Meet Aiko, the Newest Member of our Household!
Living close to the edge of town, and having a cat highway (dry creek) in our back yard, we see a fair number of stray and feral cats up on our deck. I’m a softie and I don’t mind feeding them a meal or two as most don’t stick around very long or only come…
Union Pacific 1943: the Spirit
I was catching up on organizing the last few months of photos (adding keywords, etc) when I came across this beauty taken in September 2019. It’s the Union Pacific locomotive 1943, the Spirit, passing through the mountains west of Boulder in the wide spot in the road known as Pinecliff, Colorado. (More info below the…
Lindsborg’s Old Mill in the Snow
It was snowing big, fat flakes of snow when Sheryl said, it’s warm, the roads are clear, let’s go for a drive! We ended up at the Smoky Valley Roller Mill, known locally as the old mill, where I took a few pictures. Five of these 7 images are shot with the iPhone’s wide angle…
Wichita Train Show Track Layout Photos
I went to my first model railroad show today in Wichita. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised. The crowd was larger and more diverse than at stamp shows I’ve attended at the same facility, so that was a good start. The vending area was reasonably large for such a relatively small…