Last week when Tom and I were eating lunch, Tom mentioned there was a great egret in our front yard. I looked out the window and was surprised to see one so close to the RVs. Usually the great egrets stick to the marsh, where they hunt for fish. But this egret, being an opportunist, …
From June 2020
Strange Six Months at Fort Frederica
It has been a strange six months at Fort Frederica National Monument. I recently looked back on the four years we have been working at Fort Frederica with our boss, Ranger Michael. The first year we had to clean up from Hurricane Matthew. The second year we had an ice storm. The third year we …
No Other Gods Before Me
In my morning devotions today, I read Exodus 20, which contains the 10 Commandments. As I read the first commandment again, “You shall have no other gods before me,” it hit me in a new way. This is why I read the Bible over and over – because you never know how the Holy Spirit …
Lady Darby Mystery Series by Anna Lee Huber
I recently discovered a new mystery series that I like very much: Lady Darby mysteries by Anna Lee Huber. I started reading the series in 2018 and have read all of the Lady Darby series and the first of the Verity Kent series. I am not recommending the Verity Kent series and will not be …
Visitors Few and Far Between During Pandemic
Usually I do a post on the visitors we have while we are working at a site. We had expected lots of visitors this year, but the pandemic screwed that up. So we really valued the few visitors we had – some familiar faces among all the weirdness. Our first visitors (back before 2020 got …
Wrapping Up at Fort Frederica National Monument
Tom and I are wrapping up our time at Fort Frederica National Monument. We have been here six months, which is the longest we have worked or lived anyplace since we retired. Of course, we weren’t planning on being here this long, but Covid-19 has disrupted lots of plans this year. Next week we will …
Blessed By My Dad Every Day
I have been blessed by my dad every day of my life. When I think of God, my father, I think of the father God gave me as a model. My dad is a man of faith first and foremost. He is a healer, a helper, and has a wonderful sense of humor. As he …
Barkskins: A Limited Series on NatGeo
Recently I have been enjoying the limited series (8 episodes) of “Barkskins” on the National Georgraphic Channel. An ad for it popped up when I was checking the weather one day, and it looked fascinating, so I set a calendar reminder for it. “Barkskins,” based on a part of the book by Annie Proulx, deals …
Wildlife at Fort Frederica National Monument
You might think the term wildlife refers to Tom and I, but you would be wrong. We aren’t usually very wild, and during the last four months, we have been positively turtle-ish in our refusal to leave our homes. But, with fewer people around, the wildlife at Fort Frederica has taken over the park. We …
Leather Working Class at Fort Frederica
Tom has been leading a leather working class at Fort Frederica National Monument. Although the grounds are open, we still don’t have the buildings open and there aren’t any tours or programming. We are taking advantage of this “down” time to do some training. Tom recently taught the three rangers (and one intern) how to …