Dad’s 101st

Nick’s pic of Dad on his 101st birthday.

More pics to come from Dad’s family birthday weekend. Meanwhile, following is a 1993 USGS satellite image including Dad’s 28 acres. I had been hoping to find the subsequent satellite image I remember clearly showing the X in the oats field (which here appears as a perfectly clear rectangle). The corn field and the punkin field also appear clear here. We never knew what to make of the strange spiral formation on the neighbor’s property to the right.

David & Wena Ridout’s Place, Export, Pennsylvania, USGS Satellite Photo 1993, as gratefully copied from http://terraserver.microsoft.com onto now defunct website users.aol.com/eridout on 16 July 1998.

Brave chimney sweep

That’s a 40′ ladder which he put up and took down without help but not without difficulty. The task was to repair the crown, the rubberized cement which surrounds the chimney pot. The stainless steel chimney cap (temporarily parked between roof and ladder) did not need replacing.

David’s 95th birthday weekend

familygroup5x7-3888Above and the next two photos were taken by Elspeth. Old 95 Sweet and Strong Ale was specially brewed by Tim to celebrate David’s 95th birthday. Sandy took the first four in the bottom row, and Elspeth the last one. Click to enlarge or start the slideshow.

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