A Surprise Visitor
T his morning, I noticed that the weather was unusually nice so I decided it would finally be a good day to do a little more work on my large scale steam locomotive and the trolley. I had painted and weathered both of them but I never got around to sealing all my work with a matte UV resistant sealer. This is something I would prefer to do outside since I would be applying this sealer from a spray can and it appears as though today would be a good day. My plan was to go outside to grab a couple of sawhorses and a piece of plywood so I could make a utilitarian table where I could safely place my big steam locomotive and trolley. We've had bears and skunks in our yard quite often lately so I've been very vigilant about scanning the area before I step too far away from our door. I stepped outside... no bears... no skunks... then headed to behind the house where I left my sawhorses. As I was about to place my right foot back behind the sawhorses so I could more easily lift t