The Cottage on The Island
April - October 2012    

 -- a work forever in progress ... or at least to the limits of my forever ... 

built by  Steve Winter with kind help from many ... thanks to all.     
More help needed next summer if you are free -- or at least cheap    ;-)   
next year I need sanders and painters ... 

(click on any picture to enlarge it, click again if you want a further enlargement -- then use the back button to return;  note that resolutions have been reduced to facilitate download)

Work is going slower ... because of age and the fact that the cottage is weather tight with a finished exterior (which reduces the critical imperative).  I am mainly working on the interior now.  I did finish the enclosure underneath the shed which houses the composting toilet.  I have sanded and polyurethaned the bedroom area in the cottage.  Unfortunately I still have 3/4 of the rest of the inside to do next summer.  I get tired of sanding and polyurethaning very easily ... but it does look nice when finished.

As usual I enjoy my time there watching the changing scenery from a perch on high.
The sunrises and sunsets are the best ... wonderful shows on the BIGGEST SCREEN there is.  


The ceiling of the bedroom ... September 

 


 Sam enjoying the bed in the finished bedroom ... September

 


The enclosure for the composting toilet ... June

 


The composting toilet CPU (Central Processing Unit) ... June

 


Part of the butterfly life cycle ... there were 100's ... May


The Small Point Yacht Club sailboat races 
(every Wednesday and Saturday during the summer)  ... July



Ledges toward the south end of the island ... October

 


Rocky bones of the island on the South West side ... October

 


Visitors under the shades on a sunny August day

 


2012 Sunset 1 ... August  

(do click on the images to enlarge, click again to enlarge some more ... and center on any part you like ... it gives you a different view)

 


2012 Sunset 2 ... August

 
2012 Sunset 3 ... June


2012 Sunset 4 with White Mountains on the horizon ... June

 


2012 Sunset 5 with osprey with fish in its claws ... July
(you just have to trust me)

 


2012 Sunset 6 ... just reflecting sunlight ... August


2012 Sunset 7 ... a darker sunset ... August


2012 Sunrise 1  ... August

 


2012 Sunrise 2  ... August

 


2012 Nightfall ... it is delightful to carefully watch the onset of nightime ... August


Other Information:

The COTTAGE is on the Island  (web page password = "woodiok7").  
Click here for visitor information. 

Past Years:
WICottage2011     WICottage2010     WICottage2009     WICottage2008  
WICottage2007     WICottage2006     WICottage2005     WICottage2004     WICottage2003

Email Steve:  steve@greatmaine.com