Tonight's movie selection
Monday Movie Night, featuring Master and Commander. 8PM. Unlike last week the weather seems to be cooperating this week. The thunderstorms appear to be passing north of us, and the wind is forecasted ...
Flotilla on its way downstream
I just got off the phone with Ayen Tran, a crew member of the flotilla of art boats making their way down the Hudson River. Dubbed the "Swimming Cities of the Switchback Sea," they are due at the ligh ...
Katydid moon
Full moon. Calm air. Smooth water. Slack tide. I paddled my kayak out into the middle of the river and let myself drift. The moon was already high in the sky. A light air rippled the water ever so sli ...
Cool, cool river
Water temperature: 72 degrees Fahrenheit at 3:30 PM today. Following a week or more of cool, breezy days and several downpours, the water temperature dropped to what it was back in the first weeks of ...
Cool, cool summer
Yesterday was unseasonably cool. On average, August is cooler than July. Evenso, Yesterday was surprisingly chilly. Overcast, breezy and rainy, the day felt more like early autumn than late summer. I ...
Movie cancelled for tonight
Due to persistent thunderstorms, the movie night will be cancelled for tonight, Monday, August 11. Let's hope for better weather next week.
Bon voyage
Yesterday, I gave a tour of the lighthouse to a group of kids from a summer day-camp. Of course, everyone was eager to climb to top of the tower. I stood at the top while each camper scaled the ladder ...
Yellow bird in the mulberry tree
I carried a heavy load on my shoulder up the ramp from the dock when an older gentleman asked me a question: "What's that yellow bird in the tree around back?" Without seeing the tree, I answered: "Y ...
Sailboat captain rescues kayakers in distress
This afternoon, I returned home and noticed a couple of kayakers near the lighthouse. They were in and out of their kayaks so often I assumed they were practicing Eskimo rolls and wet exits. Later, a ...