The weasel is standing on his hind two legs, directly in front of this power structure. The little guy is not even a foot long counting his tail, but he can stand up and look around about 6 to 7 inches tall. Anne-Marie and I watched him for a few minutes while I was digging around for the camera, and we saw him dive forward and catch an insect in the grass, and eat it. I set the trail camera up on the post on the right, about 18 inches high, and aiming at the close by hole that looked to be the most used. All the pictures were of passing cars, and me when I retrieved the camera, no animals, or birds. Some day this trail camera will take animal pictures all day and night.
Our first stop of the day was at The Country Salvage Store. Note that the thermometer indicates 100, and I think that it got a little hotter during the time we were inside. This store has a greater amount of commercial goods, than Beachy’s, but everything about the style of the store is Amish.
The common lighting throughout the store was gas lighting, and what looked to be electric lights were actually skylights. The picture of the ceiling shows the skylights, and the gas lights with the mantels uncovered.
Carriages, and wagons were common, and really didn’t look out of place.
Rockome Gardens, one of the first things that we saw was the giant rocking chair, and Anne-Marie and Grace gave it a try. The first activity we did was to take a carriage ride, before the heat wore us out. Sara and Grace inside the carriage.
The Amish don’t have a problem with using compressed air, to power anything. We have seen fans in Beachy’s store that had air lines plumbed to them, and this sewing machine has a blue air line in back. I read that some houses would have a air line plumbed into them from the shop, to power the sewing machine.
The Wedding Triangle, this table is arranged in the traditional manner to show placement of wedding party, and family. The guests didn’t have as nice of settings, but this was to display and honor the bride and groom.
Some of the garden area, and not a weed to be found.
The name of Rockome must be because of the extensive use of rocks as decorations in the landscaping, and the wide view of the lawn area, shows cement and stone arches and pillars of many designs. The wide view of the barn shows the stables and all of the harness stuff, hanging by each horses stall.
The use of horses to provide power isn’t limited to pulling carriages, and farm implements. This saw is powered by the horse harnessed to a wheel, and through gears, shafts, and belts, the saw cuts wood quite well. The wide picture of the Blacksmith shop shows it as smoky, dark, and dreary as it was. The picture doesn’t give you the feeling of the acrid amoke, and uncomfortable heat that also was present.
A snapshot of carriages on display, in front of this carriage builders house. They do all of this with no electricity.
Today Thursday, Anne-Marie and I are pulling the trailer to a Big O Tire shop in Indianapolis, Indiana. After the tires are done, we will head north to cooler weather.
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