a picture a day....

FOR TODAY:  Easter Sunday ...  a drive to the city to Aunt Edna's and Uncle Herbert's for Easter dinner.  It's always an adventure leaving our remote country home and drive into the city.  There's so many wonderful and sometimes quite surprising sites to see.  Here we just missed a freight train at the crossing in Danlilu.  I wish we'd left home a few minutes earlier so we could have seen the entire train!  Darn!!

Driving along we see this row boat and boaters already out on the lake.

Driving by a small rail yard down at Grinder's Switch  we see show horses being transferred from a railroad horse car to a truck.  Hmmm ...  there must be a horse show nearby.

Once we turned onto route 9 we caught this view of a logging train smoking it up.

We attended church at this quaint little church in Dutchesville .. population 517 give or take a few deepening on the day.    I'm delighted that the minister wasn't long winded.  Last year, at our church back home,  the service lasted two hours because once that minister started on the sermon he didn't come up for air!    

After church we drive for another 45 minutes and finally reach the city.  It's always great to see this big sign welcoming everyone to Patsburg!  We have to stop at the grade crossing as a freight train rolls by ... 53 cars long not including the caboose!  Once we get through the grade crossing I see a sign that reads "You are now on Patsburg Ave."  

Patsburg Ave is kind of busy for a Sunday morning especially Easter!  

Finally we've arrived at Aunt Enda's and Uncle Herbert's apartment.  They live in the posh Westend neighborhood of Patsburg.  Their apartment is rather large and spacious.  Both Aunt Edna and Uncle Herbert are lawyers.  Wow!! ...  the food cooking in the kitchen smells absolutely divine!! Boy am I hungry!!   Much to my disappointment, dinner won't be ready for another hour. Better step out on the balcony so I don't smell that wonderful aroma of food being cooked.   The view from the balcony is awesome!  The small park has flowers in bloom, and there is an ice cream truck ... my first ice cream truck sighting this year too! The town is bustling!  You can only imagine where I'll be after dinner ... walking in the park.

With a full belly I'm now sitting on a park bench people watching.  I don't think I'll be buying any ice cream today.  Aunt Edna's homemade peanut butter chocolate coconut Easter eggs are fantastic and I ate way too much.   Hmmm ... I wonder if that Lionel train shop will be open tomorrow?  

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  Easter Sunday ...  a drive to the city to Aunt Edna's and Uncle Herbert's for Easter dinner. 

What a great " a picture a day "  for this very special day Patrick.     Beautifully done sir .   Thank you.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

What a great " a picture a day "  for this very special day Patrick.     Beautifully done sir .   Thank you.

Thank you so very much Dallas!  I'm delighted that you liked the photos and story

Patrick great photos! Sure looks like spring has arrived! All we have here so far is Rain!

Patrick, I enjoyed seeing your realistic assortment of pic above...nothing better than re-capturing "life" from the good ole days!

Ted, love the cars, figures, and buildings in your scenes....always a pleasure to view...

Wow. For a pic today .a new scene which I don't think I've posted before. Still working on this scene.

FOR TODAY:  Working overtime!   Skippy Logans, Lyle Hemmet, and C J Meekins are making some extra coins tonight as they pull an extra shift.    Good thing there's a full moon!  This area needs to be totally cleared  as MOW Superintendant JD Higgenbottom will arrive here at 8 a.m. on the FSJR business car 120.  The car will be set out on this siding for a few days, and  for what purpose this trio of hard working men does not know.  However, there's been a bit of gossip  that O'l JD might have a little gal tucked away up here in the mountains. After all he's a been walking with a little extra bounce in his step lately! ... just another day on the railroad!

Morning guys, What great photos of wonderful layouts!
@farmerjohn John love the scene and will be watching as go continue with this build!

@trumpettrain Patrick what a wonderful night scene and story to go with it!

I hope you both keep the photos coming and hope more join in on the fun.

Here is all I have to offer right now is the rough thought of my new city, Everything is subject to change!

Springtime on the river. A few fishermen have ventured out as well as some campers are back.

@farmerjohn John, what an Amazing scene! I always look at the photos you post and just drool! I hope one day you will post a video of your layout and some trains running!

@mike g. posted:

Morning guys, What great photos of wonderful layouts!
@farmerjohn John love the scene and will be watching as go continue with this build!

@trumpettrain Patrick what a wonderful night scene and story to go with it!

I hope you both keep the photos coming and hope more join in on the fun.

Here is all I have to offer right now is the rough thought of my new city, Everything is subject to change!

Mike...great Main Street scene... you know I love the cars (and trains too)

@Capetrainman posted:

Mike...great Main Street scene... you know I love the cars (and trains too)

Thanks Paul, if it wasn't for you, Ted, Lee and Coach and some other folks I wouldn't have paid that much attention to having autos on the layout. I can't wait till I get back to the point of finding more autos, trucks and painting people again!

FOR TODAY:  Gustav Otterbien drags a pallet as he keeps one eye on the Shay pushing freight cars back onto the siding.  Looks like O'l Carson Quigley is at the Shay's throttle.  He's usually assigned to one of the bigger steam locomotives like a Y6b mallet or 4-8-4 Hudson.  And looky yonder riding on the back of the tender!  It's Jasper Winnans!  Must not be enough room in the cab for third person, so the brakeman has to ride on the tender deck.  Hmmmm good thing today is a fair weather day.  ... just another day on the railroad!

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  Gustav Otterbien drags a pallet as he keeps one eye on the Shay pushing freight cars back onto the siding.  Looks like O'l Carson Quigley is at the Shay's throttle.  He's usually assigned to one of the bigger steam locomotives like a Y6b mallet or 4-8-4 Hudson.  And looky yonder riding on the back of the tender!  It's Jasper Winnans!  Must not be enough room in the cab for third person, so the brakeman has to ride on the tender deck.  Hmmmm good thing today is a fair weather day.  ... just another day on the railroad!

Great Photo Patrick! Sure seems like Gustav is always busting his rear! When is it going to be his turn to take a ride?

Mike. Thanks for you're kind words. You asked about the background buildings. I got them from  Stan at East Coast Hobbies at the York meet. They are already to install with less. I just add people ,window shades and other little things. I'm at York now for the show and plan on picking up a few more.

@farmerjohn posted:

Mike. Thanks for you're kind words. You asked about the background buildings. I got them from  Stan at East Coast Hobbies at the York meet. They are already to install with less. I just add people ,window shades and other little things. I'm at York now for the show and plan on picking up a few more.

Thanks for the information John, I hope you have fun!

Underground mining in western KY.  Really slowed down in real time but not on my layout. It's going strong as ever. Keeping the lights on. COAL.

Great scene, John!  Yes indeed; mine that coal!

Love the mining scene John! Wish i would have thought of something like that before I put the upper deck on! LOL

Mike the mining scene is because there was a lot of them in Western KY.  My wife said I needed to put an underground mine scene so I did. It used some unused real-estate  and worked out well .I put some mining sounds in it also.