
Nauset Light

Spring is getting close. I walked out in the woods behind the house on Tuesday. Found some fresh deer tracks in the snow, and an obvious deer run across our property and down the hill into Rubinstein's lot. Also cut down a tree to make a hiking stick - and when I later removed the bark I discovered that it was sassafras. Great! Need to allow it to dry 3-4 weeks before sanding, staining and varnishing.
Talked with Jason about the driveway problem. He suggested doing a naturalized tree arrangement - peel off the grass and add mulch, and then plant a couple of trees. After a year or so the area will blend into the woods and look natural, while eliminating the hillside mowing problem.
He also suggested putting a planting bed at the intersection between the parking apron and the walkway (for annuals), and the planting a large boulder to keep cars from wandering too far off the pavement. Both ideas are less expensive than doing a lot of stonework, but they involve more work for me. But that's not a bad thing.
Still thinking about what to do with the drywell that doesn't drain. Clearly need to pipe the water from that downstpout over to the other drywell. I would prefer to also get the water away from the house, but I don't want to bore under the driveway.
Had a great session with Shelley on Monday. I think the plans are coming along very nicely for the conference. Jojo should finish the conference record this week (I have the hardcopy version done), and then it's only a matter of how many people will actually come.
This picture is one of my all-time favorites. Did one 4x5 negative in the Crown Graphic (with an orange filter) during a Feburary vacation on the Cape. I think it was about 1996 - the first year that Dave was at Brown. When I processed it, I recognized that the composition, exposure and tonalities were great, but there were going to be some spotting problems, so I determined to make another negative the next year. But when we drove into the Nauset Beach parking lot I almost freaked - they had moved the lighthouse! Not far - just far enough to spoil the composition.
Lesson: always make two negatives.
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