Garden season 2016 summary

Let's make it clear - the garden season for 2016 is over for where I live. It's been a good season and I feel I've managed to do a lot of work on my layout. Today might have been the last day with enough sunlight to take some good photos outside. I've used this opportunity to summarize this year's progress in pictures. Enjoy!

The layout is built and functional. It needed 34 tons of stones.	It features two independent track loops and one sidetrack.
The main train stop consists of a station building and two platforms.	Several people are present at the platforms.
Some of them look a little pale after being exposed to the summer sun (SceneCraft).	While others are still in full color and... apparently in love (Preiser)
The stickers may need replacing at the start of the next season.	Station master makes sure everyone is safe and trains leave on time.
The secondary train station is much smaller but also full of people.	It is located next to a railroad crossing...
...where freight trains pass frequently.	The most visible structure on the layout is however the lighthouse.
Right next to it is a tropical area (with some lost tourists)...	...and a lake (which holds water pretty well now).
A Polly Pocket boat served well as a marker for the water level.	Trains pass over the lake courtesy of an LGB truss bridge.
The other side of the lake features a camping house (ToDo: send some people on vacation there)	The only other building is the cargo loading / storage house.
It's always a busy place even though no-one is working there, yet (ToDo: add crew)	The sidetrack ends with a bumper and two (very pale) track engineers are at work here.
Two other noticeable landmarks: The Rocky Canyon...	...and The Unfinished Tunnel.
A road network connects all parts of the layout.	Some cars pretend they ride here...
...some remain parked...	...and some cause serious accidents.
The electrification project brought some nice street lights to the city...	...but not everywhere (ToDo: replace with something good-looking)
The city however is still not there and the animals run wild in the grassy area.	One thing the layout is NOT missing are cows. "Mooooooo" all day long...
There are 5 switches on the layout but only 1 is powered. (ToDo: invest in the DCC control)	The cables powering the miniature world are hidden behind rocks. A rabbit family decided to settle down there.
The Z21 setup with Uhlenbrock booster worked flawlessly for me.	A 7-pin trailer socket/plug allows fast and easy (dis)connection of the power.

See you in spring 2017!