Cedar Posts and Barbed Wire Fences: The Best Photo from the 81st. Mallard Creek Barbecue

Saturday, October 30, 2010

The Best Photo from the 81st. Mallard Creek Barbecue

George Deaton, 100 yrs., sits watching foot traffic pass by during the 81st Mallard Creek Barbecue Thursday. Deaton started coming to the barbecue in 1941 and has been there ever since. He used to help cook the barbecue when volunteers dug ditches and laid racks across them to cook the meat. In another month, Deaton will celebrate his 101st birthday. Photo By Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com

2 comments:

Billy Fehr said...: Good work Cedar.; October 30, 2010 at 7:57 PM
Anonymous said...: Thanks for posting this photo Cedar! I gives me hope and something to shoot for over the next 40 years.

101! Amazing!; October 30, 2010 at 9:08 PM

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Cedar Posts and Barbed Wire Fences

He had a different way of looking at the land,
the trouble at hand
or any circumstance
that might just come along.

And while much in the world has changed
the pull of the mountains
and the range
for him has always been strong.

His back to the wind
he placed the last post
and at last
the day's work was done.

As the seasons changed,
the work got harder
but he still rose
with the sun.

The posts became heavy,
bails of wire he’d need some help
but he just pushed
himself more.

His back now ached
and his legs tired quickly
even his bed
made him sore.

Over the years
he’s always done his best
right up to the present tense,
and he measured his life in cedar posts
and miles of barbed wire fence.