santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Partly cloudy and 65°. I was getting tired of waking up to 80°+ temperatures so early in the day. We did have a thunderstorm come through last evening just before sunset that left .55" in the gauge. That ended our three day drought. I'll have some eggs over easy and sausage patties this morning Flo.
Resumed yard mowing yesterday, but only got about 1/3 acre done before the hydrostatic drive belt decided to kick the bucket. So I join Ken, Curt and Terry with mower woes! Thought that I had a spare, but I couldn't immediately locate it and I ordered another that will be here Tuesday. Fortunately it broke down under a tree, so I don't have to move it to attach the hoist. For now the tractor is just yard art. Spent the rest of the afternoon cutting down a thirty year old Ash tree that my son and I planted, one that he brought home from kindergarten on Arbor Day in 1989. I am suspecting Ash borers did it in. Looks like at least two weeks worth of firewood once I cut it all up.
Thanks for all of the comments and likes regarding yesterday's pictures/post; Phil, Chet, Jerome, Curt, Ken, Garry.
That Masonic Lodge was certainly a new experience, working with .060" cardstock and all of the layering to get the detailing of the structure. Will I do another one? If I find one that is suitable before I run out of room, the answer is yes. I don't see a lot of them available that I can use though.
I do have a few heavily weathered freight cars; gondolas normally didn't leave their home lines and were kept in service longer than other cars, plus they were generally mistreated. Here's an Athearn Blue Box kit with a homemade scrap load.
Then there is an empty 40' from Roundhouse.
These are among the earliest freight cars that I purchased over 35 years ago. They are still regular runners on my layout. Both have blackened metal wheelsets and Kadee couplers. Plans were to add metal grabs, but so far life has gotten in the way! The grabs reside in a detail drawer.
Nothing new to report from the train shed. I made a vain attempt at clearing off the workbench, although it was partially successful. I think that I located another non-rail structure that will work out on the peninsula project, today I'll be studying the dimensions to see.
Chet - Some fine photos and modeling work on display in Logan. That's got to be the cleanest town on the planet! Your trees are quite well done. I have to look harder in my area for some sagebrush to make tree armatures. We don't seem to have many varieties here.
Everybody have a great day.
Resumed yard mowing yesterday, but only got about 1/3 acre done before the hydrostatic drive belt decided to kick the bucket. So I join Ken, Curt and Terry with mower woes! Thought that I had a spare, but I couldn't immediately locate it and I ordered another that will be here Tuesday. Fortunately it broke down under a tree, so I don't have to move it to attach the hoist. For now the tractor is just yard art. Spent the rest of the afternoon cutting down a thirty year old Ash tree that my son and I planted, one that he brought home from kindergarten on Arbor Day in 1989. I am suspecting Ash borers did it in. Looks like at least two weeks worth of firewood once I cut it all up.
Thanks for all of the comments and likes regarding yesterday's pictures/post; Phil, Chet, Jerome, Curt, Ken, Garry.
That Masonic Lodge was certainly a new experience, working with .060" cardstock and all of the layering to get the detailing of the structure. Will I do another one? If I find one that is suitable before I run out of room, the answer is yes. I don't see a lot of them available that I can use though.
I do have a few heavily weathered freight cars; gondolas normally didn't leave their home lines and were kept in service longer than other cars, plus they were generally mistreated. Here's an Athearn Blue Box kit with a homemade scrap load.
Then there is an empty 40' from Roundhouse.
These are among the earliest freight cars that I purchased over 35 years ago. They are still regular runners on my layout. Both have blackened metal wheelsets and Kadee couplers. Plans were to add metal grabs, but so far life has gotten in the way! The grabs reside in a detail drawer.
Nothing new to report from the train shed. I made a vain attempt at clearing off the workbench, although it was partially successful. I think that I located another non-rail structure that will work out on the peninsula project, today I'll be studying the dimensions to see.
Chet - Some fine photos and modeling work on display in Logan. That's got to be the cleanest town on the planet! Your trees are quite well done. I have to look harder in my area for some sagebrush to make tree armatures. We don't seem to have many varieties here.
Everybody have a great day.
