Good Morning All. 60° and extremely foggy this morning. Managed to reach 82° yesterday for a few hours, a few degrees short of the record though. Expect a few more days like the last three and then normal February weather again Friday. Can't complain. Our granddog who is staying with us while her family's kitchen is being remodeled, has given up on chasing the cats and has now devoted her time to chasing vultures. Good luck with that. I have posted before that a pair always nests in the second floor loft of my barn and they like to perch in the small doorway and on the roof. Dog has discovered this and barks until they fly out and then she chases them as they are close to ground level when they first alight. Vulture's wings are made for soaring, not take-off or landing which they are really clumsy at.
My remodel contractor is coming by this afternoon to replace some missing shingles on the roof and trim back the offending tree. He'll help me sweep the chimney while he's up there as well. Wife no longer wants me getting on the roof, thinks that I'm too old. I disagree but I'll go along with it and avoid some work!
Otherwise, I'm headed out to the "back forty" to do some much neglected tree pruning.
I made more progress on the rural town project out in the train shed yesterday. Here's a couple of progress pictures, sorry that they are not high quality ones.
Figures, flag and ground cover added to Jack's.
Another figure, mailbox and more ground cover. Need to weather the Yield sign.
A couple of shots of "Sud's Bucket", the bar next door. First the rear loading dock.
Still selecting figures for this portion of the scene. Now a shot from across the road.
Still to come from this view is a fence down the center of the grassy area with additional "junk" on Jack's side. The stray ground foam was still wet here and I haven't tidied it up yet.
I have given up on finding the lost figure, alien abduction or something like that. It's not worth the time I have already spent. Since I had already applied Scenic Accent Glue to it's feet, I am assuming that it might have temporarily stuck to my shoe to be carried off to "never,never land".
Johnny - Good update on Dena. No passenger cars here, strictly freight switching. Other than Amtrak, passenger trains were long gone by the era that I model.
Greg - Good luck with the noisy engine and looking forward to the scratch build.
Louis -
I would not want to put your wife out of work. I guess that highlights that there are always unintended consequences when we alter the tax laws.
No worry. She should have retired already. By the time anything as bold as you suggested could
possibly happen, she'll be done anyway!
I wasn't expecting her to return this year...maybe she just wants to get away from me. She still hasn't gotten used to me being home all of the time, even after three and a half years! She does however, appreciate being kicked out of the kitchen!
Today marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year. It is also "National Shower With a Friend Day". Could be interesting. Please don't post any pictures
Beady.
Everybody have a great day.