A New Figure and The Yard

I decided to have this scrubbing lady work on the flag pole.  Then a couple pics of the yard and surrounding area.

 

The Forest

Lots of trees here in the most "forested" part of the layout.

Smoke

I wish my steamer smoked as good as the diesels pumping it out here.
 
The log loader is modern Lionel and is TMCC-capable, however I just run it the old way - levers are more fun than remote control.  The coal tower is made by Bachmann, and I think is one of the best inexpensive structures I've seen.  I lightly weathered it with charcoal, but you can't really see that in this picture.