I am not following, sorry. How is 10-15 acres exact. Saying 12.62 acres or what ever it actually is would be more exact. If you own the property then you already know what you have, What’s to scout?
I think I am missing something, must be old age. 
Building size
If its too big its going to be an issue
if its too small space will be an issue
That’s what I meant by scouting 
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I’ve only been that lucky a couple of times, and was glad to have the Shopvac as one of them went all the way down. But needless to say, both were good days for sure!
Dang Brent! I’ve never seen a prototypical prairie grain elevator the same colour as the model I’d built so many years ago.
The colour’s are almost a dead ringer, aren’t they?
TF
PS Maybe I’ll just throw your photo’s signage on it, and call it a done deal!
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did not get any home improvements done back said no way ,did some more on diesei house and painted safety railings
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Good evening from the North Sea coast, where for the last few days, we have been in the grip of icy-cold north winds, similar to the winter blizzards coming off Lake Michigan.
However, today it has suddenly turned to warm and sunny, with a very gentle northerly breeze.
Hi Flo, after seeing all that Bacon Bear left for York1, please could I have an all day breakfast with two slices of Black-pudding and a large coffee, thank you.
We got back home today absolutely worn-out.
After walking the perimeter of Bolam Lake, which is west of Morpeth, in Northumberland - we arrived back at the Tourist shop to find it was closed! No ‘Magnum’ ice cream lolly for me today.
Journeyed north via Scot’s Gap, to Rothley Crags where we scrambled over the moors to Rothley Castle, an 18th-century Gothic Folly designed to resemble a Medieval Castle.
It was built in 1755 by architect Daniel Garrett for Sir Walter Blackett, of Wallington Hall.
A short distance to the south and right above the Crags is a Hill Fort, or Settlement.
These are late Bronze Age and Iron Age, serving as fortified settlements that took advantage of elevated terrain for defense and usually consist of a series of earth bunds arranged in a circular, ring pattern. This one had stonework around the top bund, and reminded me of Hadrian’s Wall. Sometimes the Romans did repurpose them.
It is estimated there are about 40,000 of these Hill forts, dotted about the UK and you can see them on Ordnance Survey or Earth Salellite maps.
Nothing to do with Trains I know, but the Folly shows that even in the 18th century, some people had excess wealth, whereas the Hill Fort contrasts - being built by an ancient Tribe, struggling for survival.
Paul.
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Always my choice too, Tranman90
Model Railroad over Decorating - any day.
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@South_Bank_Terminal on the Folly, there’s now one recently installed, almost hidden by trees, below the castle on my layout. Our daughter made it some years ago for the layout, and I’ve only just fixed it in place and given it a bit of context.
On the Bronze Age hill forts, can you imagine the effort required to achieve that with deer antlers for picks!
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Expanding the image may help seeing the folly, I wish one could post a close-up detail..
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I can see it ok, up there in the tree-tops.
That is a nice idea, having contrasting castles on your layout.
Paul.
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Good afternoon, diners. It’s 4:00 p.m., just the right time for some bacon and eggs. I didn’t get breakfast today – had to drive to see youngest grandchild ‘graduate’ from preschool. Lots of fun.
Bear, the video talked about ‘bacon fever’. That’s it! I wondered what I’ve been suffering from for years, and now I know – BACON FEVER!
School sports – my daughters tried most of them. The only ones that really stuck are swimming and golf. During summers, the swimming paid a few dividends by allowing them to be lifeguards at the pools. Golf also played a part – one daughter is an electrical engineer, and the firm she worked for sometimes entertained prospective clients on the golf course. High school golf was not exactly a spectator sport – I didn’t spend any time trying to watch them play.
Paul, amazing photos from the north. I’ve never been there, but wish I had. I’m running out of time to see everything I want.
I used to get many invitations for school graduation parties. Since I retired nine years ago, each year I’ve gotten fewer invitations, and this year made a record – only one – and that is because it’s a friend of the family and not connected with school. I never really enjoyed going to all the receptions – it was just part of the job.
I hope everyone has a great rest of what’s left of Tuesday, or good Wednesday morning to Bear.
New Jersey siding:
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Paul, thanks; our daughter made that tower for the layout, and I wondered just how to incorporate it.
Since my storyline for the castle is that a billionaire had it built just because he liked Caernarvon castle, but no-one would sell it to him, he had a replica built. While wa iting for that, he had the little tower built for his kids to play in…
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On the topic of Hill Forts, my wife and I were discussing this at dinner.
What struck us is the infrastructure, both physical and social necessary to construct such a project.
Think of the number of withies required to make the baskets to carry the soil to build those banks.
The tools for cutting those had be kept sharp too, that’s a lot of flint knapping!
And how about feeding the work crews? How many pigs and or sheep, let alone cereal products (and the ovens to bake them), how much fire-wood and water (and the pottery vessels or animal hides in which to carry it)?
And we look on these ancestors as “primative” because they lacked our technologies…
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had my evening meal waiting for ball game got some more done on diesel house a lot of small details to put together and painted few more pieces
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Good evening all! Its been chaos at work as usual, and I’ve taken on more responsibilities so its getting harder and harder to find free time at home. Thus, my train table sits vacant, unworked 
Hope everyone is doing well! I don’t have the time to respond to all the various happenings but I am reading along and wishing you all well in all your endeavors (or your children’s endeavors, as it may be).
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Trainman90, have any photos of the diesel house?
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It is Wednesday morning. Time to catch up on some sleep.
Paul might know this. Penshaw Monument
Looking Out
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David, I had to look up the Penshaw Monument. It’s got quite a history! That’s a very neat view of it lit up at night!
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no still in building stage
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Before I met Dawn I could see Penshaw Monument from the lounge window of the apartment I lived.