On my way to east Bismarck on Wednesday, I came over the hill by the Coke plant to see the whole area awash in a foggy haze. I thought it truly was fog until I saw this:
The DMVW railroad was warming up a couple of diesel-electric locomotives. There were actually two pairs but only this pair was smoking. I wonder who checked the oil? You could check it by sticking a finger in the air. It smelled like it was synthetic, too…that can’t be cheap. Or environmentally friendly!
I was on my way to the deep, DEEP part of the river bottoms for some wildlife photography Wednesday afternoon when I came upon this little obstruction:
Despite a nearly overwhelming temptation to throw it into four wheel drive and give ‘er the proverbial “onion,” I backed off and called it a day. There’s always the weekend…
* “Stymie” is an old Scottish colloquialism from the early days of the game of golf, meaning to obstruct a shot. For the definition of “colloquialism” please consult a dictionary or someone who’s homeschooled.