What things look like from the passenger-side “tyre” of a Jaguar XK-SS.
Month: March 2009
Imbolc
This winter, like the last one has been colder, clearer, and our precipitation has come frozen rather than melted. Every time I think the thaw has finally come and the rains have returned it turns colder and I wake up to snow on the ground. Hope Springs Eternal however. Over the weekend it snowed, …again. This time though I noted this irrefutable sign of Spring, one of our daffodils popping through the snow cover.
When we lived in the UK our house was in the midst of a large dairy farm and when we first saw it from the car of our letting agent it, the farm, and the long drive from the road were awash in daffodils. The following Spring the bloom happened again, not long before we left the UK as Spring turned to Summer. When we found this home in the Cascade foothills the boys and I planted daffodils all over the property, lining the driveways in the hope that it would cheer Sue up. So now ever year they return in early Spring, providing a reminder of our time in Wiltshire… (and drive me crazy as I mow around them once the grass starts growing in earnest come April & May!)
No blooms yet, but hope springs eternal.
Car Photo of the Day: Name that car.
Yeah, it’s an underhanded softball pitch, but somebody could use a big homer.
Happy 151st Birthday Dr. Diesel!
Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel was born on this day in 1858. He published “Theorie und Construktion eines rationellen Wärmemotors zum Ersatz der Dampfmaschine und der heute bekannten Verbrennungsmotoren†in 1887. Thank you Herr Diesel, for all of your work. Because of you, I (and many others) have the option of transportation without strict dependance on petroleum as our only source of fuel.
To celebrate, I’d buy one of these, if it were available. C’mon VW, ship it!
Road Photo of the Day: Odd traffic jam.
This unusual traffic jam occurred at the St. Mary’s entrance to Glacier National Park on the 2007 GTTSR.
Where else would you see a four vintage Jaguars and a Teepee in the same spot?
Car Photo of the Day: Sort of a Gremlin
Seen at the Tulip Rallye a few years back… might as well be a Gremlin. I’m sure it has its share of Gremlins! 😉
BTW, on an administrivia note, I’m clearing out a bunch of “subscribers” to the website today. These are mostly accounts with gibberish-names and gmail or .ru email addresses. I strongly suspect that they are just auto-created by spamming scripts and have no real business here. If I accidentally delete your account, apologies in advance. Next time put a real name in there so it at least appears that a human did the input! If you need to reach me I’m not that hard to find via email or AIM.
Car Photo of the Day. A Gremlin??
Yes, a Gremlin. I stumbled upon this one, in remarkable shape actually (who would restore a Gremlin?) at a car show in Everett, WA a couple of years ago. Had to get a photo of it.
I have to admit, I’ve never ridden or driven in a Gremlin, despite being a peripatetic passenger in their heyday.