While driving down the dusty mid-west road, you are sure to find cornfields stretching from end to end covering miles of distance. Frequently you might find farm houses dotting the landscape. As you're driving along, you come upon a farmhouse off to the right. As you near it, you might see children cycling up and down the road. A fence surrounds the farm with a front gate that might be open.Various large trees are scattered throughout the area around the farm. The front of the house might be having a particularly large tree. Hanging from the tree is a large sized rope. A tire is hooked onto the rope's end. The end of the rope feature's a tire.What you're looking at is a tire swing.
Swings made from tires represent the unique western form of ruggedness. The farm stands alone, surrounded by fields. The farmer together with his family do what they need to do just to get by. The family is quite self dependent not needing much from other people. Their farm is inherited from generation to generation hence the have always kept things going right.
Tire swings have been symbols of many things throughout the years. Most probably you have watched western movies featuring a polka dotted lady swinging on a tire swing. There might also have been some young man standing behind her giving her a gentle push. You might have seen a different movie of a child swinging on the tire swing, very happy and having fun swinging with outstretched legs.
Rumor has it that there is a tire swing at Harvard.Apparently, as part of an old tradition of the gathering of students, involving hotdogs and background music, students line up to get a minute or so ride on this old tire swing.Some passerby, not knowing about the tire swing, and thinking that Harvard could have such a thing, might wander in and have to duck as the students are enjoying themselves.
It's almost as if this rite, combined with this traditional leisure is somehow symbolic of the time when not only students were laboring away at their books and classes but took time out for a leisurely break on something so basic as a simple tire swing.Some people might debate on the necessity of a tire swing in such an institution but Harvard takes it seriously.
The tire swing is a symbol of something we remember about childhood but forget when we become adults. keeping it in mind though helps us forget the strain of the commotion today's world offers. The tire swing is a vision anyone can embrace but for most of us, few keep it in mind
Swings made from tires represent the unique western form of ruggedness. The farm stands alone, surrounded by fields. The farmer together with his family do what they need to do just to get by. The family is quite self dependent not needing much from other people. Their farm is inherited from generation to generation hence the have always kept things going right.
Tire swings have been symbols of many things throughout the years. Most probably you have watched western movies featuring a polka dotted lady swinging on a tire swing. There might also have been some young man standing behind her giving her a gentle push. You might have seen a different movie of a child swinging on the tire swing, very happy and having fun swinging with outstretched legs.
Rumor has it that there is a tire swing at Harvard.Apparently, as part of an old tradition of the gathering of students, involving hotdogs and background music, students line up to get a minute or so ride on this old tire swing.Some passerby, not knowing about the tire swing, and thinking that Harvard could have such a thing, might wander in and have to duck as the students are enjoying themselves.
It's almost as if this rite, combined with this traditional leisure is somehow symbolic of the time when not only students were laboring away at their books and classes but took time out for a leisurely break on something so basic as a simple tire swing.Some people might debate on the necessity of a tire swing in such an institution but Harvard takes it seriously.
The tire swing is a symbol of something we remember about childhood but forget when we become adults. keeping it in mind though helps us forget the strain of the commotion today's world offers. The tire swing is a vision anyone can embrace but for most of us, few keep it in mind
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I am an automobile enthusiast who really enjoys all kinds of cars. In my spare time, I maintain and hang out at BF Goodrich.
