August 23, 2020. Western Head, Nova Scotia. David N.

David drove over last this morning to look at the size of the letters of Connor. He will mount the letters on a board which we will hang in the garage as a fond memory of boat Connor. He came on his motorcycle. And he stayed for a cup of coffee which we drank sitting in the living room. We have known David for 21 years. At first he was a nice young man and now he is a nice man with curly white hair. We talked about lots of things, one being bald eagles. He said that once upon a time he loved them but now he does not because they have scared away most of the gulls and shore birds. He is a skilled carpenter and has made our coffee table and the drop leaf table in the guest house. Since last summer he has been working at the large log house in White Point Estates. Last summer he told us about the house. It was big, 8400 sq.ft.plus a 3 car garage with an apartment over the garage. Right at the beginning, David told us that the house was being built too close to the water. The owner would not hear the reality of Atlantic storms. We can see the house through our front window. Most homes on that shore have houses with trees beside the houses but this one appears to have no trees close to it. It juimps righjt out at you. Last September during the storm Dorian, the waves washed up to the unfinished house and actually removed the staging/scaffolding and washed it out to sea. David was working at the house and went to the back of the house to avoid being swept away. The owner of the house has a solution. He will pour tons of concrete between the house and the level of the low tide. The concrete will be attached to ledge rock. The he will build a deck in front of the house and on top ofconcrete. The owner is German and knows little of Atlantic storms. But he knows everything, according to David. So I will be interested what happens during our next big storm as to whether or not that house will still be standing. David suggests that we should not bet on the house still being standing in ten years. It will be interesting. I enjoyed our conversation today. One day soon David is coming to get the letters for Connor and bring me dinner, which he will have cooked himself. Pretty nice prospect.