Silly Yankee Farmer William Nilly in 1740

 

Silly William Nilly in 1740

Yankee Farmer on a Hill Top

When there’s all those abandoned Indian Villages

Surrounded by already cleared agricultural fields to be legally acquired

By simply using split wooden rails to “improve” his homelot…

 

Silly William Nilly in 1740

He built a stone fence,

And a post and rail fence,

And piled his stones, Willy Nilly, on the other side,

Silly William Nilly in 1740...

Mr.Wikipedia writes:

 "Diorama in the Fisher Museum (Harvard Forest), Petersham, Massachusetts, USA. This diorama was created by Theodore B. Pitman and his staff at the Guernsey and Pitman Studio. It is in the public domain because it was first published in the United States without copyright notice prior to 1978. Photography was permitted without restriction..."

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