Old barns, new Harleys

Here’s the old barn on our cousins’ ranch in Potter Valley. Cousin Robin and son-in-law Dave have decided it has to come down: the other three sides, the roof and timbers that support it, are pretty beat up.

Naturally, photographer I love this structure: it makes for wonderful photos. Dave and Karen think its a mess, but, this is a ranch, after all, complete with the usual accumulation of ranch stuff – I’ve seen far worse on nearby spreads. This is the good side that faces away from the weather… 1:45:39 PM

Scott tweeted about this 2-page ad for Harley-Davidson in the New York Times’ biz section on Sunday. On Saturday, on our drive up to Potter Valley, I snapped the picture above of a trio of Harleys parked in front of the Bluebird Cafe on route 101 in Hopland. The silver machine is a VRSC, Harley’s latest design. It comes in a version called the V-Rod Muscle: which has it’s own distinctive ad campaign. I guess you could say both ads are ‘provocative,’ each in its own right… 2:13:40 PM