Monday, October 1, 2012

Saturday Photos - Post 17

I won't put a ton here today - just a few photos and a brief description.

 View from the top of South Bass Island Lighthouse looking NW towards Green Island.












An old-time tractor by the sunflower field adjacent to the South Bass Island Lighthouse property where we went Monarch Butterfly tagging.











Our group leader (and Stone Lab FT/Seasonal Employee) Jackie pointing out features on the first Monarch we netted (I managed to net her after a couple of missed attempts) and preparing to tag her.










In case you were curious how, exactly, one tags a butterfly - here it is.  A super adhesive little sticker is placed on the underside of a wing in the place that looks like a little mitten (it's covered by the sticker).  The tag has a phone number and ID# that individuals can call should they find the tagged butterfly to allow for tracking of their migration patterns and success rates.





Since the view inside the tower of the Lighthouse isn't terribly exciting with the Fresnel lens removed - I took a quick parting shot of the ladder-esque (trust me, that set is steep) final segment of steps that the keeper had to climb regularly to check the oil on lamp and keep it clean.








By our powers combined - Katie and I did this porch.  We repainted the porch, steps leading up to it and a ribbon of cement running all the way around said porch.











Of course there's a few more photos of the trip, some from inside the Keeper's Residence, more from on top of the tower and other assorted randomness from the Island Hop Weekend - but, I think this should be a decent little thumbnail sketch of the highlights of the weekend.