The Lightkeeper's Blog

Once again there is a new look to the blog. New colors, fonts, navigation are in place. This has become a summer ritual. You can access the Hank Stahr cameras as always with the first link in the menu. There is a new camera in place for the Mouth of the Harbor as the prior…

Some snapshots today of the grounds as the country marks the anniversary of independence from Great Britain. The 3rd of July has taken over as the main night for celebration and this year’s was enhanced by a huge house party across the harbor that ended at midnight with Whitney Houston’s version of the Star Spangled…

School groups came last Monday during the day. The Elementary schools of Scituate make these trips each year and kids can get a proper introduction to the historic side of town. It is the clear sign that we are at the edge of a new summer. Additionally this past Monday night I saw a family…

Plants have been put in place. A mix of perrenials and annuals dot the gardens. Some seeds are pushing sprouts through. Rose bushes and daisies have been cut back. There remains weeding still in the future. All signs of spring. As I have been working in the yard I have shared with guests just how…

Regular visitors to the blog know the rule stated above. We lost a modem this week, precisely at 1:00 on Saturday as the Celtics were opening up their playoff run. Thanks to foresight I have an over the air antenna that let me root for the squad. Tuesday night however I was reduced to a…

I have been holding back from blogging as the Scituate Historical Society had scheduled a lecture on the grounding of Etrusco and I did not want to step on any toes. That lecture took place last night at the Methodist Church and I am told Bob Belliveau formerly of our local cable access television station…