Good Morning All. Cloudy and 45°, light showers are coming in about another hour. Won't last long. The rain that was forecast for overnight yesterday, came between noon and 3:00. Left right around 0.35" in the gauge. Just yucky outside and will be until late this afternoon. Low to mid-60's for 8 of the next 10 days according to our forecast. Chilly Tuesday and Wednesday after the cold front Monday night.
Never picked up the chainsaw yesterday in spite of the best intentions. Since the rain was coming 6 hours earlier than forecast, I brought in lots of dry wood, for yesterday and today. That wasn't all though, I did about an hour of garden preparation for spring planting in about 60 days. Those bumped the chainsaw off the agenda.
Nothing planned this morning except Church. Always a respite from chores and tasks.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I continued along with the new version of the cardstock structure. I don't remember whether I took any progress pictures, but it doesn't matter. The camera is still out there and I ain't walking through the dark and wet yard in the cold mist, while I'm still in my bathrobe.
So, let's go to the archives for some animal pictures on the layout. First up are a couple from Mini-Prints. These I painted and detailed.
This skunk is an altered and painted cat.
And a few cougars from Woodland Scenics.
These all represent animals that I have seen and photographed on my evening walks; although we refer to Cougars as Mountain Lions in this region. Sounds more menacing.
Bob -
I will be building a 42” radius helix. I wish I could get one of those kits for that. Would save me a lot of time!
There are several builders who will build you a kit for a custom radius helix. Do a web search for "custom helix kits" and there are a few listings.
I can't vouch for any of them since I have no helix.
Troy - Best wishes for your MIL.
A couple of late musicians share birthday's today. Jim Morrison (The Doors) was born in 1942, and Greg Allman (Allman Brothers Band) was born on this day in 1947.
Everyone have a sensational Sunday.