Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

I'm sure that the owner of this truck thinks that this is the hottest paint job in the four state area.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  I, on the other hand, think this is a flaming mess (no pun intended).  While the purple and silver may be an okay color combination, the red, yellow and blue flames are just wrong.  That touch of florescent lime green on the blower is totally unnecessary.  I'm sure this sounded like a good idea at some point in time, and it may have even looked good on paper, if , in fact, anyone actually put this idea on paper.  But the final results just seem like a disconnected mess.  This is a graphics design failure of the first magnitude.

If Only I Could Talk

I spotted this pick-up truck in an area Walmart parking lot.  I was immediately in love.  I was in love with the character of this truck.  It's a little bent.  It's a little rusted.  It's a little worse for wear.  It's called character and this truck has more character than most.  I'll bet it would be best buddies with "Mater" from Cars.

One can only imagine the stories that this truck could tell.  How many Friday nights has it sat out in the parking lot of a Honky Tonk waiting for it's owner to call it a night?  How many days has it spent in the fields hauling the tools to mend fences?  How many trips has it made to the feed store?  How many thunderstorms has it safely negotiated?  How many drivers learn how to drive behind the wheel of this truck?  How did it get all of those dents and scrapes?  When did it get it's first rust spot?  Ah, the stories it could tell.

Ruby Tuesday

A Toy For All Seasons