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Friday Things

2018-08-08T18:04:00.000-07:00

Here are my Friday Things for this Week!

1.This bus

We were on I-5 heading to Potland, (OR ) and happen to catch this bus.

2. This milk.

Garys's Milk is a pretty cool dairy company, 1. Its local, 2. They use it out of old glass milk jars!

3. These trains.

This photo was taken outside of Tangent, Or, You can see how fast this locomotive was going!

4. The old AERC Locomotives

AERC 2001 and 4201 were both sold to WIRX and replaced by two newer locomotives. ( Read more about WIRX here! )

5. This signal.

This may look like the same picture, but it's actually two differently Wig Wag Signals!

A similar Signal ( C. Larry Tuttle )

Friday things

2018-03-16T16:35:00.000-07:00

Here are five things that made my week awesome!

1. Albany Eastern vintage EX-Southern Pacific locomotives.

These pass by behind my house almost daily. It's always fun to watch what new trains the local company here buys and runs along the short line tracks. Side note: The orange engine (1750) has been away from Lebanon for around 10 years and is back now and running with 5399 (Black one) on excursions (Learn more about Santiam Excursions HERE or about AERC HERE

2. This rainy shot.

Hardy (my dog) and I took a walk toward the store and my parents were behind me in the car. We happened to both get stopped at the train tracks when 5931 was passing by. My mom snapped a picture of me watching the train. Good picture, I think.

3. Free ice cream cone.

I had a coin for a free ice cream cone at the local A & W here and my dog Hardy shared it with me. Makes me think of my dog Baz. He used to love to share the ice cream cones with me too. I miss him a lot, but having Hardy follow in Baz's footsteps comforts me a lot.

4. Happy-the duck's water perch.

I made a rock perch for our duck Happy so that she can dip her head into the water without getting fully wet. Of course, lately it's been raining a lot and she gets wet anyway, but this summer she will really like it when she swims around and can jump out quick, or just drink some water and not have to get completely wet.

5. Vintage Arkansas license plate.

I found this Arkansas license plate at a flea market at the Linn County Fair last week. There was a big box at the flea market and I was digging through it and got lucky in finding this Arkansas plate. I think this color of plate for Arkansas was issues around 1960.

Friday things

2017-10-27T12:50:00.000-07:00

1. My dog Hardys hand with mine

Hardy put his hand on mine and thought it was cool!

2. This sign

Thought this sign was funny

3. This snail

This is a woodland snail i found in my yard

4. This book

my new star wars book

5. This photo

This photo is at Portland, OR JCT with I-5 and I-84, you can see the Hawthorn Bridge

Friday things

2017-10-13T14:51:00.000-07:00

Hi.

I've been gone awhile from posting, but now I'm back and here we go.

1. Starting the car

My mom and dad have been letting me start the car now and practicing adjusting the mirrors and steering wheel for when I get my permit. I have two more years still, but it's fun to pretend.

2. This old car

Maybe one day I will have a car like this to drive.

3. Ducks Practice Field

My dad took me to the Ducks practice field this past week and I got to see some really cool stuff they do there.

4. Giant zucchini

We grow them big here. Just in time for Halloween.

5. Our ducks

Happy and Rosey

Friday things

2017-04-14T13:58:00.000-07:00

Hi, here I am again with another Friday Things to share with you. We had a good week and here are some things that where worth sharing.

1. Train Layout.

My train layout is coming along slowly and I've added a lot of fun stuff to it so far. My mom helped me paint the tunnel openings and we are going to add some bushes soon over the brown and green. I made a road coming into the layout from the side and even added some cracks to make it look more real.

2. Decals.

These decals are for a Ho Scale Hopper car ( witch carries grains and dry goods. ), for when i re-number it.

3. Portland national train show

This is my ticket for the national train show that took place in Portland, OR witch i bought a lot of train cars at

4. Model railroader magazine

I thought it was funny that it said Jeffandsk railroad, which is supposed to say "Jeff and Skylar's Railroad," but they shortened it.

5. Rotary Phone

This is my new 1940s rotary, hotel phone that sits in our front room for our home phone. We had someone from The Old Phone Shop in Wisconsin rewire it for a small fee and now it works for modern day phone lines. When it rings it's pretty awesome!

Friday things

2017-04-07T23:17:00.000-07:00

Here's week two of my Friday things and here are some things that made my week awesome!

1. This train.

I've always wanted to catch that train on the trestle. (1910 trestle) AERC 1807 and 1841.

2. This book.

My mom and me have started this sticker book after we watched the movie in theaters recently. It's along the same lines as Harry Potter and it's really good.

3. This picture.

We were out walking on one of the streets as one of the trains passed us. My mom got this cool picture of me watching the train pass by and I have used it as my profile picture on many places, including my blog now too!

4. This ice cream.

This ice cream is named after Jimmy Fallon and it tastes pretty good.

5. This cat.

My cat, Eleven, in the kitchen sink watching the fish in the tank on the other side of the counter.

Friday things

2017-03-31T11:53:00.000-07:00

I'm back with some Friday things. Last two weeks have been a bit crazy around here. Friday before last was storming really bad and the power was off for several hours. The storm didn't pass until late in the day and by the time the laptop battery gave out. Then last Friday we helped some of my parent's friends move, even on Easter Sunday, so we were beat by the time we came home. But here we are this week and here are some things that have been happening the last couple of weeks.

1. This fishing trip.

I took a fishing trip with my mom and dad a few days ago and we tried to catch some trout, but nothing was biting. I got to try out my new fishing pole and play with some salamanders, so that was a lot of fun. My dad showed me ways to cast my pole and my mom took a lot of pictures. We all had a good time.

2. This cat.

My cat Eleven is growing big! She's so curious of everything and likes to bat things around. She's funny to watch sometimes, but she's still afraid of some things and doesn't like to be picked up a lot.

3. This game room.

We went to Dave and Buster's with our friend Charlie and MacKenzie and it was a blast! We played games and ate pizza almost all night long!

4. This train.

5. This cup.

To water the small cactus we are growing. It used to be my dad's cup when he was growing up and he used it to water his cactus he named Pokey. So now we have Pokey 3 and Pokey 4. The Pokey 2 name was for a cactus my mom and dad got before I was born and they had in Arkansas. It grew to be almost six-feet-tall, but it didn't survive the Oregon climate and died. :( Hopefully these two will make it and we can keep them growing tall!

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2017-03-24T21:09:00.002-07:00

1. This Book

A book I have been waiting for awhile and I was able to get it through Paperbackswap.com. Look at my profile on there here.

2. This Dinner Out

My parents took me to the Old Spaghetti Factor and it used to be an old train depot, so that was cool.

3. This Food.

Cleaning out things we found these old food container for my hermit crabs. It makes me sad to know they are all gone now.

4. My Dogs.

Hardy (PITA) and Baz (Swells). Pretty neat dogs really. Hardy is eight and Baz is 16.

5. This Hamburger Place.

It's called Junkyard Burger along 99E between Junction City and Harrisburg, also their hamburgers are huge, plus their decor is old train stuff, so it was a cool place to eat.

Look how big that thing is!

Happy Friday! Cheek out my moms blog here!

Friday things

2017-03-17T13:41:00.000-07:00

The things that made my week a bit of alright...

1. The New Table

we got a new table and it works out great in our small space. i like doing my homework on it and eating dinner together again around it.

2. Eleven

my new cat, eleven. she's a lot of fun and likes to get into things right now. i named her eleven from the show stranger things on netflix.

3. Deer's Books

need a place to go to find a good used book? come see me at my new book store. we run it out of the front of our home and it's a cool place to come and use the internet or do homework at. it's quiet and perfect for studying and reading. we are open on friday and saturdays and have books that are $1!

4. Clock Setting

my dad and i set the clocks around the house for daylight savings time and i even got to set the street clock of my mom's. it was the first time we had it opened to see how it works.

5. Minimizing the House

my mom started us on a minimizing and i have downsized almost everything to only the things i truly love. i got rid of all of my legos recently and sent them to my cousin ryan in arkansas. i am sure he is loving it!

read my mom's friday things here.

Road trip to Hood River, Oregon

2016-09-01T14:56:00.003-07:00

You can see more from this road trip at my mom's blog: South North South

My dog Hardy

2016-08-23T09:53:00.003-07:00

Huge slugs in my backyard

2016-08-23T09:52:00.003-07:00

We were cleaning out a wood pile and these banana slugs were hiding under some of the logs. The ones in Oregon are huge!

Roaring River Fish Hatchery in Oregon

2016-07-16T15:12:00.001-07:00

Trip to Arkansas

2016-07-07T12:14:00.003-07:00

We went to visit family in Arkansas around May. We did a lot of cool stuff. Here's some pictures from our trip.

Leaving Portland, Oregon

.Leaving Las Vegas.

The Grand Canyon

Almost to Little Rock, Arkansas.

We surprised my Aunt Kiki at her favorite Mexican restaurant in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

We hiked the Vista Trail in Crystal Springs, Arkansas.

SNAKE!

Quartz Crystals.

We ate lunch at my Namaw's Cafe.

Around Little Rock

The State Capitol

Little Rock Nine

The Little Rock Nine

The Arkansas State Capital

Eating at Cotham's in Little Rock

Pickles Gap Kiddie Park. It was closed when we were there, but it looked fun!

Around Fort Smith

Fort Smith Trolley Museum

Bricktown Brewery

Cabin at Lake Fort Smith

Around Van Buren

Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Train Ride

Crater of Diamonds

Digging for diamonds

Headed to Old Washington State Park

Blacksmith shop and some old houses in Old Washington State Park

Train station

Old Washington Visitor Center

An old magnolia tree in Old Washington State Park

Birth home of former president Bill Clinton in Hope, Arkansas.

Crossing over the Arkansas River.

Touring the Arkansas Railroad Museum

Last minute pictures before our flight out of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Flying to Las Vegas for a layover.

Leaving Las Vegas headed toward Portland, Oregon.

Sunset in Oregon. We're almost home.

View of Portland, Oregon as we arrived.

I got to do some train hunting it was a really fun trip. I got to see my family in Arkansas and I had a great time. Can't wait to see them again.

You can see a lot more pictures from our trip at my mom and dad's blogs. Moms: http:www.southnorthsouth.net Dad's: http://www.jeffreywilkerson.com

My new P.F. Flyers

2016-06-07T15:27:00.001-07:00

Check out more photos of my P.F. Flyers at South North South and tell my mom hi while you're there!

Hiking in Silver Creek Falls

2016-04-28T10:30:00.001-07:00

A garden snake I found in my yard

2016-04-17T11:36:00.001-07:00

Pictures to share

2016-04-13T15:30:00.000-07:00

A fire in my neighborhood. A camper caught on fire.

A sunken ship in Gold Beach, Oregon.

My dog Hardy and me.

My dad and me at the Lebanon Fire District.

Hershey candy bar from my grandma for Valentine's Day.

Jelly beans from the Easter Basket my Grandma Cheryl gave me this year. They had glitter in them!

LEGO Star Wars Battle Droid Transformation

2016-03-19T14:41:00.001-07:00

Hardy around the house

2016-03-19T14:40:00.001-07:00

My dad in his fire department uniform

2016-03-19T14:37:00.001-07:00

Arkansas Crawdad

2016-03-19T14:29:00.003-07:00

Hot Springs Transportation Depot

2016-03-19T14:28:00.004-07:00

Grant County Museum in Sheridan, Arkansas

2016-03-19T14:26:00.001-07:00

My flight to Arkansas

2016-03-19T14:23:00.002-07:00