Author David Taylor Black

“Few squirrels were better accomplished, for he had a good education, had traveled far, and seen much of the world.”
—Benjamin Franklin

I had no idea that, among Benjamin Franklin’s many quotes, his eulogy of his friend’s pet squirrel, Mungo (who was seems to have been killed by a dog name Ranger) would become my favorite. Apparently, squirrels were once a popular pet.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/when-squirrels-were-one-of-america-s-most-popular-pets

This monument in Hope Town commemorates the spot (believed spot) where the original loyalists landed.

Hope Town was settled by colonial residents loyal to the British crown after the revolutionary war.

These two pictures are from inside the Elbow Reef Lighthouse as you ascend. There first photo is from the first level, the second from the second (or higher maybe? I don’t remember).

I was in Hope Town in the Bahamas last week (where Guilt takes place). Those who have read Guilt (If you haven’t, what are you waiting for? ?) will recognize the lighthouse from the narrative. Here’s a new photo I took last week.

Elbow Reef Lighthouse (the official name) is the last lighthouse of its kind in the world.