The cherry trees on down-Island main streets are putting on a remarkable display, the tiny goldfinch has begun to appear as an unmistakable bright yellow dot among the fresh green of tree limbs just beginning to leaf, and shops are opening their doors, freshening their paint and anticipating the rush of shoppers.
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American poet John Greenleaf Whittier wrote: To-day, alike are great and small, The nameless and the known; My palace is the people's hall, The ballot-box, my throne! And we can't agree more this year.
November 3, 2020
Winter is just a promise, but it makes us rush to savor the last bits of autumn before the ground turns hard and the trees turn bare and the snow flies.
November 2, 2020
Now that November is here, everything is right here, right now, and in the quieter pace that comes to the Island in this twilight of the autumn season, we can find some portion of the peace that is evident in the natural world around us.
November 1, 2020
On All Hallow's Eve the Agricultural Society fairgrounds turned spooky on Saturday morning as the last farmers’ market of the season went out with ghosts and ghoulies shopping for Island produce.
October 31, 2020
Trick or treaters may not be roaming Island streets this year, but porches and Main streets are decked out for the holiday.
October 31, 2020
In October birds begin migrating; some are summer resident species leaving for winter homes, while others are migrating down the coast.
October 27, 2020
Arrowhead Farm on Indian Hill in West Tisbury was purchased by the land bank, with a plan to preserve the iconic property as a working farm in perpetuity.
October 27, 2020
The rhythms in the Island community echo the new melody in the natural world around us.
October 26, 2020
Familiar places become wondrously new in the Island light of October.
October 25, 2020
October on the Island is autumn through and through, and here, on the far shore of another summer, October unfolds in its own sweet time.
October 18, 2020
There was a fair amount of grumbling this week as fishermen battled riled up seas and lots of seaweed left over from the holiday weekend wind.
October 15, 2020
End of the day in Aquinnah and the waves sparkle, while Moshup Beach reflects the colors of the sunset in its clay cliffs.
October 12, 2020
Our perspective on Columbus may have changed, but our conviction has only grown stronger that, at this point in the Vineyard year, we definitely are ready for a holiday.
October 11, 2020
The talk of the Martha's Vineyard Bass and Bluefish Derby in the third week of the tournament has been the high winds and cooling temperatures.
October 10, 2020
After presiding over the historic wooden octagon for more than 95 years, the Union Chapel's 1924 organ has been fully restored.
October 10, 2020
Martha’s Vineyard towns are seeing a boom in residential construction projects, as building demands soar both up-Island and down.
October 8, 2020