BNSF in Kirkland Junction

BNSF in Kirkland Junction
Originally uploaded by teejaybee19.

Spent the weekend in Az. with the Family. All the siblings (all 6!), siblings' spouses (most of them) and siblings' offsprings, some extra cousins and our favorite Auntie and family from Wisconsin. Wilhoit may never be the same.
The Boy and I took a drive on Sunday, taking the long way into Prescott, through Kirkland Junction and Skull Valley. And look what we found parked across the road from the steakhouse/school/post office! Only his most favorite thing in the world at least in legos. So I pulled over to get a photo, and as I am cajoling and pleading for the Boy to smile like a boy and not a chimpanzee, a voice from the engine calls "You want to get a picture from the steps up here?" Wow! "Yeah you bet" I say to him. To the boy I say,
"C'mon buddy, you wanna get on the train?"

"no" he says in his flat, I'm-pretty-sure-I-don't-want-to voice.

"What? It's a BNSF! Your favorite thing in the whole world! Here it is, right in front of you, they're ASKING you to get on and have your picture taken. C'mon!"

"no"

I explain to the guy waiting for us on the train that the Boy is autistic, and might need a little help with this situation. He does the blinky thing that tells me he doesn't know much about autism and now he thinks the Boy is weird, which the Boy is, often.
The outcome was, no getting on the train, but we did manage to get off one picture with a natural facial expression.
Go figure.