Saturday dawned cold and wet for the annual NEREX Snowflake Run. Thirty-six motorcars departed Delta Drive in Concord bound for Lincoln, NH along the New England Southern, Winnipesaukee Scenic, and Hobo Railroads. The rain waxed and waned throughout the day. Temperatures reached a balmy high of 54 degrees. We all reached Lincoln safely before dusk, […]
Tag Archives: NaBloPoMo
2108.11.05 #NaBloPoMo
I spotted this beauty on the way home Sunday afternoon. While it looks wonderful, I don’t imagine it’s very fun at modern highway speeds. It got me thinking about what it would be like to tow with our 1965 GMC though. (Don’t worry hon, just a thought exercise.)
2018.11.04 #NaBloPoMo
I spent the weekend on the rails with friends. Saturday was wet & windy, but Sunday was much nicer. The motorcar ran well. It was a good end to the season.
2018.11.02 #NaBloPoMo
Long day. New bed.
2018.11.01 #NaBloPoMo
It’s National Blog Posting Month again! I make no guarantees. If your have followed the blog for a long time, you know that I often undertake challenges and leave them unfinished. Last year I kicked off #NaBloPoMo with a shot of the VW bus. This year Beth decided to make it spooky and hand out […]
2017-11-01 #NaBloPoMo
In which I attempt to post something to the blog every day for a month Long exposure of the bus taken while camping in August. More story to come… Chinon CE4/50mm FilmFerrania P30 Alpha in HC110 dilution E. Scanned on Epson v700 with no adjustments. Day 1 of #NaBloPoMo 2017.
Ducking my responsibilities
I had a great post planned for tonight, but then life intervened. I’ve been entertaining relatives from out of town, cleaning the attic, and eBaying stuff. A quality post needs more time and energy than I have this evening. NaBloPoMo has run for 29 of 30 days, so this placeholder will have to do for […]
The attic
Cleaning the garage is easy. It can be heavy work, but there are only two questions to answer. 1. Is it useful? 2. Will it be useful in the quantifiable future? If the answer is ‘no’ to both, then out it goes. Attics are a lot tougher. Attics are full of memories and emotions. Childhood […]
Conflagration
Thirty years ago tonight @0235 hours, Lynn Fire Alarm transmitted box 414 for a reported fire at 264-266 Broad Street. The first arriving engine found fire showing from the front of an eight story mill and called for the Working Fire at 0238. By 0245, the district chief had struck the second, third, and fourth […]
Inspiration
Today I attended the local Tour de Chooch with a friend. TDC is a free, annual, self-guided event where owners of some fabulous model railroads open them for visitation. I saw some simply wonderful things and was inspired. The reality, however, is that I have neither the time nor the willpower to build a basement […]
