The last few chilly days is just early spring hanging in there before the hot, humid summer is upon us. On Tuesday, I spent some time regretting I had put the long underwear away.
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Friday, May 30: Sunny. Summer weather. Temperature rises to mid-70s. A night for a barbecue. The smell of freshly cooked burgers drifts through...
The Island fishing season arrives in June. There are enthusiasts who will go out in April or May and catch some nice fish, but they are only...
Misidentification of a bird species is always embarrassing, but when it is one made on a group of birds very difficult to separate, it is not quite...
The fields are blushing. It is for good reason that the meadows are red-faced. Blame it on embarrassment, but more likely it is sorrel that is...
As the story goes, the history of farming at Katama began in the first World War when Edgartown families planted army and navy beans deep in the...
Friday, May 23: Partly sunny morning. Edgartown School students march to the sea in the afternoon under bright sunshine. Warm and breezy. Lilacs...
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Thursday July 11, 2024
Beige and brown and tan and black, with horns spiraled or semicircular or in undulating waves, a legion of goats marched up the hill toward us, bleating in anticipation of fresh grass and leaves.