Harvest in Lancaster County (21 Photos)
Corn, pumpkins, and tobacco feature in today’s harvest photos, taken by reader Ed at various times and places in Lancaster County. Enjoy, and thank you Ed.
Amish Life
Amish Umbrellas
Vital on-board gear for the open carriage: the heavy-duty umbrella. Handy in shine, or rain. Reader Ed, who took these, says the next two were shot in Smoketown, Pennsylvania, during a, ahem, driving rainstorm: Thanks to Ed for the photos, and the pun. And aren’t you glad your vehicle has a roof?
Do you can?
Do you can? Can, you do? Well, Amish certainly do. A little story of last week’s Lancaster trip: We arrived at my friends’ farm home as the sun was going down, right in the middle of a full-bore canning operation. I could tell they had been busy that day. Dozens of jars filled with chopped chicken occupied the kitchen table, while the canner hummed away…
Ohio Amish Teens Shot, Expected to Recover
If you hadn’t heard, last weekend (two Saturdays ago) two Amish teenagers were shot in a bizarre incident in Ashtabula County, Ohio. The teens were picking up stereo equipment from a local English home where it was stored, as they had done numerous times before, when they were fired upon by the property owners. The teens were driven by an English person who was interviewed…
The Horseless Solar-Powered Buggy
From the Decatur, Illinois Herald & Review: SULLIVAN — If something is worth inventing, it’s worth inventing again. Armed with that kind of reassurance, Sullivan entrepreneur Larry Yoder has gone ahead and reinvented the horseless carriage “because I had a ball doing it.” And it really is a carriage: He’s taken a former Amish buggy and built solar panels into the roof to feed batteries…
How do Amish keep frozen food?
When we hit the dog days of summer, there are times I just feel like crawling into the freezer, closing the door and hanging out in there awhile (I guess I’d need a bigger freezer to make this dream happen). Home freezers are another one of those once-luxuries, now-conveniences which we use, really 24/7, but tend to take for granted. Not all Amish have such easy…
Ballooning Lancaster
Last week we had Amish friends down in NC for a few days. They took the train down, and we drove them back up, and of course decided to stay a few days in PA. Below you’ll see a common sight here in Lancaster County. This was shot last year on an autumn day sometime shortly after sunrise. I have mixed feelings on hot air…
What’s happening in this photo?
Reader Ed C sent in the following photo, taken a few years ago in Lancaster County. What’s happening here? In an unrelated note, apologies if you could not access yesterday’s post (about Amish and child labor violations) via the email subscriber or Facebook links. The post is available under a new url here. Update: Nothing tricky about this photo. Lattice was the first to guess…
Four Quick Insights On Amish-Themed Websites
I gave my talk on Amish-themed websites this morning at the Amish & Technology Conference at Elizabethtown College. Four main points covered in the talk: Many Amish websites have a commercial aspect, even those we might not expect to A number of indicators suggest Amish website visitors are more often female and middle-aged Searchers find Amish websites via many obscure search terms There are likely…
Amish Funeral Ahead
Road signs warning of buggies are ubiquitous in Amish areas. This is the first time I’ve seen one alerting drivers of an Amish funeral ahead. This sign was spotted on an Indiana backroad. As you’d expect, funerals can be heavily-attended occasions, among the largest events held at Amish homes. Another time to stay particularly alert is on Sunday morning when Amish travel to church services,…