Despite the mountain of snow that still exists back East, Spring has arrived, here in beautiful Deer Park. This will give you hope, those of you who still need it.
Switching Deary, ID, on the Washington, Idaho and Montana Ry Cc.
Wow Steve, Thats a lot of pine neddles.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif)
Is that…is that the ground I see (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)
It does exist!!
Vincent D’Agostino said:
Is that…is that the ground I see (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)
It does exist!!
Yup, that’s real ground, and real grass. There is hope.
My wife is still banned from entering the back yard, the snow is so deep she will get lost!
Joining the Mainline.
The local, past the farm.
Turning on the Wye.
Glad Spring has come to Deer Park. The Candlewood Valley is scheduled to thaw sometime in June. This picture was taken March 1, 2014. I’ll be lucky if I can see that much railroad by April 1 this year…
They say it will be sunny and in the high 20’s here tomorrow. I might actually try to dig out the railroad and the fire bowl. Of course wer’e in for record lows (below zero) tonight and more snow Sunday night. Spring can’t come soon enough for me.
Hang in there my Friend. Maybe by May,
Just to rub it in… Might snow, tonight, but I doubt it.
It was a really nice late winter day here today. Temps climbed into the mid 30’s with no wind and no clouds. I spent nearly 7 hours outside digging. I opened the walkways around the side and back of the house and dug out all the man paths through the railroad. I shoveled out about half of the track, but there are spots with heavy ice over the rails so trains can’t get past the bridge at Indian Hill. Sun was going behind the mountain when I finished, so no train today.
It might snow early tomorrow so a plow extra could be called to keep open what can be reached. Temps will climb into the 40’s mid week before diving back before the weekend, There is a slim chance I could get the line open to Pine Summit next weekend if that ice melts.
Steve Featherkile said:
Just to rub it in… Might snow, tonight, but I doubt it.
Would it be wrong of me to give you negative Rep points for this post (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-undecided.gif)
Steves getting a negative. It wont be till may before the ground thaws here. Another 4-6 inches today on top of what we have grrrrrrr Figures the year I have to rebuild a RR.
12°F when I was making coffee, feels like 6°, this AM. No trains running. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-embarassed.gif)Maybe this afternoon. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
OK, you are forgiven (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-embarassed.gif)
What Steve didn’t tell you is that he woke up to make coffee at 2 am and that by 8:00 it was 40 and by 2 it was 60. No not really it was cold this morning. And Deer Park is considerably colder than Post Falls.
Was making’ coffee at 0600 yesterday. Today, a balmy 22°F at 0630. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
Forecast for end of the week is approaching 60 again
Devon Sinsley said:
Forecast for end of the week is approaching 60 again
Its March, spring has sprung.