We are still busy preparing our display booth for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions EXPO in Orlando. We've now selected all of the models and artwork we are showing and everything is getting freshened upon for the display. A few of the models are getting a whole new coat of paint. One of them is a fun model of a submarine which I built a number of years ago. We hope to build it full size soon which will make it over fifty feet long!
Ready to test drive
We've all heard of writers who have 'writer's block' where months go by and they can't come up with anything to put down on paper. Once in a while I used to wonder if I would eventually run out of ideas. But I somehow doubt it. At this point I believe I'm going to have to live to be a hundred and fifty to get all of my current ideas built... and every day it seems even better ideas pop into my head. This evening, as I was working on the little trailer for the rail truck my brain was racing ahead to two large projects currently in the design stage. My thinking was being influenced by the project I was working on - this little trailer. As I worked I thought about what I would do different, next time... what could I do better, how could we ramp things up even higher. Plenty of ideas came to mind.
While I am absolutely delighted with how the truck and trailer are turning out, they are becoming less important with each passing day. My favourite project is always the next one... Just imagine!
Growing up
I was up at Cultus Lake Adventure Park today with my grand daughter Phoebe and her friend. I chose not to go on rides today as Phoebe and Jordan were more than capable of handling things on their own. Instead, I took the opportunity to watch the crowds interact with the park we had helped build. The park is now three years old and looking good. It functions beautifully, even with a large crowd. The operations management and staff has made a few small changes to make it work even better.
With each passing year the park looks better. Good management and maintenance certainly show. The biggest change since the park was built is in the landscape. The trees are maturing and in the process the hardscape looks even better, and appears like it has always been there.
There is one more weekend of operation this year and then we set to work on some major additions for next year. Stay tuned...
