As post readers noted last week, we had one set of car markings done and as mentioned we have done all sets. Next we began roof hatches and as it stands one set is done with three more to go. There are eight roof hatches per car so we have a good bit to do. Readers will have noted in the tag line a reference to procrastination. This is due to last Saturday having no work done. No work but driving that is. Yours truly, omscaler, decided to blow off everything and leave town. What was luring us out of town (note: us is celestial “us”, actually just me.)? Answer: Goats! An announcement came out a few weeks ago about a friend on a public social platform we all know about concerning a goat beauty contest. A what? After further investigation it was discovered that the contest was part of the annual Dancing Goat Folkfest in Ellijay, Georgia, U.S. (for our international readers). Dancing goats, arts and crafts, great scenery. We gotta’ go! And so we did. Cranked out of bed at 5:30 a.m., local time. Rambled to the gas station. Rambled into large retail outlet for junk food and beverage. Then hit the road. Stopped at Oxford for “chicky biskit” and headed for Georgia. Finally rolled into Ellijay about a quarter till noon. Checked out the downtown displays and then located the other venue. I was too late for the goat beauty contest but got to visit with friends who had a participant, “Yoga”, in the show. A nice lady and her husband from Gadsden, Alabama, U.S., who own Lookout Mountain Goat Ranch, an arts and crafts learning studio. (Check it out!) After this I headed to Falls Creek Falls located in the Rich Mountain Wilderness Area where I hiked slowly but surely to the falls. (Only a half mile round trip.) After this I went ahead instead of returning to the highway. I was rewarded with a paved road and more scenery. I ended up at the Iron Bridge cafe located across from a one lane steel truss bridge over the river. Bridge looked a hundred years old. I went inside and asked where I was. (I was on Aska Road at Shallowford Bridge Road.) Next I asked where the road went. The person said one direction was very rambling and the other went to Blue Ridge. “Thank you”, I said. Then got in the car and went to Blue Ridge. People all over! No parking! Slow driving! Looked like Gatlinburg on a railway! Got pics of a parked locomotive and the old depot and caboose and converted boxcar (now gift shop). Next I headed for food and then home. Got in about 8:00 p.m., that night. Whew! How did procrastination pay off? Well now omscaler is “inspired’’! So now I can enthusiastically get back to work! And how did Yoga do? He came in third place. There is always next year! Looks like we both need to put shoulder or hoof to the wheel as the case may be. Working with enthusiasm, omscaler
