Category: The News of the Day

  • Best Winter Ever

    When I think back to a year ago and the mess that 9 high tides had made, and when I look around today at how clean and ready for Spring we are, I am thrilled to know that I have a lot of available hours that I might have had to use cleaning up. This…

  • Knocking on 10

    It has been nearly 10 full years since the blog first began. What began as an impulse while driving has become something far more solid; something you can point to, use, and go back to for reference. The cameras have become a focus for many and they were only a tiny flicker in my imagination…

  • Kick Off

    The Christmas wreath (one of the requirements of the job) went up without a hitch on Friday afternoon. The wind dropped down and, with new lines and new clips, the R&C farm big wreath was pulled up and secured in less than 30 minutes.  Lots of photography today as the weather became so mild that…

  • Rocky Top

    There are storms here that bring in stone. I shovel that stone some of the way back to where it came from or I use it for another purpose. I don\’t think I will be shoveling these. This pile of rocks came ashore from a barge this morning and will eventually make its way to…

  • The Best of Times

    This is the ideal time of year here. There is a pace to the days which is so much more healthy than the scramble of the summer and the wondering of the winter. The spring always sees so much to tend to (all enjoyable) and at a breakneck pace again. The fall is more leisurely.…

  • Caissons Keep Rolling Along

    We are all set for rebuilding the jetty. The Army Corps has fenced in a big part of the parking lot but has allowed us access to the driveway. The young official in the driver\’s seat could not have been more helpful. Just as was done with the building of the revetment we will follow…