Now is the time for leisurely drives on roads where traffic is the exception, not the rule, down lanes that are deserted in the chill of deepening autumn. Most of all, it is the time for walks. Birds far outnumber people along our beaches now, the conservation lands are deserted, the ancient ways never more appealing.
Photography
Tim Johnson
Fall is surely a favorite season for Vineyard walking. The golds in the woods are gleaming, the reds are extravagantly bold, the huckleberry bushes and cranberry bogs are crimson. Ponds glimmer deep blue and skies are crystal clear when the sun shines.
November 14, 2019
November brings cooler weather and the arrival of winter residents, especially waterfowl. Transient migrants continue to be found, including some summer resident species, though they appear in newer numbers.
November 12, 2019
The Island honored its veterans on Monday, Nov. 11 with a parade in Oak Bluffs and a display of patriotic pride at the Avenue of Flags in Vineyard Haven.
November 11, 2019
The Cardboard Box was filled with Islanders and musicians to help Sabrina Luening, a well-known singer who was airlifted to Boston after suffering a stroke.
November 10, 2019
November is the month the Island season truly turns, and the sensations of change are as vivid and dramatic as the advent of summer. The hours of daylight grow ever shorter, and even the sunniest day begins in gray mists.
November 10, 2019
Pumpkins were carved, costumes were made, and plans were made. Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans for Halloween.
November 4, 2019
Sixty minutes doesn't seem that much of a change, and for most a single hour's difference means only minor adjustments in our everyday lives.
November 2, 2019
It was a culinary tour of the world, going grape by grape through various wine growing regions and letting the stomach lead the way to Italian themed dinners, Japanese inspired selections, a Lobsterpalooza, a Salumi extravaganza and Tacos and Tequila.
October 28, 2019
In the 40th Island Cup matchup, a tough Nantucket team proved too much for the Vineyarders.
October 28, 2019
Scallopers are in the ponds now, the days are shortening in rapid succession and the porch is stacked with wood for evening fires. The hammock swings in the late October winds; time to take it down, roll it up and tuck it into the cottage for the winter.
October 27, 2019
October is a moment to be outdoors drinking in the Island's beauty, a moment to pause and breathe deeply here on the far shore of Vineyard summer.
October 24, 2019
In October birds begin migrating past Martha's Vineyard; some are summer resident species leaving for winter homes, while others nested north and west and are migrating down the Atlantic Coast.
October 24, 2019
We are moving from T-shirts to sweaters, from sweet corn in farm fields to pumpkins and squash and sunflowers bent in final salute to the changing of the seasonal guard. The sails of summer are vanishing and only a few are left to catch the crisp autumn breezes.
October 20, 2019
A powerful storm brought high winds to Martha’s Vineyard Thursday, downing trees, knocking out power and forcing a day of canceled ferries.
October 17, 2019
Each day and night of fishing provides participants in the derby with choices — not only of baits and lures and lines, but favorite fishing spots that become secrets only when competitive fish are landed there.
October 17, 2019
A barnraising began Monday at Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury, seven months after a devastating fire destroyed the historic farm's main barn.
October 15, 2019