Monthly Archives: May 2015

Saturday, May 23, 2015 Today was the kind of bright sunny day you can’t imagine being anywhere else but outside.  Except maybe when the temperature is 44 degrees and the wind is wrapping the flag around the pole. We raised … Continue reading →

Friday, May 22, 2015, 4:30 PM Larry started us off with scrambled eggs and sausage tacos; boy that man can cook! Next on the agenda was to mow and rake the lawn for the third time in 6 days.  You … Continue reading →

Friday, May 22, 15 Larry was the star yesterday. He whacked the weeds on the entire north trail (except the loop that goes down into the bog), a feat unsurpassed to my knowledge. The gulls are already nesting and a … Continue reading →

Thursday, May 21, 2015 After the 30 mph wind changed direction midday yesterday from N to SW, and died down, the humidity dropped from 98% to 30%, and a glorious sunset silhouetted Mount Washington, 86 miles away. The grass dried and the panels of light dissipated … Continue reading →

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 For me, coming back to Seguin now feels like coming home in many ways. It was five years ago that I was here for the entire summer as co-caretaker. This is the 25th anniversary summer that … Continue reading →

October 22, 2014 It’s almost a week now since we left Seguin Island for the season and combined our efforts to close down the island for the winter.  There were many alumni caretakers who worked from Labor Day to Columbus … Continue reading →