We had snow on Friday and usually the wind or rising temperatures makes the snow disappear from the trees. This time this has not been the case. All the snow we have is like frosting on the trees and bushes.
I took this set of photos on our ride back from church on Sunday after lunching at Panera.
Looking for something to post, I came upon the photos I had taken of a farming implement at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Historical Society of Williamsport, PA. We visited there at the end of October.
In a room with lots of old time stuff I saw the flail. We have one of these that we found in the barn. We never really knew what it was for until a neighbor in town described how it was used. He didn't put a name to it though.
I have no idea how old ours is but I can't imagine it was in use in the 20th century. I don't have a photo of ours and it's cold, wet and dark outside as I write this so you'll just have to believe me that ours looks just like the one hanging there. Two rods fastened together with a leather thong (I don't think ours is eel skin), with one rod shorter than the other.
I plan to print up the description and mount it next to the flail so others will now know what it is.
