Saturday, April 12, 2014

Cleaning out the leaves in G-Scale Land Garden Railway 04-12-14


BLOG ENTRY BY BOB

Finally, I had a nice day outside and a day off from work.  Though it wasn't a glamorous job, I decided to use the day to sweep all the autumn leaves out of the train layout.  I was hoping to also
have my first train-run-of-the-season and planned to have the
train run around me while I worked until the batteries ran
out.  The dream was cut short when the train went into the
tunnel but would not come out the other side.  A quick photo
into the the darkness revealed...

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...that the tracks were still frozen over.  Parking the train
on the hill, I could occasionally glance over and admire it
while I worked.

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The leaves in the valley, pond and creek bed were still
frozen, but I managed to clear out a dozen blue-box containers
full of leaves.

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I should have taken a picture of the brewery parking lot
before I cleared the leaves because they were piled up to the
windows before I started.

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The ground is still very wet and frozen about an inch down.  I
have to be very careful where I step so don't wreck the ground

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All-in-all, it was a great day outside and it beats being at
work.  (GRIN)

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