February already?

They say that the older you get, the faster time flies! They were not kidding!

Things are still progressing on the house. We completed the trim for the four storage areas and they have all been primed with two of them already final coated. Just have to choose they type of flooring and the doors and all is completed. The biggest problem is still the garage. I never realized how much stuff I have stashed in the old one. Ash Wednesday is a holiday and after a visit to the Agriculture Show in the morning to get fruit trees and other plants, later that day is "Let's move the lathe'! The lathe is about 6' long and weights about 600 lbs all stripped down. The base is another 400 lbs. Luckily, we can get a flatbed trailer within 3' of it so with 6 guys, we should be able to move things quite easily.
Then to plan the milling machine!

The chickens are fine. On this past Friday, we came home to find out that the Rhode Island Reds had laid 3 eggs. This was not natural as we are still feeding them grower, not layer! Later today, they will be joining the main flock and start to eat layer and corn.
The biggest problem I have seen is the roosters. They are continually chasing each other around and fighting. My solution - prepare 5 of them for the pot. The hens seem a lot more settled since we have cleared that mess up.

Still playing with photography. Got a couple new lens and attachments last month, but there are still some more that would be nice to have. With the upcoming Easter 4 day weekend and adding some vacation days, I will have 10 days off work. One of the things I am planing is an all day trip where I will do is drive around and photograph the island. Should be fun.
My newest lens is a Pentacon 300mm F4. It is made in Germany and is all old school - metal with very little if any plastic. Weighs about 5 lbs. It is not a hand holding lens and has to be used with either a tripod or a sandbag. It goes back to the old days when you bought a lens, you got a leather round case that is velvet lined. These days, you are lucky at times to get a glare hood much less a case.

To those that don't know me well, I collect and read magazines. Not everyday stuff but useful ones like Fine Homebuilding, Fine Woodworking, the Handyman, Home Shop Machinist, Projects in Metal, etc. You get the idea. DIY is the theme!
Some of these magazines have been in publication for 30 or more years. And I have almost every copy! Of course, the wife sees it as clutter but use an idea from them and she thinks I am the smartest guy in the world! I just smile and bask in the short limelight.
The problem for me is how to index and store them and for her is to get them out of sight? I have managed to locate in Cayman some medium sized plastic storage boxes from Sterilite. They have an air and moisture resistant seal and hold the magazines quite nicely. Solution - store the magazines in them in sequential order. I will have to build a storage unit in the garage where the boxes can all be lodged safely but still accessible when needed. I hope she likes the idea.

Yesterday, I went to the first birthday party of my God-daughter Sarah. Never had a God-daughter before and I am still feeling out what is required. She seemed quite happy to be running around with other children and did not have a care in the world. I took quite a few pictures and Janet will be combining them with others that have been taken of her by during the past year to make a photo book. First attempt at this but hopefully it will be a fun project.

It's also Valentine's Day everyone so hope that your special someone has remembered!