May brings a flurry of avian activity, with the arrival of colorful songbirds and distinctive shorebirds.
Photography
Lanny McDowell
Today is Monday, Memorial Day, when we put aside our anticipation for summer and turn instead to solemn remembrance. It is the day when we reflect on all those freedoms which we too often take for granted, even as we consider the cost at which those freedoms were bought for us.
May 25, 2020
Memorial Day invites us to look back and to remember, even to grieve, for those who sacrificed any chance to savor the sweetness of another May.
May 24, 2020
Now comes the season of arrival. The holiday weekend begins for many the journey back to the Island after a long winter's absence.
May 24, 2020
Year in and out, the Vineyard explodes in color in May. As May opens, the world comes alive again.
May 23, 2020
A little warmth teases us. After weeks of cool and rain, the sun shone and Islanders tossed aside their heavy coats and pulled their shorts from the back of the closet.
May 17, 2020
Over 18,000 oysters were given away in 36-count bags at the Agricultural Hall on Saturday.
May 16, 2020
Led by cruisers and trucks from all six police, fire and EMS departments, front line workers from the hospital and grocery stores were celebrated during an afternoon parade across down Island.
May 12, 2020
Spring is in the air and flower bouquets are decorating Island homes as the Vineyard wishes all mothers a happy day.
May 10, 2020
Islanders paid their respect to Lucy Vincent Beach, positive test results for the coronavirus reached 24 on the Island, emergency room and other non-Covid related visits to the hospital have plummeted, and a letter was sent to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and senate leaders Mitch McConnell
May 9, 2020
Shoppers at Morning Glory Farm amble about in slow motion, seduced by brightly colored displays of fresh produce and aromatic baked goods. Edgartown's farm stand opened for the season Tuesday, and it couldn't have come fast enough.
May 8, 2020
From a poem by John Maloney: West to West Tisbury, the Athens of the Island, seven pianos on Music Street after George Smith bought one for his daughter . . .
May 7, 2020
Menemsha offers a blend of man and nature, land and sea, old and new, shabby and chic, wealthy and much-less-so that is captivating.
May 5, 2020
Geological time mostly runs slowly, in measures of hundreds of thousands, if not millions or billions of years.
May 4, 2020
For everything, there is a season. On the Vineyard, this is the season for the year's most profligate displays of spring blossoms, and of reopening businesses.
May 3, 2020
The last of the cliffs at Lucy Vincent Beach tumbled into the ocean Friday night.
May 2, 2020
Questions about the upcoming summer season began for Vineyard vacationers and homeowners alike.
May 2, 2020