Farmer Wiring Again

... but this time it's not dangerous, just picturesque. There's a single telephone pole close to the barn with old glass insulators and the remnants of wires that used to run between the house and the barn. The wires are long broken and gone; the barn is no longer electrified.


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Speaking of the barn, it's so decrepit as to be largely useless, but it's very pretty, in the early evening sunlight, with that wild grapevine growing over it:



It was never much of a barn. Even when it was brand new, it couldn't have sheltered more than three or four cows, mules, horses or whatever they kept in there, with a small loft for storage. Here's a hinge on the big door (which was usable when I first moved out here, but that was a long time ago and the hinges are rusted shut now):



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I spent a lot of time these past couple of days trying to upload photos to Flickr. It seems to be a very popular site, and more vibrant than Photobucket in terms of communities and discussions among users, but dang! — about 80% of my upload attempts fail, after a long wait. Does Flickr not like dial-up, or what? I think I shall have to stick with Photobucket; I just don't have the time or the high-speed connection.