IT'S A PANTOGRAPH

Have you ever wondered what this thingie that collects the electricity from the overhead wires was called?  No?  Me, neither, until I had an inquisitive little grandson.  Now I know a pantograph is also the jaggy bit on an expanding mirror and a device for copying and/or enlarging/reducing drawings.  If I survive until he's twenty, I truly will be the "Granny who knows everything" - Fido take note. 

The train seems a good image for the day.  I spent a lot of time on various trains today, optimistic on the way out, tearful on the return.  But in between there was a lovely walk, a bowl of Cullen Skink and a gorgeous baby wagtail.  Over the rest, let a veil be drawn.