Hello, from that nice rusty chair in that beautiful backyard in Joisey. LOL
Sorry... this is LONG.
I always love a post about rust! Some of you have got quite a collection.
Ultradog's deck has to be the most unique use of rust (not even I could have dreamed that one up)... it's cool. I remember seeing that rusty deck when originally posted - but did not remember that it was Ultradog's. Kudos Ultradog.
Corey's poem is great.
Sure looks like there's some pretty nice rust from Florida to Texas... and all points in between.
We don't have much of an iron pile - sold off when prices were high.
So instead, here is how I came to love rust and a story about our favorite junker. Also a pic of my favorite rust at the end.
HOW I GOT TO BE A RUST FANATIC
I’ve been to a lot of junkyards with my husband over the years. For many years, junkyard trips just seemed like an ordeal to be gotten through: it took a long time for him to harvest parts, it was HOT, there were ticks and wasps and mosquitos, the kids were bored/hot/tired/thirsty, etc. And sometimes the junk dealers were unpleasant people.
I guess I fell in love with rust when I got a digital camera. My husband asked me to snap a couple pictures of a rusty, old tractor so he could see something later, for reference. When I looked on my camera to be sure those photos were clear… I was struck by the sheer beauty of the “rust” against the backdrop of weeds and brush.
Then I said, “Hey hon, I’m going to walk around while you’re getting your parts - these pictures actually look kind of neat with this rusty stuff sitting in the weeds.”
LIFE HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME since then… now I see all of life in “pictures”. Just give me a little bug repellent, charged-up camera batteries and a water bottle… and I can get lost in a junkyard for hours and hours. LOL
My husband humors me (like many of your spouses also do), by not minding that life takes a little extra time for me to “snap a few pics” most everywhere we go. He’ll even turn the pickup around to go back so I can get a shot of a rusty critter reposing in the weeds somewhere… or an old, dilapidated building.
THE KINDEST JUNKER
One day we met the kindest junker. His name was Jerry and he was the nicest junk dealer and had the sweetest wife. They’d invite you right into their home (and it was a nice home too), to visit for a bit before you could “settle up”. He was always fair in his prices... And he always, always had something funny to say. He’d come out of their house and say, “Well, whadaya want this time? Am I gonna have to fight you for it?”, while rolling his fists in a boxing fashion. Or we’d arrive in his yard and he’d come out of the house, but his dog would bark and growl ferociously inside the house and he’d say, “BE CAREFUL now – I’m gonna let KILLER out of the house… only to open the door and out bounds a tiny dog that just can’t wait to be petted. Then he’d tell our kids, “She’s only ever eaten a FEW kids – and I just fed her breakfast… so you’re probably safe.” LOL
We made many trips to that yard in all season’s except winter. So you’ve seen a lot of photos from his place… old tractors, pickups, cars and trucks. His place is like a playground to me. : )
In lieu of a junk pile, here is a pic of my very favorite hunk of rust:
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