Good Fences

Last week I posted the historical Sharp's barn and store here in West Virginia. Today as promised I have more from that same spot. Here is a covered bridge across the street from the store with some fencing in front. The bridge isn't old but it sure looks like it.

  

A close up of the fence and some stonework. Did you read the sign above the opening? "Kissing Bridge - Bridges Don't Talk" - the Sharp's are a fun family.

From my family to yours we wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!!!!

(Time to spoil some grandchildren - see you soon.)

 

Linking to Good Fences.

Through My Window and Bridging the Gap

It's Thursday again and time for my weekly feature of showing you what I've seen through my window. Late Wednesday afternoon it began to rain and rained off and on during the night and picked up again all day yesterday. While the rain was a blessing for the garden and yard plants; the view out my window has been a little bleak these past couple of days.

While the rain on the window didn't come out as well as I would have liked, I am beginning to think of this image as my "Impressionist" work. Ha, Ha! I'm sure Monet or Renoir are looking down on me and seriously disagreeing. Let's just call it digital impressionism. You all can stop shaking your heads now. I like it, it's my blog, it's posted!

Tom came looking for corn - rain or not!

Though the weather was more fit for ducks than humans we needed to go out nevertheless to buy some hoses for the garden tractor as well as pick up some milk. This photo is through the Jeep window looking at the windows in front of the store.

Here's hoping the view out your window is sunny and bright. It's what I'm hoping for today!

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Bridging The Gap

Alice has been hosting a photo challenge this week. She has asked us to post photos of bridges. If you click on the icon it will link you to her blog and all the other participants taking the challenge.

Since today is my window day I decided to post another window through which you can see a bridge. This window was one from a covered bridge that I posted about here. The bridge you see was of course the one built to take the traffic from the covered bridge.

Ruby Tuesday Covered Bridges of Washington County

In mid-July in the middle of the Project Black posts I was doing I took a little day trip to try and discover the whereabouts of some historic covered bridges. Since three of the four I saw were red it seems only fitting that I post them today for Ruby Tuesday.

Years ago when travel was by horse and buggy a couple would stop in the middle of a covered bridge and steal a kiss which may have lead to the bridges being known as kissing bridges.

All the bridges I'm showing you today are in Washington County, Ohio. I'm right across the Ohio River here so a day trip to Ohio and back is an easy undertaking.

This first bridge is the Rinard Bridge. It was originally built in 1871 and was washed downstream in a flood and rebuilt in 1876. The bridge was so well made that time that during floods in 1913 and 1938 it was washed downstream and held in one piece. The timbers were numbered, taken apart and reassembled on the same foundations. During a flood and hurricane in 2004 it was again washed downstream and again it held together. However, another flood a few weeks later torn it apart and it had to be rebuilt. The original trusses were saved allowing the bridge to maintain its historic designation.

Looking through a window at the stream below.

This is the Hills Bridge and although the weeds were very overgrown the bridge itself appeared to be in excellent condition. It was built in 1878.

The Hune Bridge above was the only covered bridge we were able to actually travel across. It is one lane and was built in 1879.

One Lane Only!

For more Ruby Tuesday participants please visit Mary at Work Of The Poet.