Saturday, October 29, 2011

Puffy Billy @ Fern Tree Gulch

Took an excursion to Fern Tree today to ride the steam powered narrow gauge rail line.  Had a great time!

The smoke seemed charming until we noticed that every time you stuck your head out to take a picture you got something in your eye.  Then I remembered coal soot and how dirty it was.  I remember how frustrated Mom got when we had the coal burning furnace and something would go wrong in the chimney and the house would fill with smoke - it meant the walls were going to need washing.











The kids had a great time on this train.  They were allowed to sit on the edge and hang their feet over the side.  They were singing and laughing and being very entertaining.


















This water harvesting storage tank is almost as big as the building it collects from.













Lovely picnic lunch at lakeside.




The fern trees are just so amazing!  I never get tired of them.


























REALLY?

1 comment:

  1. That train ride looks like a lot of fun. Wish we were there. There must have been a precedent for that sign to be warranted. For some reason, I'm not completely surprised.

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