Ended What's Your Hobby?—Official 2024 BYC Mini-Contest

[Eggs_Over_EZ]

Welcome to BYC, Ruby!

I love bottle digging. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Everything was made of glass or metal (no plastic) back in the 1700 - early 1900s, and they dug trash pits to collect their garbage. Now we go dig those pits up and find what was left behind, I love it. Some artifacts are worth a lot of money, some are just beautiful to look at. Me and my brother found a good dump last summer; the milk bottle with the green propaganda on it is worth anywhere from $1000-$1500.View attachment 3993633View attachment 3993634View attachment 3993635View attachment 3993642View attachment 3993643

My husband grew up just down the road from Gettysburg and he researched where dumps were in the 1800’s. Soldiers came through his town on their way to and from Gettysburg and he found lots of collectibles. He had a collection of very old bottles. Unfortunately his brother used them for target practice.

 

[alinas2010]

That’s crazy! All that stuff is just under the ground??

Yea! You have to know where to go, though, that’s the tricky part. Old towns were settled in places not on maps today. You find out by hearsay, or clubs for this sort of thing, or just history, really. Bottle digger gazettes and really old maps can give clues to where something might be. Sometimes you just have to think where a dump might have been placed logistically by an old town or camp. You can tell sometimes by how the ground looks.

Think out of the box, too, though. Where old railroads ran, temporary towns were set up for the Union Pacific workers and their families while the railroads were getting built. Those railroads have since been moved, but the dumps from those towns remain along what were the first tracks, you just have to have an idea of where the settlements were.

My husband grew up just down the road from Gettysburg and he researched where dumps were in the 1800’s. Soldiers came through his town on their way to and from Gettysburg and he found lots of collectibles. He had a collection of very old bottles. Unfortunately his brother used them for target practice.

That makes me want to cry! Oh how very unfortunate!! My fiance tells me about using old insulators as target practice, too, when he was growing up and I get infuriated.

That is one thing I envy those living on the east coast for! All that rich history would make for some amazing dump sites. I cannot even imagine. Here all we have are remnants of old settlements, some Union Pacific stuff, really just kind of western culture type things. Which is neat, but I’d love to see what you’re talking about.

 

[Squawkers]

Yea! You have to know where to go, though, that’s the tricky part. Old towns were settled in places not on maps today. You find out by hearsay, or clubs for this sort of thing, or just history, really. Bottle digger gazettes and really old maps can give clues to where something might be. Sometimes you just have to think where a dump might have been placed logistically by an old town or camp. You can tell sometimes by how the ground looks.

Think out of the box, too, though. Where old railroads ran, temporary towns were set up for the Union Pacific workers and their families while the railroads were getting built. Those railroads have since been moved, but the dumps from those towns remain along what were the first tracks, you just have to have an idea of where the settlements were.

That makes me want to cry! Oh how very unfortunate!! My fiance tells me about using old insulators as target practice, too, when he was growing up and I get infuriated.

That is one thing I envy those living on the east coast for! All that rich history would make for some amazing dump sites. I cannot even imagine. Here all we have are remnants of old settlements, some Union Pacific stuff, really just kind of western culture type things. Which is neat, but I’d love to see what you’re talking about.

Crazy! I had no idea!

 

[The Coop Crew]

One of my hobbies is coloring! I love to sit and color for hours if I can.
Most recent picture!

 

[Squawkers]

One of my hobbies is coloring! I love to sit and color for hours if I can.
Most recent picture!

beautiful!!!

 

[fluffycrow]

Succulents! Lithops are my favourite. Not everyone's cup of tea by any means, but I love them. I find them utterly fascinating, and gorgeous! My collection does have some pretty "standard" succulents as well, but my focus will always be on the odd-looking ones

 

[The Coop Crew]

beautiful!!!

Thank you!!!

 

[Squawkers]

Thank you!!!

You’re welcome! It is very impressive how well you stayed in the lines I used to color, but I just didn’t have the patience

 

[azurbanclucker]

Not an entry. But in the interest of sharing with new folks, here's some of my hobbies.

Photography:

Painting:

General crafty-stuff:

3d printing:

Cars:

 

[Squawkers]

Not an entry. But in the interest of sharing with new folks, here's some of my hobbies.

Photography:
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General crafty-stuff:
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3d printing:
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I love seeing your pictures in the nature photography thread, but I had no idea you did so much other stuff too!!!