Hardhats and Big Machines

I've always had a thing for hardhats and big machines.

It may be because I am descended from and grew up around people

who earned their livelihoods working with their hands in dangerous jobs.

Or perhaps it was my early childhood awe for my father who worked with tanks.

My Father ~ Prince Edward Island Regiment Days

Most Likely Prince Edward Island, Circa:  1952-53

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Certainly I was influenced by my early career in geology where I worked 

in the field mapping, on mining projects, and on oil rigs.

It was undeniably exciting to blow up dynamite or ride the "elevator" to the top of a rig. 

Driller Jack Taylor and I in the Doghouse

DNB Rig, Western Kansas Oil Patch, USA

February 1982

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Driller Don Foster on the DNB Rig

I learned so much from Jack and Don when I worked with them in the Kansas Oil Patch.

Hodgeman County, Kansas, USA

February 1981

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So when we returned from Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago, I was thrilled to see

that the major irrigation and course enhancement project at my community

had reached the section of the golf course our townhome overlooks.

I had great fun watching lots of men in hardhats and big machines

digging trenches, laying huge irrigation pipes, and covering them up again.

 

Landscapes Unlimited Men and Machines at Work on Our Golf Course

Heritage Eagle Bend

Aurora, Colorado, ⁨USA

June 8, 2026

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I couldn't resist heading out with my iPhone to capture the work and the equipment

after the construction crew left in the evening.

Big Machines Temporarily at Rest

Heritage Eagle Bend

Aurora, Colorado, ⁨USA

June 8, 2026

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Big Irrigation Pipes

Heritage Eagle Bend

Aurora, Colorado, ⁨USA

June 8, 2026

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I can't help myself.  It's all so fascinating.

Well, Maybe Not the Portable Toilet! 😂

Heritage Eagle Bend

Aurora, Colorado, ⁨USA

June 8, 2026

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So, today, I fell down a big rabbit hole looking for hardhat and big machine memes.

And I found too many that tickled my funny bone.

I'm linking to Gillena's Lunch Break,  Nicole's  Friday Face Off, Tom's Aloha Friday, and Debra's She Who Seeks.

May you have a great weekend filled with fascination and laughs!

 

 Till next time ~

 Fundy Blue

 

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Friday, June 26th. 🤞 

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Sometimes We Just Need to Laugh!

Today is a much better day than where I was week ago.
I spent the afternoon with four teachers, specialists,

and a teaching assistant from my former school, Sunrise Elementary.

We are all retired, and we get together in our book club.

I love it because I get to see them all again, and I read books I never would have heard of.

Today (Thursday) we discussed Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere.

What a fabulous book; what a fabulous discussion!

Motherhood from so many perspectives.

This week, after all the turmoil and distress of last week,

I just wanted to look at things that made me laugh.

There's no rhyme or reason to my choices for the memes I'm sharing,

other than they made me laugh when I really needed to.

So here are a few memes that I found in different places on the internet:

Every day it's getting a little calmer, and I am a little more together.

I hope things are looking up for you!

Have a good weekend everyone and a happy, carefree week to follow!

 Till next time ~

 Fundy Blue

 

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Friday, September 26, 2025 🤞 

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Laughter Is Good!

"Stress relief from laughter?  It's no joke," says the Mayo Clinic.

Since I'm feeling stressed, I decided that I'd post some funnies this week. 

After all, laughter is good for many things, including your soul.

When I was pulling a load of laundry out of my dryer yesterday, 

one of my dryer balls fell on the floor.

I picked it up and started laughing, because it looked just like I felt.

The Perfect Reflection of Me! 

 Aurora, Colorado USA

June 18, 2024

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I took it as a sign from the Universe and started searching for something to laugh at.

I found this and I cracked up, because it reminded me 

of my wonderful friend Pat Hatt, his zany humor, and his menagerie of pets.

❤️ 🐾 Here's to you, Pat! 🐾 ❤️

I hope the funnies tickle your funny bone.   They certainly did mine.

My only criteria for selecting them was they made me laugh when I needed to.  

Here's to laughter! 

This Could So Happen To ADHD Me!  😂

Oops!  This is why when someone needs to get ahold of me they contact Terry!

I'm linking to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date, Tom's Aloha Friday, Gillena's Lunch Break. and  Nicole's  Friday Face Off.  

For Rain:  Spirals ~ Guaranteed to make me spiral out of control!  😂

For Tom:  Aloha ~

Mural by DFace ~ 2015

This is an example of British artist DFace's signature Lichtenstein-inspired work.

The mural is located on 570 Dillingham Boulevard in Honolulu.  source

For Gillena:  Haiku ~ 

For Nicole:  Baby Faces ~ 

Roy and Me

An early ADHD clue I should have picked up on. 

 I wore a harness and trailed a rope from the time I could walk until I was about four.  

Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada

Summer 1952

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Me

Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada

Summer 1952

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Have a great laughter-filled weekend! 

 Till next time ~

 Fundy Blue

 

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