p51 posted:cpowell posted:P51 - you need to mow the grass.
One of the many great insights my parents have given me about the time/place my layout occurs in is that nobody mowed lawns until much later than the WW2 era. No motorized mowers up in those hills back then and the yards were awfully large. Maybe a push mower with the manual blades for right up next to a house, but animals would graze yards to keep the weeds in check, or they'd just be left to grow.
With WW2 in full swing on my layout, there's not enough people or time to keep grass cut (nor other niceties like that). Besides, high grass is something you just don't see much on layouts but all the time in real life!
I Agree, well said! Side note, did you get some sleep last night?
