240/365, #332: Tools of the Trade

239/365, #49: Chores

The engineer oiled up lots of different places before the train left the station. ("Oiled up" is not technical language, but it's the best I can do! :-))

238/365, #23: Bells & Whistles

Look closely (click to enlarge) and you can see the brass bell and the whistle to the right of it. You'll have to imagine hearing the whistle!

I'm back! 237/365, #203: Numbers

It's been close to 2 months since I last posted and much longer since I've made comments on anyone's blog. I've been away from blogging for lots of reasons, some good (like a vacation to the beach!) and some not so good--like my computer crashing twice and lots of out-of-town work trips. I know I can't catch up and complete all 365 themes, but I'm going to give it a good try!

I'll continue with my series from the Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia, with Shay Engine #11:

236/365, #33: Break the Rule of Thirds

This next series of photos were taken at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park in Cass, WV.

235/365, #127: Grass, Turf, Lawn

234/365, #173: Living the Green Life

Click for a larger view. Look closely and you will see windmills in the background of this photo.

233/365, #272: Security

These padlocks are on the gate to the group of windmills in the previous post.

232/365, #239: Power

These windmills are located just outside Thomas, West Virginia.

231/365, #336: Trash or Treasure?

My guess is that a bathtub in the woods is trash. Your guess?

(Kit used is Blackberry Special by Sandy Collins at Digital Design Den.)

230/365, Gears (My own theme)

These large wooden gears turn when the grist mill is running, see previous post. Click to enlarge.

229/365, #84: Empty

The Glade Creek Grist Mill at Babcock State Park in West Virginia. The creek was too low, so the mill was not turning as it was "empty" of water.

228/365, #131: Groceries

My sister-in-law did most of the shopping for the s'mores. Before this night, the s'mores I'd eaten were regular graham crackers, Hershey's chocolate, and marshmallows. As you can tell, we had designer s'mores this time. Yummy!

227/365, #75: Dessert

You guessed it--S'Mores! Mmmmmmmm, good!

226/365, #65: Cookery

Cookery for the campfire--can you guess what's coming next? :-)

225/365, #100: Fire

My favorite kind of fire--a campfire!

224/365, #186: Mismatched

A few red, mismatched leaves--definite signs of fall.

223/365, #98: Fence

222/365, #34: Breakfast

221/365, #161: Saturday Morning

Remnants of a rainy morning...

220/365, #265: Rural

219/365, #308: Summer

218/365, #356: What Am I?

I'm not sure what kind of critter this is, but it sure is pretty!

217/365, #79: Doors

We enjoyed sitting on the front porch of the Morning Glory Inn and watching the hummingbirds. Don't you love the blue door?

216/365, #347: Vacations & Holidays

Time for another trip, this time to the mountains of West Virginia! This is the Morning Glory Inn, a bed and breakfast at Slatyfork where we spent the night during last week's trip--what a lovely place! I highly recommend it for a relaxing evening.

215/365, #230: Peaks & Valleys

This is the last in my series of photos from Kingdom Come State Park. I hope you've enjoyed the visit. :-)

214/365, #295: Something Missing

Click for a larger view so you can see what's missing from this butterfly. Fortunately, it had no trouble flying.

213/365, #119: Gathering

A gathering of ducks!

212/365, #183: Metallic

Not really metallic, but it sure looks like it to me!

211/365, #293: Solitary

210/365, #261: Risky

I guess a bear trap isn't risky for me if it's empty, right? But I really wanted to see a bear!

209/365, #29: Bodies of Water

The lake at Kingdom Come State Park.

208/365, #110: Free