The lighthouse still relies on a rainwater cistern for water supply. The rain rolls off the slate roof, runs along the wide gutters, pours through the downspouts, and collects in the cistern. The cist ...

Last year, the marsh marigolds bloomed around May 1st.  This year, I noticed the yellow flowers along the boardwalk yesterday, April 19th.

An osprey pair is once again using channel marker #93 as a perch.

In the morning, I often see a gentleman from town who owns a used books store. The lighthouse trail comprises his daily walk before opening the store. He usually keeps company with his own thoughts, b ...

Cormorants are flying upriver on their return migration.  They fly together in small flocks of about a dozen in a V-formation traveling low, often just above the surface of the water

Yesterday, while watching sunset, I saw two Great Blue Herons fly over, heading upriver (north).  These were the first of the season on return migration

This afternoon, first osprey sighting of the season, perched atop channel marker #93, a popular perch for gulls, cormorants, and, of course, ospreys.