Farwell to "old red"

Yesterday we sold our old red truck!

Part of me is a little sad
(OK I'll be honest I'm quite a bit sad!)

 

There are quite a few memories attached to the old girl...

We picked her up and drove her to a good friends wedding the day we bought her
(our car on the back so we didn't have to drive two vehicles home)


- we got changed in public toilets a 1/2 hour before the church service! :)
You should just once try and put stockings on in public toilets where the doors don't quite shut,
putting make-up on while looking into your reflection in a piece of shinny tin!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quite a few trips as newly weds to various 'old engine rallies',

collecting our new front fence,

a long drive to pick up various things
like our forklift
~ a good five hour drive one way ~
with the picnic packed and our almost grown-up girl, 'Net'.



Carting water for our brand new garden during the drought.

Our only water supply is a small dam and a few water tanks collecting rain water off our house and shed.
After 2 years of drought, there was no water for us or the garden.
It had to be carted from town on a tank on 'old red'.
This picture is of a dust storm - lots of wind, lots of dust, sometimes thunder and lightening - but no rain. It was taken from our verandah.

picking up our small squares of new hay
with little JB sitting up on my knee
as I tried to wrestle with the steering wheel one handed
~ without tipping poor Damo off ~ 
while I lined the bales up

I'm happy though 

~ Damo and I are going to make new memories~

with the money from old red
we'll  'do up' our rusty old Indiana Truck!

I can imagine the slow old fashioned trips with our growing family...

 cold winter's days with thermos packed,

hot summer evenings watching the glorious sunset,



Tonight's sunset. Today's Temperature 36'c.





Tonight's sunset. Our Driveway facing southwest. Storms rolling around us.







 the rolling spring time storms,

 fresh Autumn nights with the brightest
stars...

No doubt there will be plenty to post about :D