Daily Five: It's Egg-stasy At 17 Washington Street!

1. I refuse to believe what the National Weather Service is telling me:

• Today: A chance of snow showers before 9 a.m., then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. North wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 6 mph.

2. Wherever you are and whatever you need to do between now and Sunday, you have to make sure you drive past 17 Washington St. in Mystic to see the Most Amazing Easter Egg Trees Ever. There are three trees in the front of the house and hanging from their branches are hundreds of handpainted Easter eggs. (Made from real eggs that were hollowed out.) We stopped Wednesday to take some photos and found Andy Mink at home, so he gave us the egg-sclusive: His wife Janis and their daughter Louisa started painting the eggs 17 years ago, when they first moved into the house. Every year they would do more, he said, and neighborhood kids would come by and do some. There are even "biographical" eggs, like the one that depicts Louisa's time on the high school crew team. She is now all grown up and living in New Orleans, but the eggs get hung out every year. They went up on Tuesday, Andy said. "It is a neighborhood tradition," he said. "We even get egg tourists." You know we have to say it: Egg-scellent!

3. A heads-up from Aquarion about water main replacement work that begins next week. Adjust your driving accordingly, and don't freak out if your water is discolored.

4. Has anyone seen Buddha? He went missing Saturday at the Old Mystic end of Pequot Trail. He is deaf and going blind. His family is very worried.

5. At 6 tonight at the La Grua Center, the Stonington Historical Society will host 'Discussions on Renovations to the Old Lighthouse Museum.' According to the Society's Facebook page: "Architects Matthew Oudens and Conrad Ello have been studying ways to bring the Old Lighthouse Museum into the 21st Century. They will be on hand to show various options to restore the 1840 structure and to make the museum universally accessible. Oudens Ello Architecture of Boston has been working with the Historical Society over the last few months to come up with various alternatives for bringing the museum into the 21st century without compromising its charm or architectural integrity.
The Old Lighthouse on Water Street was acquired by the Historical Society in 1925, and it has not undergone a major restoration since that time. Now the oldest lighthouse museum in the nation, it is currently undergoing historic preservation assessment, thanks to grants from the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, the Eastern Connecticut Community Foundation, the Connecticut Humanities Council, Heritage Preservation, and the private support of generous members and friends. The Historical Society, including a committee established to review challenges and issues relating to the building and its collection of artifacts, welcomes suggestions from the community concerning design options intended to make the building more accessible to the public and safer for people and artifacts, and to ensure its long-term preservation."