tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post8524931934378976..comments2024-03-16T10:37:09.839-04:00Comments on Life in Mathews: Wolf Trap LightChesapeake Bay Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-39376660595525393722009-09-01T15:28:32.270-04:002009-09-01T15:28:32.270-04:00I lived on Wolf Trap Lighthouse from April 1962 un...I lived on Wolf Trap Lighthouse from April 1962 untill July 1964. <br />I spent many a night by my self and was not bothered by the wolves. I always belived that the mermaids kept them away.<br /><br />The flies however were as big as buzzards and bit like a shark.<br /><br />I look foward to some day returning to Mathews County for a vist.<br /><br />Carl Warren<br />Leavearock@yahoo.comCarl Warrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-12609711315775815452009-04-29T22:03:00.000-04:002009-04-29T22:03:00.000-04:00I do love some soft, supple skin, almost as much a...I do love some soft, supple skin, almost as much as the skeeters do.<br /><br />(Note to self - pack extra-large box of punk sticks.)Meg McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226110990838922422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-16993785638014227982009-04-29T17:56:00.000-04:002009-04-29T17:56:00.000-04:00MMM- Too late for coffee, how about sending some o...MMM- Too late for coffee, how about sending some of those magical BEANS you grow there in the 'burg? <br /><br />Meg-Just bring your Avon Skin So Soft, not that it'll help with the horseflies, but it might scare off a mosquito or two or confuse them for about a minute.<br /><br />Icey-Thank you....<br /><br />MPM-Frolic is one of my favorite words, along with swirl and a few others. Wolves Frolicking ought to be the name of a band. Or, my autobiography.<br /><br />GJ-We even have ghosts roaming these parts dating back to before those times...pirates and all. Seriously. If we're lucky we might see one on the Tour de Mathews. (A ghost, although maybe even a pirate, you never know around here.)<br /><br />BHE- You're right. You're right. But they need to understand they aren't in Kansas anymore and we do have hyper-infestations of insects. Or maybe I'm the one whose hyper when I encounter these insects. Or something.<br /><br />Annie - Yes, surprisingly it is safe to walk on the beach, BUT sometimes not in the water not so much because of the glass but oyster shells can slice and dice you as bad as glass. This sea glass we're talking about is usually very smooth - almost like a pebble that's been in a river bed forever. (Are you sure you can't come back in July for Blog Fest?)<br /><br />AMN - Many moons ago in this very blog I said that Stingray Point got its name from a wrestling match between one Capt. John Smith and a stingray, and the score was stingray - 1, Capt. John - 0. Hopefully that matches your story, but if it doesn't, write 'er up and send 'er on over for publishing. (Along with the Aaron's Beach one. OR better yet, the story of AMN's Mumma tearing up the door mat with the zero turn lawn mower. Yes, we must have that one documented for posterity. It will go well with the "Cud Cadet Almost Kills CB Mother" saga.)<br /><br />Autumn-Exactly, that's it, doesn't look like your typical lighthouse. There are pictures if you google or wikipedia it.<br /><br />Daryl- Wolves frolicking in speedos, I do believe we're onto something here, although I'm not sure what. Whatever it is, you won't find it in Wikipedia but you might find it on Cinemax.<br /><br />Caution - I never knew that about the red paint. No, I only copied the info from Wikipedia about the ship and how the light got its name. There was another site having to do with local lighthouses that had more info, and actually if you google it, there are a number of sites that come up describing it fairly accurately.<br /><br />Foolery- An excellent summary, spot on--just dont' forget to add that the wolf was frolicking.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-14619886469438028682009-04-29T16:18:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:18:00.000-04:00So it was the Brits who crashed their boat into a ...So it was the Brits who crashed their boat into a wolf and started a lighthouse? I blame global warming.<br /><br />What? No, I'm not drinking.fooleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437690389824744691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-8227706440895088972009-04-29T13:17:00.000-04:002009-04-29T13:17:00.000-04:00Red paint? Won't my husband be surprised when he ...Red paint? Won't my husband be surprised when he gets home today and finds what I've done with the house.<br /><br />Did you or did you not create the Wikipedia entry?Caution/Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172990197662644455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-13181376847034065102009-04-29T12:46:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:46:00.000-04:00Horse flies ... If I start whining now maybe by th...Horse flies ... If I start whining now maybe by then I will be whined out ... OTOH a wolf in a speedo would be an awesome photo op<br /><br />And trust me, you are just as reliable as Wikipedia ... you know anyone can go and update/edit an entry...Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-34147303148708006312009-04-29T12:12:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:12:00.000-04:00I think I recall us riding our cabin cruiser aroun...I think I recall us riding our cabin cruiser around that one. Isn't it kind of short and squat and squarish?Sharon Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609356325356264202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-88335351710280152902009-04-29T12:11:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:11:00.000-04:00Aah, CBW, you beat me to it! I was going to tell ...Aah, CBW, you beat me to it! I was going to tell you how it got its name, and you already looked it up! Drat that Wikipedia! (actually I ADORE wikipedia and google - because I meander thru life, collecting trivia as I go)<br /><br />However, I originally learned about the HMS Wolfe during an interview with the very kind, gracious and wise Mr. J. Martin Diggs, Mathews Historian extraordinaire, during my senior year of high school. We spent a very pleasant afternoon in the county library, wherein I also learned how Stingray Point got its name (go ahead google it, I dare you) and other fabulous county lore. He also told me a very cute story about my (very prim and proper) aunt as a child. He was such a nice man!<br /><br />AMNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-47490748548986751832009-04-29T11:33:00.000-04:002009-04-29T11:33:00.000-04:00Intriguing name and story of that lighthouse..
Is...Intriguing name and story of that lighthouse..<br /><br />Is it safe to walk around there in bare feet...with all that sea glass etc, not to mention frolicking wolves?<br /><br />Yay, it turned cool again..hooray. I love it...sorry to all of you who endured the winter. I come from the land of the perpetual summer, so it is so nice to get some cool weather. I think I live on the wrong continent!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698343129217681652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-15541307974384242522009-04-29T11:13:00.000-04:002009-04-29T11:13:00.000-04:00Don't talk about the horseflies....you're scaring ...Don't talk about the horseflies....you're scaring our guests!!!!big hair envyhttp://bighairenvy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-61156232290682406782009-04-29T08:54:00.000-04:002009-04-29T08:54:00.000-04:00I think that Wolf Trap would make a lovely sleepov...I think that Wolf Trap would make a lovely sleepover place for the blogfest...minus and Confederates or Brits. And I have nothing against either...or wolves for that matter.<br /><br />I can't wait to see your treasures that you found.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036374022323687122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-37611772855082332262009-04-29T08:27:00.000-04:002009-04-29T08:27:00.000-04:00I cannot get the image of a frolicking wolf out of...I cannot get the image of a frolicking wolf out of my head.Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-18924344153487955782009-04-29T07:56:00.000-04:002009-04-29T07:56:00.000-04:00I love the photo - and what perfect humans to be t...I love the photo - and what perfect humans to be the first!Iceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10525617706136665451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-43912086574546056092009-04-29T07:50:00.000-04:002009-04-29T07:50:00.000-04:00Sounds like fun to me. I'm game.Sounds like fun to me. I'm game.Meg McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226110990838922422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-66606080485620072582009-04-29T07:29:00.000-04:002009-04-29T07:29:00.000-04:00Coffee anyone?Coffee anyone?mmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055514234118779559noreply@blogger.com