the outside world IMMEDIATELY, only to discover when you get to the door that there is nothing there.