Truck Farmer!

Posted by Kylie Greenan (Hunters Hill, Australia) on 1 August 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.

Series image 5 of 5

This is the last image in this series. The old truck resides close to this sign along with a rusted scarecrow that keeps him company... a truck farmer is the owner and I loved this sign he had up on the letter box. Whilst earlier I may have portrayed that Rusty was "abandoned" and got a few "sad" messages from you... he is actually loved I think as he sits on the side of the road beaming with pride I feel and if you look at his "face" I think he is smiling as he plays hide and seek with the goats and enjoys a quiter life!

My heartfelt thanks to all who have followed this series and for your lovely words and encrouagement, your comments have blown me away and your encouragement is so inspiring!

~Kylie~

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Comments (29)

Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom

A fine end to a cracking series

1 Aug 2008 5:15am

@Peter Miller: Glad you liked it Peter thanks for your lovely comments this week!

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Hong Kong

So in the end, the truck is a kind of monument, as it should be. A great series, Kylie.

1 Aug 2008 5:21am

@Michael Skorulski: Thank you Michael, I really aprpeciate your lovely comments on this series. Rusty is a kind of a monument along with his scarecrow friend on the truck farm. Have a great weekend!

Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States

Thanks for this fine image and a wonderful series. I grew up on the eastern seaboard and have fond memories of the prolific truck farms and their roadside retailing. Peas, beans, fresh corn and those heavenly beefsteak tomatoes.

1 Aug 2008 5:24am

@Stephen Phillips: Wow beefsteak tomotoes, not sure what they are but they sound damn good. Thanks for you comments and support of this series Stephen, so appreciated.

Mackenzie from Salem, Oregon, United States

This is a nice image, and your series tells a great story with a nice finale. Well done!

1 Aug 2008 5:26am

@Mackenzie: Thank you Mackenzie!

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States

yes Kylie, thank you for your marvelous posts -- a perfect and fitting end to a superb series!! beautifully captured and presented, bravo!! and a big warm personal 'THANKS' from me for all the positive feedback and delightful support you have given me on my photos and writing over the past weeks!! really a joy to see and read your comments! they've made my day each day and kept me motivated to find the time to jot down my thoughts each night!! so thank you sincerely!! :)

1 Aug 2008 5:36am

@dj.tigersprout: You are so welcome DJ, I find I look forward to checking your page each day to see what suprises are there, as I say your images are beautiful, but your writing takes me me so much futher into your images and I look forward to the next day with great anticipation. I am so glad you are writing your thoughts each day and it is funny I thought to myself today "man I would just love to read a week of your journal thoughts". So alive and vibrant, you have a gift there and I would very strongly recommend you look to explore this further. Seriously DJ!

Thanks for your comments here also this week, so glad you liked the series, I also enjoy your comments very much and I am always so grateful to receive them. Have an awesome weekend!

男友？老公 from China

去年我把〖男友5.0版〗升级到〖老公1.0版〗之后，发现系统的整体效能变差了，尤其是〖送花〗及〖珠宝〗功能，这两个功能本来在〖男友5.0〗一点问题都没有。

除此之外，〖老公1.0〗也把原来好用的软体杀掉了，例如〖罗曼蒂克9.5〗及〖关怀6.5〗，取而代之的是〖世界杯足球赛5.0〗、〖世界杯篮球赛3.0〗和〖高尔夫俱乐部4.1〗。
〖谈心8.0〗也无法执行，还有，每当我要执行〖打扫屋子2.6〗，整个系统就当机，我试着用〖唠叨5.3〗，但都没办法解决。

请问我该怎么办？

心急人

1 Aug 2008 6:03am

@男友？老公: Hahha very funny, I would say proceed with great caution! Cheers!

Cia from Kvänum, Sweden

Great shot!

1 Aug 2008 6:49am

@Cia: Thank you Cia!

Viper from Chennai, India

Thank you for the lovely series.

1 Aug 2008 7:55am

@Viper: Thank you for your lovely comments Viper!

Dhini from Dordrecht, Netherlands

That is the end of truck of farmer. Great shot

1 Aug 2008 8:04am

@Dhini: Thank you for stopping by and for your comments Dhini!

Erik from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Great series, lovely work !

1 Aug 2008 9:03am

@Erik: Thank you so much Erik!

eli from Galway, Ireland

thanks a lot for your nice comment.
I really like your serie. The colors are wonderful.

1 Aug 2008 10:27am

@eli: Thank you for visiting Eli and for your comments! Much appreciated.

Nicolas Marguerie from Paris, France

Beautiful picture... I like colors and defenition..!

1 Aug 2008 10:43am

@Nicolas Marguerie: Merci tellement de l'arrêt par et pour vos beaux commentaires.

Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand

A happy ending for Rusty ... I hope time doesn't destroy him too quickly! His owner has humor, it's a great sign ;) end well captured! Thanks for this series! And now? Mr. Scarecrow? :)

1 Aug 2008 10:50am

@Monique: Ahh, your comments made me laugh, thank you Monique, he's pretty sturdy, I think he will be soaking up the sun for many years to come. No.. onto something without rust in it tomorrow, or at least I hope there isn't any in it, or we are in trouble :o), have a lovely weekend! Thanks for stopping by.

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Your imagination makes this photo a love story, how cool are you!!! :)

1 Aug 2008 10:57am

@Lorraine: ... and how lovely are you, thank you so much, such a lovely compliment and I really appreciate it, thank you Lorraine!

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

A wonderful set of photographs, it's been a great series.

1 Aug 2008 11:03am

Arps from Hyderabad, India

Great Series and great explanations too...

1 Aug 2008 12:07pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

A great serie and a nice story. And now may be a lot of tourists are going to visit this place and it's Rusty car... :-))

1 Aug 2008 12:07pm

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

A great series. I love the way you described the scene where he resides and brought him alive. Sweet narrative.

1 Aug 2008 2:07pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Totally cool.

1 Aug 2008 2:18pm

kerfendal from Paris, France

nice serie with warm colours and something romantic, your french is perfect congratulation

1 Aug 2008 4:42pm

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

Beautiful tone Kylie... a lovely ending to this wonderful series!!!

1 Aug 2008 5:20pm

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, Canada

A terrific series, Kylie. Maybe you should return annually and document the changes.

1 Aug 2008 5:22pm

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

It's a pity the series is finished. I have enjoyed all the 5 photos. This last one says good bye, but I hope to see more soon.
Thanks.

1 Aug 2008 7:09pm

saman from BANEH -KURDISTAN, Iran

A wonderful and Beautiful photo

1 Aug 2008 7:12pm

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Great shot, like the rustic look

1 Aug 2008 9:11pm

Eric Fry from Houston, TX, United States

I've really enjoyed this photoessay, Kylie. A great slice of rural life!

1 Aug 2008 11:37pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

A nice ending to the whole story, great shots all of them.

1 Aug 2008 11:45pm

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

A pleasing shot to end to this great series. A very good exposure, too.

2 Aug 2008 2:27pm

linerberry from New Zealand

Yeah! At last I get to see the last in the series!! What a great ending:-)) I'm so glad it was a happy one. Great shot and great series Kylie. Thanks for all your comments whilst I was away, really appreciated:-) Had a great time but glad to be home:-))

3 Aug 2008 3:59am

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