Good Morning All. 76° and partly cloudy. More of the same weather here. Forecast is still for rain beginning Wednesday for a few days. Hopefully.
Looking forward to Felix, our remodeling contractor, coming back today and hopefully completing all of the loose ends in the bathroom. We've been using it without towel racks, linen storage shelves, mirror and shower door. And of course the reversed shower faucet that he has to fix from the next room. I'm not sure that he can complete everything today, but there's hope.
Switched directions completely out in the train shed yesterday. While I did do the mortar on another side of the warehouse, I worked on scenery just because I got the urge. I added ground foam to an area between the fascia and the main line on the upper level for a length of 36". I probably ballasted that line and painted the plywood at least eighteen months ago. Today I will add some field grass and a few small trees after I add foam and gravel between the main and the passing siding. I am truly attempting to get more scenery done now that all benchwork and most trackwork is done. I started a list of the small projects a few weeks ago, and paused after filling one side of a page in a spiral notebook. 27 projects and I only got half way around the lower level. The list will help keep me focused even though yesterday's project wasn't on there yet. I have one major project after the fascia install, that is installing the lights under the upper deck.
Critters: There's a Corps of Engineers flood control dam and lake across the road from my house, that has water in it all of the time and attracts lots of critters because of the drought. Deer here are not a nuisance yet. There's a few in the neighborhood, more now than normal. A few turkeys lurk in the woods. Coyotes and bobcats keep the rabbits and rats under control, Snakes keep the rats and mice at bay. I don't know what the mountain lion survives on, probably whatever it wants. Armadillos, opossums and raccoons provide food for buzzards and vultures when they get on the road; otherwise they are a nuisance and I have to relocate them. No bears around here though. The skunk population has been somewhat reduced for some reason, at least they don't announce their presence as much as they used to.
Chet,
Mike and
Joe - Those deer wouldn't be a problem if they would just cross the road where the signs direct them to.
Sherrel - Watch out for those late nights!
Zombies abound on the left coast.
Chet - Don't need a mirror, I already know what I look like! Like you, I can also remember a time when I could add Kadee knuckle springs without extra eyeballs. I have recently moved from readers to Optivisor.
Gotta go now. Everybody have a great day.