O/T empty the camera ... lots to download

[R.J.]

Been awhile since I have had any time to download pictures ... I emptied the cameras tonight ..

Some of you may remember last October , we moved to an old stone farm house ... it was built in 1852 .



Blew the whole budget on the farm , so my wife and I took on all the misc renovations inside the house ( a little at a time as our schedules alow )... we stripped the upstairs rooms and hall way and put down laminate floor ... as well as fresh paint in all the rooms ..

It has been slow going but we are enjoying our handy work ... it has been a challenge , since in a house this age , there are not too many straight or level surfaces







But well placed piece's of shim , and misc furniture can cover alot !









Still a long way to go ... lots of paint to strip and floors to sand ..









I have also picked up a new dog , his name is Sako ... actually he is an older dog ( he will be 8 in May ) he was going to be put down due to a biting incident with another family ... I have been working with him daily an is progressing well ..

He was a little heavy when he arrived ...



But he runs the farm daily and is a lean machine now ( pictured pointing the cats under the deck )




Most of you will remember Spike our mini Daushund ... well it took awhile for Sako to realize Spike was not prey ... now they get along OK ... side by side begging for treats , or bedded in the shop as I work on projects , or bedded in the computer room when I'm downloading pic's ...







Still manage to get out a bit and got some misc shots that caught my eye before the big melt ...

Deer in the bush ...





Turkeys along the creek ..



Wonder if this deer has enough food ?



Some local horses ...





A cool series of shots of a foraging coon ..















The 1st shed antler I found this season ...



Getting the hunting room sorted out ... still unpacking boxes and loading shelves ..











The Y25 is hung up for the season ..



Well that's all the pictures I had on file .... back to the renovations , dog training , work and other misc tasks life throws at us daily ...

Good luck to all in the upcoming spring turkey hunt !

[mikej]

cool pics rj

[mikej]

good luck with the renovations

[Pydpiper]

Great run of pictures as always R.J.! I especially like the picture of Sako pointing by the deck.
Enjoy the new home!

[hunter 740]

great pics and love the old house.

[fletch]

Man you have a nice property there, worth every cent whatever you paid.

[TPM]

Great pics! That Y25 looks like it wants to come to the 3D shoot on May 24th.

[ecoaster]

The work never seems to end on an old house . Good job on the renovations. Looks like you gave that coon quite a scare .

[Moxie]

a great series RJ. thanks for sharing.

[wildwindom]

Great pics rj. Sako looks like a very nice dog. That house is looking great!!

[Canabow]

Thanks for the look into home. What a great looking house.

[VixChix]

Great job on the renos!
Congrats on the new addition to the family.

[ManX]

It is really the home where I will live for the rest of my life, congrats and thanks to share your pics

[Phoenix_Tom]

Thanks for sharing R.J. My father had a passion for buying ~150 year old stone houses and restoring them. Visiting my dad for the last 20 years of his life meant strapping on the tool belt and spending some quality time together. I know exactly what you mean about it being hard to find straight and level lines anywhere in those old houses! But they sure are beautiful when you finish them.

[wheelie]

I own two centry homes, you learn not to use a level, just make it appear level. Nice place you have there RJ. Look forward to meeting you again when not a snow storm happening and not in a rush to drive 100 miles back home in the dark. Look after them 100 deer of 401 by the cut off to your house. Man that was more deer in one spot than I seen in my life all totaled together. My brother was in aww also.