Dale, good to hear from you.
Nice shot of the Big Boy.
When I was in Estes Park, whole herds of elk would roam the streets
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I wish I could take credit for the big boy shot, but I got off the city of Nunns facebook page.

Good morning everyone. Been 3 or 4 weeks since I have posted so I figured I should at least drop by. Being summer we have had some company coming and going so we have been very busy between taking care of our animals and entertaining guests. Today we are going to the rodeo finals at Cheyenne Frontier Days...'The Daddy of them all' if you don't follow rodeo then for you its just another rodeo. But for the contestants and folks who follow rodeo it is one of the biggest rodeos of the season and one that is on every rodeo cowboys bucket list.
Company is leaving tomorrow so hooefully things will slow down a notch it 2 and I can get back to some train stuff. 

We did have the big boy go screaming through last weekend taking VIPs to Cheyenne frontier days.

We also saw this massive elk near Estes Park yesterday

Hope everyone has a banner day!

Good morning all, thanks for the coffee Larry.

Rick that is one beautiful campsite!

Weather on the Oregon coast: 52 now around 60 for a high, cloudy. The temp or weather has not changed much since I got here, just hanging in the 50s with lots of clouds.

This is my last day, I fly out tonight and back to the reality of summer in Northern Colorado.

Everytime I visit the PNW I am reminded just how much I miss the region. It's home to me where Northern Colorado is just where I live. Sad to leave but I need to grind out my last 1 1/2 yrs of work. Once I retire in 2027 we may be looking for someplace else to land besides Colorado. Wife thinks we should retire to Maine (of course, that is home to her), I think the PNW. I guess there really isn't a bad choice between the 2. Maine is nice also, and a lot cheaper than the PNW but it is so different than being out west. Time will tell where, if anywhere at all, we will move to for retirement. It may turn out to be in our best interest to sit right where we are at. No matter the choice hopefully our health will hold out so we can do some traveling.


Meeting my son and his family for breakfast then I will be off to Portland. If I have time I know there are a couple of good hobby shops to visit. We will see how the clock looks when I get to Portland .


Hope everyone has a great day!

Good morning everyone, it cloudy and mid 50s on the Oregon coast this morning. Just like it has been for the time I have been here, just what I would expect here.

The aquarium yesterday was good, but a lot of young children...including my 2 young grand daughters. I'm not around a lot of children these days so I have to admit the number of kids running around was starting to grate on my nerves...lol. But the grandkids had a wonderful time so it was worth the anxiety.

Not sure what today will bring but I am sure it will be an enjoyable time.

Hope everyone has a great day

Good morning all, Black coffee to get me rolling.

On the Oregon coast today, a little drizzly and clouds, 55 now with a high expected of 59. Wearing a flannel shirt after the hot weather in Colorado the last couple of weeks just feels weird.

I'll be going with my son and oldest grand daughter to the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, which is about 44 miles south of here. I am looking forward to that as I have heard only good things about the aquarium.

Hope everyone has a great day!!

Good morning everyone, Huevos Rancheros sounds fantastic Rick.

I'm sitting in the Denver airport waiting for my plane to load, that should be happening here pretty quick.

I am amazed at how fast I got through security, 15 minutes from when my wife dropped me off to the gate, which includes a train ride and who knows how many steps. I think this is the fastest I have ever gotten through.

Hope everyone has a great day

Thank you all for the kind words, very much appreciated.

I have been working on the docks. A little more time consuming than I was expecting. Next Ill be building the iutbuildings and ship under construction before moving on to the diorama and final placement on the layout.

Good morning everyone, just coffee this morning, thanks.

It has been a couple of weeks since I posted. Summetime obligations have consumed a lot of my time. But I am on vacation for a couple of weeks so hopefully slow down a notch. I'll be flying out to Oregon to see my youngest son, daughter in law and 2 grand daughters. Unfortunately it will be a solo trip as my wife needs to stay behind to take care of the horses. We have 9 horses in our care right now. It is hard to find a house sitter willing to do the work required for 9 horses. 2 or 3 is one thing but 9 is a lot.

Weather this morning in Northern Colorado...partly cloudy and 55 now going for a nice cool high around 70. That will be a nice change as Saturday we broke 100 and yesterday was about 95.

I'll be packing up today for my trip as I have to leave my house at 2:30-3:00 am to get down to Denver for a 6am flight

Good morning all. No breakfast for me, just black coffee. A nice morning here in Northern Colorado, 60 now headed to the upoer 60s with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. I'll be spending a couple of ours on the weed whacker this morning, after that who knows what the day will bring. I am hoping for cold beer and some modeling. Time will tell. Hope everyone has a safe and pleasant Sunday!

Good day everyone,  blueberry pancakes sound wonderful.
I am in Cheyenne today amd the weather so far is perfect. Sunny skies and  59 now. High around 80. But the weather is going to be changing this afternoon. Strong thunderstorms and cooler temps starting later today and for the next several days.

Wife and I got the yard somewhat presentable over the weekend. Still some more to do, but with the rainy forcast this week by next weekend it will be starting over again. I did manage to get a big pile of wood burned that has been an eyesore now for a year. I never xould burn it last season because it was so dry.

I'll get some bench time later this afternoon.

Thanks everyone for the kind words, very much appreciated.

A couple of you guys mentioned the wharf in my pictures. Thank you for the compliments on that. But the shipyard is actually going on a different area of the layout. The wharf just makes a good spot to take some pictures. In the future I am going to scratch build the structures for the wharf. I have one built but I am on the fence if I will use it. Time will tell.

I was able to get the roof mounted water tank done, now it will be loading docks. I still have quite a few details for the roof but I am going to hold off on those until the build is closer to completion.

Good morning all, black coffee and a bowl of raisin Bran works for me.
June is here incredibly enough, time just keeps ticking by faster and faster.
This will be a good month I feel. A little later this month I am going to Oregon and visit my youngest son amd his wife and my 2 grand babies in Lincoln City. I love the pacific northwest. I was born in Spokane and raised in North Idaho but have lived all over the pacific northwest and Alaska. Rick, your pictures that you post I have been to most of those locations. I only came to Northern Colorado about 16 yrs ago. Work is what brought me but I miss 'home' all the time.

Weather here in Northern Colorado is going to be summer like today with highs approaching the upper 80s. 55 here now so a very nice start.

The yardmasters Office addition is done. Roof mounted water tank os next

Good morning all and thanks for the breakfast Tom.
Looks like it is going to be a premier weather day for Northern Colorado. 57 at my house now going for a high of 77. Lots of catching up with outdoor work as the recent deluge of rain here has left everything growing strong. A couple of hours on the weed wacker while my wife drives around on the riding mower should help things out. We have about 3 acres around our house we like to keep trimmed up and looking good. The rest of the land, about 13 more acres we leave to the horses to keep it trimmed. Then the fenced in back yard isn't really small and we use a push mower for that so as to not introduce more weeds from the rider.The backyard is an uphill strugle for sure. We expanded it more than doubling it's size a couple of years ago. Now half is nice soft green grass but the other half is still mainly native weeds. At some point we will get those weeds gone and grass will take its place, probably next season before that chore gets done totally. The fun of land ownership!!
Hope everyone has a banner day!!

The yard masters office addition is coming right along