Thanks for the today photo. Makes the old one more special.
The man squatted on his haunches, is such a familiar sight from my child hood. That is how my dad contemplated a project. He sat on his haunches and smoked a cigarette, then went back to work.
I would try and imitate him sitting like that, but tipped over. He told me it took practice. I decided the practice and aching thighs, wasn't worth it.
Thankfully, he was totally against me imitating him smoking a cigarette, so I didn't have to worry about kicking that habit, like he did in later years.

L.E. on 12th February 2018 @ 9:17am

I love that they used orchard ladders. I mean, of course they did - that's what's around - but still.

Kyle on 12th February 2018 @ 10:17am

There are other kinds of ladders?

Arthur on 12th February 2018 @ 5:37pm

Is that a concrete mixing tray or a flat bottom boat? Pretty impressive if its a tray.

Longshot on 12th February 2018 @ 6:20pm

At first I thought it was a stoneboat, for dragging the concrete closer, but there is no rope attached, and not logical that you would drag that thing around full of concrete.
Notice there is another one turned upside down on the sand pile and one to the left of the big one.
I too am curious if that was a common container for mixing concrete, or if it is Alva's fishing boat.

L.E. on 12th February 2018 @ 9:55pm

...or sliding those very big concrete blocks of closer.

nels on 12th February 2018 @ 10:19pm

Those boat type things are for mixing concrete. They were mixing their mortar for between their blocks in it. Many years later, naturally, my husband had one, but it was made out of plastic. I use it in various ways when I am working in my yard.

My first take on the man squatting there was......all jobs have to have that side walk superintendent. In some cases I have seen many more....

Charlott on 13th February 2018 @ 7:07am