Monday June 8, 2015
53 degrees w/16-20 mph winds
Day 25

Sorry for any mistakes that are made in typo errors.  I read and reread my post before I post them….just to find the error later on.  I haven’t figured out how to go back to a post after I “publish” it to correct the issue.
                                                                      
Dark and cloudy this morning, waves are high and I can see them coming in with white caps and hitting the rocks below in what we call Cobble Stone beach. Lobstermen aren’t even out.  Chances of rain later today or tomorrow. The weather channel, which is a must out here, isn’t saying good things about the rest of the week either.  We may not get off the island on Wed.
Photo from the internet of Seguin, tram, and the cove
 Breakfast of champions….cereal, then off to work we go!  Mowing around the whistle house and tower.  That was going well till the belt broke.  We thought it had slipped off, but after taking it apart, found that it was so thin in one spot.  We will call Rodgers, the local ACE store in Bath, to see if they have one we can pick up on our onshore day.  Did some general house cleaning.  The spice rack: sanded, nailed, stained and the first coat of clear coat.  Next emailed a few committee members.

Got a pork butt for dinner.  It didn’t look that big until I actually put it in the crockpot.  It’ not going to be ready tonight.  Guess pulled pork sandwiches will be tomorrow for lunch.  Lunch today were hotdogs, nice and easy…now back to work.

Historical Facts
1903-1907 Keeper Herbert Spinney was something of an ornithologist.  He had collected and mounted birds since his he was child.  He filled the dwelling with his collection.  His home became like a museum and since so many people were coming out to see it, he began to charge a dime for each visitor.  Not really to gain money, but to deter the amount of people visiting. 


My History
Dads Boat….While on Pond Island, my Daddy carved a ship.  He loved making and building things. 
Momma, Me and my little dog Fritz...on Pond Island
He would do this in the evenings when they weren’t playing cards. Not sure what kind of wood it is made from, but he did make it to scale.  Momma said she can’t remember what kind of ship he called it.  It is about 18” long, painted black with white windows along the top edge.  He made the glue he needed out of flour and water.  He used old lamps, jewelry pieces and other mini metal odds and ends to complete this. 
Dad's Boat
It has three post sticking up and one going forward…ok , don’t know the correct words for those post.  He did use a string like put dental floss for the “ropes”.    Momma said when they were having to hurry off Pond…remember the hurricane…she grabbed a galvanized tub, threw the wet clothes in, grabbed the pot of half cooked supper and the ship on top, then grabbed the two handles on the galvanized tub and hurried out the door.  As she went through the door, it broke the front post.  I still have this boat and keep intending to repair it.
A close up of the boat details

More detail on ship