Monday, January 10, 2011

A New Beginning

This is my old-stock-in-trade photo for the beginning of a new year.  


"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves." 
Bill Vaughan

21 comments:

  1. The advantage of a car in this condition is that you could not get nailed for a photo radar ticket because the license plate is covered by snow, unless the snow blows off from driving too fast. Of course, you wold have to be crazy to drive fast on snow and ice covered streets.

    I left an answer to your question on my blog. The reason that the oxen had the wrappings tied around their horns is that there was no yoke collar around their neck and shoulders. Tongue to pull the trailer was attached to the yoke and oxen only at the horns of the oxen.

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  2. belle carte de voeux pour 2011, mais un peu lourde a envoyer ;o)

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  3. A+ for neat handwriting

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  4. I like to be a pessimist: my life is full of nice surprises!

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  5. Hmm, I wonder what the Southwest version of this would be. We haven't had any snow at all this winter (so far), so I guess we could write 2011 in some dust. I truly hope we get some moisture soon.

    Stay warm!

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  6. That looks like Terrell, we ended up having a blizzard......3 inches.

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  7. Perfect January in Minnesota photo! The snow even masked the license plate number for confidentiality! Just don't try to use this photo again in 2012, Great Kate!

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  8. Hi Kate - love the picture. Happy New Year to you and yours. Thanks for swinging by my blog. I look forward to stopping by here often.

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  9. I think that the wonderful thing about your climate is that you could almost have a new message every week through the winter... I agree with JB... nice handwriting!

    Bises,
    G

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  10. I love it, quote and all.

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  11. Great photo! We barely got any ice at all, yet everything is closed today.

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  12. A Minnesota icon! Great shot, Kate. Re your quote from Bill Vaughn: I went to bed before midnight. What does that make me. Neither fish nor fowl?

    Hope you're having a great day!

    Love your banner photo!

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  13. A perfect way to say it!

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  14. I would like my car looks like yours. Meanwhile we have 0C, snow melted and my car reminds me big covered in grey dirt friend. We have clayey soil here, thus tons of mud on the roads when wet(

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  15. Wow, quite a build up of snow.

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  16. Someone tall must have written this. :)

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  17. A very nice photo, that is great. Happy new year to you. I wish you the best for this year.

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  18. Very cool, Kate... and cold! :-)

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  19. Love this, Kate. Let's hope it is a happy one for you and one with a shoulder that works properly.

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