Flywheeler's Visit

We were able to spend some time this weekend 

at one of our favorite local places.

The Florida Flywheelers is an antique tractor club

which hosts events for the general public

several times per year.

The only disappointing thing was that

our favorite barn belonging to Mr. Batcher,

toy builder extrordinaire, was closed.

His barn alone is worth the trip.

His creations are incredible

and a post about that will be made

when we return in January.

The fire house barn displays so many

wonderful treasures from the past.

Vintage artifacts abound, just waiting to be appreciated!

Here's Lil Guy's favorite part-fire alarms!

One of the members was kind enough to let him

actually pull the alarms (no noise as they're not hooked up)

and examine each one's mechanisms.

He was in his glory!

I just wonder what life was like in the days

when this was the best way folks had of putting out fires.

There's a village of various buildings

and all their accoutrements.

Antique cars can be found in great numbers...

as well as collections of all kinds.

A large flea market area is the perfect place

to do some browsing. 

You can find just about anything you're looking for here,

from produce to tools to clothing to vintage cookware.

All in all, it's a wonderful place to visit.

A step back in time when things were simpler

and life didn't seem so complicated.

Hope you have a chance to experience something similar

in your neck of the woods.