Good Morning All. Let's see, Weather Underground station one mile south shows 65° and I see clear skies but very foggy at ground level. Need a new battery in my outdoor sensor/transmitter. I could walk out to the train shed and look at the antique thermometer, but it's dark and I don't have shoes on yet. Dried out enough that I mowed the SW and West sides of the estate yesterday, maybe get the North today. It's weedeater time again, specifically around the pool before my wife gets bit by some bug and blames me.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I continued on my "phase II" project, adding the additional roads, sprucing up the recently added ground cover and running trains through the area just to see how they looked. Over on the workbench, I made a few more "Super Trees" for another almost complete area. I also started stringing electric line through five poles that will be added to the smalltown business district when I complete this whole area. It marks the first time that I am actually going to add wires to power poles. Tedious so far, but the final result will be worth it, I hope. I had previously drilled tiny holes through all of the insulators on these poles in anticipation of this step.
Thanks to all who commented on the latest round of museum pictures; as well as the crop duster set,
Chet,
Garry,
Curt, Johnny and all others that I may have missed. While I have been to some better museums in my travels, this one ranks up there in the top five; especially considering that it is all volunteer and subsists on donations and admission fees.
There's only me, and 30 guests on at 7:26pm. 0 + 10 GMT.
Same here at 4:00am, 0 - 5 GMT.
Chet - Yes there is sagebrush in Texas, just not near me. Texas varieties grow in sandy soils, and I have heavy black clay. Yes the crop duster pilots are nuts. This fellow used to fly under the power lines as well, until the trees along the fence-rows got too tall. He may do it elsewhere still. He has also landed on our road before. While risky, I might enjoy a trip that close to the ground...once! He eventually did a number of other jobs around me yesterday, taking advantage of the absolutely wind-free day. He was fertilizing sorghum and Sudan hay fields.
Willie might wet his drawers over that Frisco caboose.
Not me, but
Sherrel.
I do like Frisco though, it's the only foreign power on my whole layout. Love that cream and orange paint scheme.
Garry/Johnny - Thanks for all the photos that you guys have posted from your get-togther. Glad that everyone had a safe and enjoyable trip. Good luck catching up on the missed yardwork!
Johnny - I save all of my photos into folders on the computer and then add them to posts using "Insert Image". I never have any issues. I truly hope that you find the gremlin and cast it out.
Curt - I never thought about using tumbleweed for tree armatures. We do have it sometimes in early winter. Neat idea, Thanks. Looks like you're moving right along on your structure.
No pictures today as I figure out which ones that I have posted and those that I haven't. Well OK, I see one that I definitely haven't posted, a lash-up of Athearn SD40-2's. These were from a pretty recent run (2012???) after they added operating cab windows. Due to so many projects before me, I haven't had an opportunity to weather them yet. Same with painting and ballasting the track here.
While you cannot tell from this picture, the trailing unit represents one after ATSF moved the horn to mid-long hood, and the headlights to the nose of the short hood instead of above the windshield. Both were done at the requests of crew members.
Fog is lifting so I can go for my walk. Everyone have a good day, whichever one it is!
Willie