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Wow, that’s a great one! Very nice. I’ll be posting my faded soon! I hope you’ll stop by.
I can imagine the orginal bright, bright, bright colour, but I much prefer the faded version. Great post for this week’s theme.
–smarmoofus
First of all, I love your new design! The picture is awesome, too :-) And…nudge[cafewriting]nudge.
great shot!
I love all things farm related.
I can just smell the tractor oil and dirt.
faded is good.
A powerful picture made even more powerful by its back story. I think I like this tractor more in its present state than I ever would have had it been right off the showroom floor.
great picture. The fields around here have a few these old beauties. Great take on the prompt.
A brand new one is nice, but the faded tractor…. well, it says a whole lot. Great choice for the theme!
What a history that tractor must have.
Great choice for the prompt.
Oh thank you! Not only is this a great photo, but you’ve given me an inspiration.
I love this photo. We have a antique tractor here on our little farm and i love the nostalgia that it brings. Great interpretation of the theme!