bridge out

Monterey Road, which connects with Newport on the East end of downtown, is out while a narrow span from horse and buggy days is replaced. Miller Lane is the last exit. The plywood form for one of the abutments is built. The stream feeds into the Mill Stream west of here.

not a tobacco ad

It's a pretty picture, but not an ad. In the day, tobacco was harvested green and only wheat gave us a golden color in the fields. This year I'm seeing lots of yellow tobacco. This from within a one-mile radius. The sticks are laths.

late summer family

L. to R. Ryan, Sarah, Chris, and Bonnie at a late August gathering on Charlotte Street. Among those four one could talk authoritatively of Iowa, Manitoba, Oregon, Louisiana, Virginia, and Illinois, to name just the locations considered home at some point.

school again

Two schools are making an impact on our family this week. Today Lancaster Mennonite begins as photo shows. Thursday Eastern Mennonite Seminary begins and Dorcas will move her allegiance there for a semester. Photo by LNP.