The Poet's Perspective

The Wonders of Autumn

Photo Essay-Monarchs, Sunsets and The Zen of VW repair.

Welcome to The Poet's Perspective. Today I'll be presenting a photo essay of autumn scenes and shots  from this morning's adventure.

Enjoy!

                                                                 Monarchs In Hyannisport

Fall colors-Harwich

East Reservoir-towards Bell's Neck

Hacker Conservation Area,  Harwich

Sunset at Gray's Beach, Yarmouthport

       It's strange how items from the past can revisit us. For me it culminated with an e-mail from a woman who saw this blog, and asked if I had sold her husband a VW Bus in 1998. Indeed I had. Her husband, John, had unfortunately succumbed to cancer several years ago.

She insisted that John would want me to have the Bus, so she offered it back. It was most likely good only for parts, in serious disrepair, but my excitement was still brisk.

I purchased this Bus 19 years ago, as an 18 year-old who had big dreams and scant resources. I installed an extended roof and called it home. Being young, scared and homeless seemed far less gruesome with this home on wheels.

     As time passed I eventually sold it to a friend, who fell ill and lost it at a storage auction. My cousin won the auction. I purchased it for the second time.

       I then resold it to John in 1998. According to his parents, he drove it all over the country. At some point he succumbed to cancer and the vehicle sat for a few years.

I  took in the orphan  last week and saw that my old riveted bodywork held up.(I hadn't yet learned to weld) I still saw signs of its past life, and remembered harder times when it carried me where I needed to go.

    I have been slowly dismantling it for useful parts

                         This morning's mission was to pull the engine.

                                 Lining up the necessary equipment-  8AM

                                                       Basic connections removed,

                                                       Raised and Supported-  8:40

Engine out-9:45 AM

My love for old VWs continues.