Rich's Human Interest Stories
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JUST WHEN YOU THINK IT'S SAFE
TO GO INTO THE WOODS.....
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When you start out your day in the woods of Mason County you should be thinking about how your day might turn out! The person we met one
afternoon deep in the woods will leave us with some lasting memories of that day Please join us for a personal tour with a very interesting gentleman and his craft...
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My wife
(Ms.
Picturethis4u
digital photographer)
and I were checking out
some property recently in
Mason County. As we
were leaving this particular
area we saw a most
magnificent fence running
along the front of
someone's property.
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As we approached the property we spotted this fellow down at the end of his driveway. He was dressed in work clothes, wearing "Mickey Mouse" style ear muffs and was waving at us.
When we approached and asked if it was ok to take some pictures of his fence posts, we were
fortunate enough to meet one of the most fascinating people we have met in a long time.
He shared his wood carving hobby with us and was pleased that we wanted to display his unique art form on picturethis4u.com's human interest page.
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When we asked Phil how he got started with his woodcarving hobby, he stated that his wife wanted to buy a carving of a beaver. He told her no, she said yes, he said no, she said yes... Well, to make a long story short, his wife got the wood carving of the beaver. Little did Phil know this would
be the beginning of something wonderful. When he got the carving home, he said
he kept looking at it, turning it over and over many times while telling himself that he could do as well or better. We did not
ask him how many years ago that was, but by looking at all the wood carvings around their place, I think it's safe to say it has been awhile.
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Each of the carved fence posts have their own unique designs... Below are photos of the different style posts.
The fence ran the full length of the property's road frontage.
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Phil and one of his many projects... Phil said he had just finished
a carving of an eagle for
graduation ceremonies at the
Silverdale High School
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We really needed to show
off for Phil, especially since
he was such a good sport
with his time & patience
while showing us his
collection of carvings. This, according to Phil,
is one of his favorites... The fishing Bear
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Go ahead, sit back and admire
this piece of workmanship...
Can't you just imagine this
wood carving welcoming
all your guests to either
your home or business?
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When we asked Phil if this
was
a lot of work, his quick response, with one of his quick and always ready grins, was: IT'S MORE FUN THAN WORKING!
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THANKS PHIL, FOR SUCH AN ENJOYABLE TOUR! |
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