Indiana Transportation Museum: Dinner on the Diner

Arriving at the Station.
One of the passenger cars in use.
John checking the arrival and departure schedules from an early 20th century caboose.
Enjoying a smoke in superior comfort and style.
A spacious, modern kitchen facility.
The adjoining diner car from 1958.
An old baggage car.

The restored 1930 diner car.

Dinner in the restored 1930's diner car was so much fun! John and I loved the side-to-side rocking departure and enjoyed great views on our ride from Noblesville to Tipton, Indiana.

The blue car is the 1930 Louisville and Nashville Diner Car that we enjoyed our ride in. The weather was slightly cooler, but very nice. Besides the train ride and dinner, getting to walk through the various, older train cars was my favorite thing, especially the passenger cars. John and I will definitely go back!

Spring Bird Mist-netting Trip

Setting up the mist nets.

A beautiful male, Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus).
A bitey Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis).
A fiesty male Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor).
A great look at a Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata).

This morning, I was able to tag along on a mist netting trip to Cooper farm in Muncie, Indiana with the Ball State Wildlife Society. The weather was crisp and sunny, and we caught a variety of very cool birds. We also caught Song and Swamp Sparrows. I'm holding a Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) above.