Sunday August 2, 2015
65 degrees w/ 4 mph winds
Day 80

Wow 80 days, I feel like I’ve only been here a week.
80 days of sunrises, of sunsets!  Time flies!

Last night’s moon was as lovely as the nights before, and I finally found a “better” way to take its photo…still not the best, but it’s ok.
Last Nights Moon

The view from our bathroom is the best in the house…I understand the crow’s nest view so much better.  So I spent about an hour looking out that window and trying to catch the moon.  Enjoy!
 
Photo from the porch
I was a little tired this morning…chasing the moon I guess.  Blueberry Pancakes and a cup of Coffee on the porch was all I needed to start my day.

We have a pattern for our days, but they always are changed up by the fact we always have different people visiting.  They are the ones who keep this place alive; they come to see the beauty of standing high above the shores of Maine.  Then they start taking in the 360 degrees of ocean views.  
That rock in my front yard

Love that dad is trying to get a photo of the kids on the ground
Ascending up to the top of the tower and going through the door to the catwalk, taking that “step” out on the catwalk, almost everyone takes a big breath as they stand to their feet.  The sounds of just the breaths, the almost gasp of people is enough to know what they are thinking.
And the kids having a blast while he takes the photo!
As they walk through the museum asking questions like, “you mean people lived here year round?” and “you lived here?”.   Seeing the photo’s from the 1800’s, the way the families lived and dressed, the buildings that stood and are gone and the building that are still standing strong and proud.  Almost all ask how we feel being able to be here….we smile and take a breath and then usually with one word, we let them know…wonderful or fabulous or breathtaking, Blessed!
Visitors taking photos of memories...this is the oil house-pre 1960/paint locker-1960 era

I hope that these two Texans can put a little part of Seguin in each visitor’s heart.  They might not ever get to come back, they might not ever give a dollar to help, but maybe when something is said about a lighthouse in Maine…Seguin comes to mind and they smile.  Knowing they have been here, they have seen and heard the history.
 
Flowers in my garden...I didn't plant either
The visitors have been very with their donations.  I got two memberships today, that’s a first for me….new members of our Seguin family.
Our backdoor to my kitchen

One set of visitors live just across the water in Georgetown.  They showed us their house and they also knew several of those who have been keepers.  Another couple are going to be staying in the cove tonight and came back to do the North Trail and to also see the sunset from up here.
Larry giving the tower tour

One visitor couldn’t get her phone to take any photos….we can’t have that…so I brought her in to our side and we were able to plug it in and get her just enough power to take the photos!
Sumac pod...beautiful maroon

Today I had a few moments between visitors to try to imagine my dad running around this rock…and back then it was a rock…no grass, only a few trees in the cove.  I tried to think what his duties would have been, of him coming in to check on momma and me, coming in for lunch and dinner and then the card games at night between the three couples who called this island home.  I also was wondering why he went back to Texas when he was finished….it was for Momma and me.  He took us back home to be close to family.  He really didn’t have anything back there to pull him back…so ‘Thanks Dad” for bringing us out here to Seguin and for carrying us back to Texas.  Our family is extremely close!
Not sure...just loved the different colors of all the berries in the photo...about six colors

It never got really hot today, but I did open windows in the gift shop and museum to let the breeze through…Maine air-conditioning…open the windows..it’s wonderful!
Don't know...just a beautiful tree with all these berries on it...birds don't eat them...so we don't eat them...that's what my daddy said!

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

 Psalms 27:1
Seagull flying over me...no poop!