In September I was heading to a rural appointment and had to stop at an intersection of a railroad crossing where a truck was blocking the road.  From a distance I though they had an accident and were somehow sideways.  When I approached closer I came to realize their blocking the intersection was on purpose.  The crew was busy aligning the truck with the railroad tracks and then they lowered train wheels from underneath their truck.   I was facinated, and thinking that this was not something one sees everyday I snapped a photo.  I have heard about trucks that did this, but never saw the power company before in the process of transistioning a vehicle from street travel to RR tracks travel.  Something interesting... 11/04/2013

Abaout a month ago I was out driving around in the rural countryside like I so often find myself doing.  There had been a fresh snowfall the night before, and the morning was brisk and cold.  As I drove by this field, there was something moving out there but I could not make out what it was.  So, being the curous sort that I am, I pulled over, got out my camera and set it on zoom.  To my surprise it was a raccoon out in the field.  I watched him for quite awhile, and I could not quite figure out what he was doing.  It seemed to be another furry animal underneath him.  It seemed like it was perhaps another raccoon.  Maybe a baby?  The other one did not seem to be moving. I watched him for quite awhile, and he watched me too.  I finally moved on.  It seemed like an sad moment in nature.  ... 04/21/2013