Good Sunday Morning All. Clear and 48° out on the porch this morning. 72° inside and I have still not started a fire in the wood-burning heater yet this season. Temperatures are going up over the next 10 days, into the 80's, so I don't expect to have to use it yet. Because of the pronounced "La Nina" effect in the Pacific Ocean this year, I am expecting a warmer and drier winter.
While I was out walking yesterday, I had to avoid a herd of wild pigs crossing the road, seven of them to be exact. I regularly see them at the same spot, passing from a grain field just south of me on their way along a mostly dry creek bottom to the Corps of Engineers flood control lake about 300 yards across the road from my house. They never have come close to the house that I have observed, either visually or tracks, staying less than a quarter mile south. There's regularly evidence that they are hit by vehicles and provide a pulled pork feast for the buzzards and vultures. A few years ago, my wife had to stop the car for what she estimated were 30 of them.
Thanks for the likes and comments yesterday;
Guy, Christian, Tom O, Ken, Joe, Rick, Gary S, Sherrel.
Eggs Benedict today Flo. Have Mel make it with Taylor Ham instead of Canadian Bacon.
I didn't spend but an hour out in the train shed yesterday. I spent most of the afternoon putting the mower deck back together after installing the two new mandrels. I had expected to do that job over a week ago, but patient-sitting took priority.
I did complete cutting and gluing all of the remaining clear styrene into the larger third floor windows of the Ramone's build. I'll start the 21 smaller ones next. I did a little more "mortaring" on the walls and I think that I have them where I want them. I took no pictures. I really feel like progress will be made much faster once I install the windows.
I have no clue what pictures to include with this morning's post, so at the risk of repeating something from last year, I will post several pictures, a before and after of a project started in January 2019. It starts with a blank place on the layout which is the first scene seen when you enter the train shed.
It was intended to be a showcase for a bunch of laser-cut wood structures that I had mostly already built.
The end result.
The reason for the significance is that I will be placing the Ramone's Salvage structure on the other side of the tracks once completed.
I did remove this end of the spur/storage track to allow room. Here's a shot of the loading docks in place.
It will actually go closer to the backdrop to allow for more room out front.
Ken - The pay raise seems tempting, but watch out for the added stress if that's the path that you choose. I learned very early on in my management career to leave the job behind once I left the parking lot at the end of the day; after seeing others burn out with ulcers and sleepless nights. I was part of a management team for a manufacturing plant with over 600 employees for 35 years. One coworker position turned over 15 times in that time frame. Good luck either way.
Guy - I wouldn't let all of the game go by without bagging one. One needs a little variety from all of those fish that your wife catches! Like you, I carry a bag with me about once a week when I go for my daily walk, and pick up the myriad of plastic bottles and aluminum cans along the road. There's actually not many and I sometimes return empty-handed. No masks though.
That long shot of the CN yard yesterday was your best ever.
Louis - She's liking the Cowboys this year. I actually watched a dozen or so plays against the Giants last week, and they're looking good. They appear to have tremendous depth this year.
Mikey - Looking forward to the pictures.
Troy - In my humble opinion, you're giving the brisket flat too long a rest afterwards. Unless of course dinner is really early.
Everyone have a great and wonderful day. Stay safe and go to the church of your choice.
