SUNSET OVER PHIPPSBURG TUESDAY

Mary and I are really starting to think of Seguin as home.  Yesterday after running errands in Bath (and our permanent home in Arrowsic), neither of us wanted to stay on land even with rough seas for the ride back.
     Captain Ethan Deberry thought seas would be marginal for the transport but agreed to do it. Our dog Mitch was not impressed but suffered the trip okay.
     We've had our second group of visitors. Chandlers from Small Point in Phippsburg motored over Tuesday on a sunny calm day.  They are members of FOSIL and relatives of founder Nat Chandler.
     Mary has been setting up the gift shop and guest quarters for visitors.  I've been doing small repairs and weedwacking trails.  We have adjusted our behaviors to the limited water and sewer conditions here including Mary washing her hair with rainwater.
     Mary is going off Island for the weekend to attend a funeral of a relative in Washington, D.C.  Our first non-FOSIL overnight guests will be my brother and sister who agreed to come out to help and keep me company for the weekend.

Greg Guckenburg

    Pearly pink, white blooms so brief
    Growing high and wild
   Abundant food long ago.


   Mary

A raid!  Five duck eggs, now one.
Nature dictates here.
Baby gulls are hungry too.

Another nest five new eggs.
Mother squawks, waiting.
We walk on, all well for now.


Mary

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May 23, 2013

Mary and I had our first Wednesday off the Island yesterday.  We did some laundry, visited the office and did some light errands.  We met some friends at Byrnes in Bath and had a great lunch.  We brought another big pile of goods up on the Seguin tram(Greg running donkey engine and Mary up top signaling.

We will miss Michael and Cyndy.  Michael's cooking was magnificent and both Michael and Cyndy explained a lot of what our Summer will be like. Mitch, our dog, waited with Michael and Cyndy while we were off the Island.

We've been working steadily  preparing the gift shop and lawns for visitors.  Looks like heavy rain Friday and Saturday but maybe we'll see more people later in the weekend.

Greg Guckenburg

                                                        Grey is beautiful only if
                                                        it's rock, sea and sky.
                                                        Soon, sun changes everything.

                                                                                                   Mary Hillery

     Beginning our Summer 2013 stay as the new Keepers of Seguin Lighthouse, Mary and I came to the Island Saturday, May 18 along with a dozen of Friends of Seguin workers. It was fascinating to meet such a large group of passionate volunteers.  We all spent about 4 hours setting up the systems that had been shut down for the Winter, working on new and continuing  maintenance and improvement projects and beginning mowing and raking.
    
     Cyndy Carney and Michael Boonstra stayed over(until Wednesday) to continue teaching us the Island and working with us.  Michael is cooking a lot of our meals so its like we are at a B&B. 
    
We spent all day Sunday on mowing and raking and trying to get ahead of grass overgrowth.  Today(Monday) its raining and foggy(foghorn is working) so  we'll probably do toilets and other projects.
     
     We had our first visitors yesterday - 2 young men from Montreal - who kayaked over from Popham Beach State Park on their vacation.  Mary took a short break from raking and gave them a tour(they were here last year and met the Ramsey"s also).
    
     Anyway, probably forgot some important stuff, but will try to catch up in a couple of days.

Greg Guckenburg

2 weeks to go

Two weeks to go, getting pretty excited.  Preparing our house in Arrowsic to be vacant for the Summer, planning for guests and trying to pack what we will need.

Greg and Mary