We closed the keeper’s quarters and pulled the plug. Although the temperature dipped into the 30’s and we didn’t have central heat, we were snug as a bug in a rug. We put up grates and plywood on the windows.

I scared this timberdoodle (American woodcock) in the alley by the tower. It took cover on a windowsill and I ran inside to get its picture.

I went up the tower for the last time to look around, take some pics and secure the inside door.

Then sent our stuff down the tram to the cove.

Our intrepid crew arrived in shorts! The first mate, Pepper, kept a sharp lookout on the bow. They arrived to drain the plumbing and finish the task.

I presented her with a leash I wove with my tablets and copper loom for being so cute.

We locked up, boarded the boat and headed home.

We still saw a beautiful sunset, just a little differently.

We’re finishing our projects as we prepare to close up. Tim painted the picnic table he repaired (we seem to repair and paint at least one a season), applied Linseed oil to the wood gutters on three buildings while I did what I am best at.

That’s Tim above. What you don’t see is me standing on the bottom of the ladder serving as ballast in the gusty breeze. Very important work.

The resident seagull is up to its usual shenanigans. It helped me clean the garden yesterday.

The sun keeps rising and setting.

Rainbows form and the lighthouse and quarters remain cozy. I hope so because the temperature is expected to drop tonight.

Monday was a blur. The weather was perfect, monarch butterflies were swarming the island and we had a work party of window warriors and more arrive with a journalist documenting Seguin as unique home.

They traveled by boat and dinghy with windows, lumber and lots of camera gear. Amazingly, only our feet got wet.

They installed two complete windows in the foyer; finished, caulked and painted a window in the museum; blasted and pointed brick mortar; stowed benches; installed window grates; packed up the store and museum; and greased the tram’s cable.

While at the same time, butterflies swarmed and a Coopers hawk and several sharp shinned hawks circled the island.