No, NO, I am not your “Friend” @balint.house.gov I am a deeply disappointed and outraged constituent.

Winds from the east have been intense for over a week so the waves are keeping us out of the water on the Atlantic side.

Last of the blueberries. May try canned peaches next. I mix everything by hand and use the low-wattage bread oven to bake it. Works well for smaller volume recipes like this one.

There’s a snack shack on the cay and woman who cooks makes the best fried sweet plantain. Such a treat.

#migrainechat question re: nurtec side effects. I am on a preventative dose, 75mg every other day. I have been having progressively worsening irregular heart beats, “buzzy” and shakey feelings upon waking and frequently during the day for several weeks. My BP is normal. I have msg’d my neuro but…

Classic scene.

🧵Hey it’s allergy season. As a someone who used to be stuck inside and needed an asthma inhaler and icepacks on my eyes, etc. even with the newer drugs, I’ve figured out a few things that have made the outdoors pleasurable again. I don’t do well on most antihistimines so here is my strategy… 1/

Lit and LIT.

Elbow Reef Lighthouse thread of photos. Last manually lit and cranked lighthouse in the world.

Someone is excited about eggs, so she’ll tolerate the nail dremel.

@wired.com double check that math on number of non-citizen voters. Gotta convert the percent to a decimal before multiplying. The answer is 150 not 15,000.

@brightmomentsvt.bsky.social do you have a thread of all the rooms in your miniature house?

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How nice to hear a Chuck-Will’s-Widow outside the boat in the Abacos. They breed in GA and I hear them frequently there at night outside my cabin. “It is also recognized for its mimicking behavior, where it can imitate a Cottonmouth snake.” 😱 Look at his HUGE head🥹

@joewlaw.bsky.social check this out neal.fun/deep-sea/

85th sunset of 2026. This is now a lighthouse [no emoji 😒] stan account.

On a mooring for a week. Big blow coming in. Got the last mooring ball in the sheltered harbor. The view 😍 “The Elbow Reef Lighthouse remains the only active and manned lightstation in the world that has not been electrified; the lens is hand-wound (every 3 hrs) by a keeper and fueled by kerosene.”

84th sunset of 2026

Little guy

83rd sunset of 2026.

Hard to believe this is a bit over year ago, so much has happened since then.

Fishing day on the big water because Cap REALLY needs a win. In the spirit of cooperation and expediency (self-interest), I have emptied the little cooler and set it to 0 for the bounty in advance of the golden moment. I am humbly requesting snapper from the universe and I invoke the squid god. 🙏

The tit for tat blocking is humorous. Why would I block someone who blocks me? The deed is done.

Do you see it?

“the community is chipping away at the only part they can control: loose debris. Volunteers juggle ferry schedules to bring in scuba tanks, borrow boats to shuttle gear, and line up storage and disposal sites—then watch the forecast for a narrow window of calm seas.”

We passed this 2 year old massive barge and tug wreck that is destroying Fowl Cay Reef. Sad to see how much it has shifted since last year (see last year’s pic in article). Very interesting story about the aftermath and community effort here: www.perryinstitute.org/fowl-cays-re...

Prettiest little beach on a tiny little cay, part of a protected area. Low winds mean we can stay the night.

This sounds great!

We are fishing and I do not enjoy this activity on the ocean.

One of the few things I miss about a colder climate.

Good morning

Crescent moon at dusk

81st sunset of 2026

Bread day. Figured out the Ninja oven gets waaaay hotter on the maximum air roast setting vs max bake setting. Easier on the generator too. Game changer.

Pic from a summer #hike near Kings Point, Newfoundland, Canada. #geology #trail #backpacking

Still recovering from Dorian. Construction, new docks, tiny and charming on the south end of the island. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/t...

Crescent moon alert.

79th sunset of 2026

Mystery squid on deck. I slipped on it 👁️👁️

Lots of sky drama today.

Carrot surprise!

Welp, we’ve been pinned down at this anchorage by winds since the 12th. Tomorrow is the last day 🙌 - usually we rely on solar but it has been hoodie weather, raining and thick cloud cover. We ran out of power last night at 3am. Back up is the portable generator to replenish the battery bank 1/ alt⬇️

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Good morning

45kt gusts, 30kt sustained since 3am (LOL nailed it @weeirish.bsky.social 😩) 90 degree wind shift, crazy lightening, big waves, and the sailboat who was next to us looks blown into the shallows if I’m reading the AIS correctly. Hope they are ok. The enormous trawlers held position. See alt txt.

Wait for it…

More otherworldly colors this evening

🧵Green turtles! Between 1 and 2.5 feet, in a mangrove lined tidal waterway. Some were speedy, some were chill. The chill one looks like they are flyingggg.

After the rain…