Good morning, everyone. Another beautiful fall day outside.
The leaves on the ash trees have turned brown. Ash trees in our area always lose their leaves first, and they are never pretty. They go straight from green to dark brown.
Now my maples and oaks are getting ready. The maples will be bright orange, and the oaks will be maroon.
I've got a bunch of firewood ready. What I'm really excited about, and why I love Fall the most, is that the grass quits growing, and once the leaves are picked up, I won't have to do yard work for several months. I hate yard work.
As you can tell, there's not much going on in my life. We will see more grandchildren this week and next week, so that's the highlight of the month.
I've basically finished my latest layout project, so yesterday I just ran the trains and watched. Some operations modelers think it's boring, but I enjoy just letting the trains run and watching.
I have to find my next layout project. I still have a bunch of empty space in the town, so I'm thinking of building a hotel. The only drawback is the number of windows to cut out -- my least favorite part of scratchbuilding.
Our town finally got its five railroad crossings made into a quiet zone. Everyone in town is happy except for me. I loved the sounds of the trains coming through. I could sit on my front porch, and listen as every train hit each crossing.
Daisy needs to go out and walk. Pretty soon we will have to drag her out. She hates winter. I think her dachshund's short legs in the snow are why she hates that weather.
Hope everyone has a good, healthy day.