Walking is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things. It is the one way of freedom. If you go to a place on anything but your own feet you are taken there too fast, and miss a thousand delicate joys that were waiting for you by the wayside. Elizabeth von Arnim

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Monday, October 21, 2024

Milk Bottle Monday

 Happy Monday Everyone๐Ÿ™‚
It's gets darker by a minute or two every morning when I start walking. 
Sunrise was 7:34 and got to town at 6:30 so most of my walk is in the dark at this time of year.
Was nice to see the sun come over the mountain so got to walk a little bit in the sun.
The temperature was 41 degrees and no wind.

Headed over to the library first thing to drop a book down the slot.
Then walked to the industrial park and walked all around in there.


Continued back through town and around both of the cemeteries.
A grave was dug at the lower cemetery - took a picture of the hole but it seemed a bit creepy to post.


Some geese flew over head while I was at the cemetery.


Didn't see any of the regulars out walking but did see a young couple taking a leisurely walk.  I said good morning when passing but they just looked at me and didn't say anything.  Maybe they were visiting someone in town.  It is very odd when people don't respond.

Here's another happy little ghost surrounded by some happy pumpkins.


Morning Walk Steps 13,170
Found a penny

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Morning spent getting some housework done.

Too nice to stay inside so after lunch went outside and collected more rocks and put them in the dry brook I'm making.  
Also picked up some more deadfall out front for my fences.

Since the Peeps have moved on I thought on Monday's I'd show you my milk bottle collection showing one each Monday.
I've collected them over the years in many different places.

Milk Bottle Monday #1
Quart Size
Hard to find a good spot to take the picture out of the glare and to be able to see both sides. 
Next week I think I'll fill the bottle with something.


Thanks for visiting and a special thanks to all who take the time to leave a comment.
That always makes me happy.
HappyK๐Ÿ™‚

My son David is in Hawaii this month visiting his kids.
He sent me this picture of him and his son.

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22 comments:

Tom said...

...a friend of mine collects milk bottles and fills them with fine styrofoam pellets.

Dianna said...

I'm guessing the young couple probably wasn't from your area because most people I have met in your area are friendly. But it does feel odd when someone doesn't respond.

I will look forward to seeing your milk bottle collection. I sent mine to Maine when our son and daughter -in-law were here. I hadn't put mine on display for a couple of years now, so I thought it was time for someone else to enjoy them. They all had a story behind them with the exception of one.

Debby said...

Yeah it is strange when you say hi to someone on a walk and they just ignore you. I could never do that. At the very least they could have flashed a smile ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
I’ve already seen in inside of a freshly dug grave when we were burying Pops. If you let your imagination get the better of you, yeah it can be creepy.

Michelle said...

Looking forward to seeing more of your milk bottle collection. I love old things with history attached.

Granny Marigold said...

I used to have some milk bottles but ended up donating them. I like the logo on yours. I think mine were all plain.

Mari said...

I'm noticing how much darker it is in the morning too.
You got a great shot of the geese!
I don't understand why people wouldn't respond with a hi back to you. Very odd.
My husbands Dad owned a dairy when the kids were young. We have one old bottle from that dairy and have collected a few more to go with it. I'll enjoy seeing yours!

Ginny Hartzler said...

I have never heard of collecting milk bottles, so this will be interesting! These deep red trees are almost glowing! What sourpusses to not even give you a hello! The geese are flying in their V shape! I love hearing them honk when they fly.

Lowcarb team member said...

That is a very nice photograph David sent you.

I'm looking forward to seeing more of your milk bottle collection.

All the best Jan

Deb J. in Utah said...

Hi Karen. I hope your son is having a nice visit with his kids in Hawaii. You have so many interesting collections. I love the old milk bottles. Hope you are having a good week. See you again tomorrow!

Retired Knitter said...

Stunningly beautiful picture of Hawaii - and it is made even more special knowing that your son is in that picture.

Rose said...

The trees are glorious. My mom had a milk bottle an somewhere she found a metal lid that I cannot even describe to you...it had come from a bank of some sort...it was in two parts with a slot cut. one side was hinged, and the other you pushed together and put a little lock through. She saved dimes in it.

Granny Marigold said...

That's a nice logo on your milk bottle. I used to have a number of milk and also cream bottles. One of my husband's first jobs was as a milkman delivering door to door in his little van.
Maybe you can post the picture of the open grave in time for Halloween

Ann said...

Even if the couple wasn't from around there it seems to me it doesn't take much to respond when someone says good morning to you.
I used to have several milk bottles but I don't know what happened to them. I may have given them away.

susan q said...

we used to get milk from our neighbor's farm and my mother used a metal milk can with a lid. hope she still has it!

Melanie said...

How lovely it would be to stand in that spot in Hawaii! My dream destination.
Your milk bottles remind me of when I was a child and I went one morning with my dad who was delivering milk at the time. What are you going to put in them?
Your trees are very pretty. Yesterday on the way to the store, I saw some trees red like that. There is a certain tree here that turns a bright red where the others are a golden color.
Have a great week!

Bill said...

pretty colours on the trees. Looking forward to your milk bottle collection. My grandmother used to keep coins in hers and used them for a door stop.

Sandi said...

So nice. :)

Kerri Farley said...

One of my favorite things about autumn is hearing the geese fly over! Hawaii is a beautiful place!

Connie said...

Your Fall color is amazing and what a sweet old milk bottle . . . I remember taking a quarter to school each week and we would get a small personal sized bottle of milk at lunch time. We didn't have a cafeteria but everyone brought a sack lunch. I wonder what happen to all those small bottles, there must have been millions of them across America.

ellen b. said...

The old milk bottles hold lots of history. I'm drawn to them.

Jeanette said...

Wow that is a beautiful picture of your son and grandson. Stunning view!

Prims By The Water said...

I see you have one from Michigan. I have a few myself but still looking for one from my grandparets town. Janice