1936 Harley Davidson Knucklehead


I stopped by the Antique Motorcycle Club of America, Southern National motorcycle rally and meet Friday morning in Denton, North Carolina. There were a bunch of really interesting old bikes to look at, but I was attracted to one in particular, a 1936 Knucklehead Harley Davidson. Perhaps because it was in almost original condition, or because it still runs great, or because it still has it’s original paint, I was drawn to it. What was really great though, was the original owner had named it “Flying Cloud”. That name alone made me wonder what great stories that old bike had in it,



(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)

Belated Mother’s Day

(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)

My son Devin is in school at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and he wasn’t able to get home for Mother’s Day. He’s a poet, so he was able to send a few belated verses to his Mom in the form of a limerick.

“So I have this very swell mama
who kept me from childhood trauma
and though she can nag
like a withered old hag
without her I’d drown in life’s drama.”

(Poetry copyright 2010 by Devin Routh, used with permission)

He made his Mom laugh.

Caldwell County Plow Day


Take several acres of bottom land along the Yadkin River in Caldwell County, North Carolina. Add about 20-25 teams of the most gorgeous mules and work horses you have ever seen along with some serious farmers and it’s amazing how much ground you can turn in just a short time. Images are from a plow day gathering of the North Carolina Draft Horse & Mule Association this past weekend.







(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)