Good morning. A chilly start to the day at 40 degrees but the high should be up near 80. Did start a fire to take the chill off.
Willie - Thanks for the grand opening of the new Coffee Shop. A couple of cackle berries over easy with some bacon and toast please.
David - I was wondering where you went. Nice to see you back again. It can be difficult to find manual transmissions any more today. That's one reason I enjoy my old classic cars so much.
Terry - That's some nice sound on the Gp 35. Sweet. Hope your wife is doing better.
Willie - 48 years old is a bit young to come down with CRS.
I bet he was a bit sheepish. Post some photos when you get the scenery done.
Garry - Enjoyed the photos. An interesting angle of the SD9. That NOP 0-8-0 is exactly what I tried to get. By the time I saw that they were available, they were all sold out. That seems to be the norm when it comes to NP equipment. It's scarfed up as soon as it hits the market.
Here is a photo from the club. It is a train that has left Gardiner and is heading north back to Livingston alongside the Yellowstone river. Notice in the top of the photo the rock formation known as the Devils Slide which they also receated.
Here is a photo of the actual Devils Slide. Locals really enjoy seeing that scene as they can pick it out immediately.
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Yesterday the grand kids came over and really wore me out. They rode their bikes for a while and then wanted to run trains. I did enjoy that of course. Then they noticed the drone sitting near the computer and wanted to see it fly. Got it up andwas buzzing them and the dogs. Here's a drone selfie.
Managed to keep it out of the trees but a gust of wind set it heading into my neighbors pasture. Almost crashed it but did manage to get it back to the house. Then came grilling burgers and hot dogs. The kids really enjoyed out doxie Hank begging to some ice cream. He had never had any until a couple of weeks ago and I think he likes ice cream better tan bones. He can get quite animated waiting for the empty bowl to lick. Have to have another bowl for the other dog. She loves it also, but she has patience.
Later this afternoon, it's off to the daughters place for our grand daughters birthday.
Here's a rail picture for today. The tracks are MRL tracks along the Clark Fork River between Plains and Thompson Falls, MT.
Later