Good Morning All. Clear and 72° in this neighborhood. Looks like this cooler weather is going to stick around for a while, highs in the low 90's and lows in the upper 60's today through Friday. The forecast shows another "norther" blowing through in about two or three hours, although not like the one Sunday night. I need to dust off the tractor this morning and resume mowing after a week or so off. My time will be limited starting Thursday when my wife has her other knee replacement surgery done. This one is going to be in an outpatient clinic, so she'll be coming home later in the day. Additional household chores as well as feeding that infernal ice-water circulator throughout the day.
I spent well over an hour yesterday, dredging storm debris out of the pool after the 50 mph winds Sunday night. Along with the usual stuff, I found leaves from cottonwood trees that are over 150' to the north! Had to travel over the pond and the roof of the train shed to reach the pool.
I'll go for the Southwest breakfast special this morning Francine. A couple of burritos with sausage, egg, cheese and hash-browns; with spicy salsa and re-fried beans on the side.
Thanks for the comments and reactions to yesterday's post regarding the ground cover application;
Jerome, Guy, Phil, Sherrel, Bob, James Garry, Patrick, Chad, Karl, Tom, Joe, Tom O.
I only did a minor amount of modeling in the SFW train shed yesterday. I mostly worked the heck out of my HO engineers. I ran three switching runs and about a dozen staging to staging through trains, interspersed to make things interesting. I am sort of working out various switching schemes in a couple of towns that I don't switch too often.
Modeling-wise, I did drill some post holes and install some more fencing around the piggyback facility. Almost done. I also cleaned up stray ground cover and redefined some rough concrete edges on the parking pad. But alas! I have no clue as to where I might have laid the camera down, so progress reports will have to wait.
Meanwhile I can go back to the archives for some museum pictures from last year. But let's change museums! These are from the
Foley Railroad Museum in Foley AL.
I have shown many pictures of their large O scale layout, and I'll re-post some of them later. But today I'll focus on the real thing on display outdoors.
Unfortunately none of these cars have accurate paint schemes on them, but they are interesting nonetheless.
Patrick -
Roof isn't yet attached, but sitting on it for now.
I don't usually attach roofs with anything other than Woodland Scenics Scenic Accent Glue occasionally. It's the non-permanent "repositionable" type of glue. A couple of reasons for me. It sometimes is easier to dust, vacuum and clean them; and I may want to add interior detailing later on.
Sherrel - So good to read that Kate is feeling better.
the ants come searching for water
I give them water, I pour boiling water on the mounds. Quick, easy and doesn't poison the yard for the dogs. If you see hundreds of dead bodies the next day, do it again since you didn't kill the queen who directed the workers to remove them.
Curt - Just wondering if you have the polarity reversed on the TT track. I know absolutely know nothing about TT's so I am just guessing.
Karl -
That would be a Norfolk Southern heritage unit. Odd that it is so far from home rails, but power is power!
I regularly see NS power on BNSF and KCS trains here in Texas. Never saw a heritage unit though. That's a nice looking engine.
I am beginning to miss
Chet's posts. I hope that he is OK. I am also not seeing anything current from
Ken in MD. I know that his wife is a doctor and I hope that they are also OK. Also MIA is
Mikey.
Today is National Fajita Day. Get the grill ready and have a few Coronas.
Stay safe and have a great day.
