While I was away at college, Dad built a silo on the farm. It reached 60 feet into the air and was just begging to be climbed. After all, my 2 youngest sisters had climbed it, so I figured it was no big deal. I wanted to take a picture from the top with my handy dandy 110 camera.
The rungs were almost two feet apart, and one was even missing. My legs felt like rubber, but what kept me going was knowing the little kids had accomplished this feat. I made it to the top weak and panting. All those all-nighters, living on flat Vernors and Snickers were catchng up to me.
I held on with one hand and leaned out to snap the photo you see. Then I gingerly retraced my climb, restraining myself from kissing the good Canadian dirt when I made it safely down.
It was then I found out about the inside ladder–the one with protection at your back and a safe multi-rung ladder. I had climbed the workmen’s ladder!
But I did get the picture!
A p r o n h e a d -- Lilly 
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There’s a life lesson there, surely! So often we take the more difficult route when all along there was an easier way – had we but asked! Love the story – and the picture – and the climber!!
Ah. a prophet! 🙂
Rather you than me. Very brave.
More stupid.
Down the silo, and down memory lane eh? very cool photo..I love the story also. It makes me miss the blurry 110 view that makes us think rather than look, you know?
It was rather a sad day to retire it. I had fun. But there came a time when you couldn’t find anyone to even develop it.
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I agree with Jill. Yes, we often take the more difficult path, only to realize an easier one was right there, but chances are the experience wouldn’t have been as memorable.
Memorable is only good if you survive. 🙂
I’m so glad you made it up and down o.k. Even the picture makes me dizzy! Great surprise ending to the story too. This would be a funny human interest story for a magazine or the newspapers!
See those shiny (kind of) tin roofs; wait till I tell the story about climbing on those. I had a love of high places . . . then.
That is a great view, sometimes the risk is worth taking!
🙂
So true!
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Breathtaking shot, priceless…
Thanks!!
It’s beautiful and innocent. Love it
Naive is good, too. 🙂
Freakin’ AWESOME. As scary as it was, it must have been so exhilerating!!!!!!! And you got a GREAT picture!!!!!!!!
It has been fun over the years to have this of the farm.
oh, but country girls are raised to be tough! very rustic and serene view captured by a brave girl, ahaha. ^^ hello, apronheadlily… good of you to have kept the pic through the years. 🙂