Monday, August 24

Hot and sticky today. I went to the cove to check things out. It is a mess. There is still a large area of flotsam and we no longer have a sandy beach. The waves have washed out tons of sand and exposed tons of rocks. It would be senseless to try and clear thing up at this point in time. I guess that some sand will be washed back in over the winter months and things will change many times. Next spring will be the time to do it all over again.

Nature has a way of balancing things out and our efforts are only temporary. We have to learn to live in harmony and acceptance.

Brenda spent most of the day in the bathroom again. Now that’s not as bad as it sounds. The walls needed a final coat of paint and she had to clean things up. Finally at 1700 I had to pry the paintbrush out of her cold, dead hands. Well, not really. The hands weren’t dead thank God. But as soon as I had the opportunity I put all the paint stuff, cans, brushes, rollers, pans, etc in the wheelbarrow and scooted off to the shop. Hopefully never to be seen again.

I cut grass around the lighthouse and the mosquitoes and flies are really bad. It seems like they know they only get ten days of hot and humid weather and they are using every minute. It is supposed to cool off by Thursday and I hope they will go away.

I ran into Lawrence today. He was sitting on the bench while I was cutting grass. I thanked him for playing along with me while Wesley was here and he said it was his pleasure. Lawrence was happy and said he was really enjoying things now. He asked me if we would be leaving soon like the others do. I told him yes, that we will be leaving the island around Labor Day. Lawrence said he would be sad to see us go but maybe he could make friends and talk with the new caretakers that show up next year. He said there are many more stories of things that happened on the island and he would like to share them with someone. I encouraged him to make friends and I challenge future caretakers to continue the story of Larry the Lighthouse Mouse. (Larry is residing in the middle drawer of the green table in the living room)

A rain squaw came through at 1900 and left a half inch of rain. Then the sun came out just in time to provide a glorious sunset and a rainbow that ended on Damariscove. I wonder if there is a pot of gold over there. A mist formed over the mainland that looked like mountains.