May moves forward, as it always does, with a mixture of sun and cold, rain and bewildering breezes. It is a mercurial month, full of surprises as to which way the wind will blow and for how long.

The annual bevy of performances hosted by the Edgartown Board of Trade returns to the porches of downtown Edgartown.

The trees are buff and robust, dressed in their new green finery. The flower beds call out their own sweet song ­— one that is strong and supple and filled with color. 

Josh Kegan and Enrica Rossi’s boat the S/V Lúthien appeared on the horizon of Menemsha Harbor on Saturday morning for the first time in a year.

Mother’s Day comes in many forms — mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers, caregivers. There is also Mother Earth to consider, here and there and everywhere.

Matthew and Todd Mayhew mending nets for squidding in Menemsha. Matt and Todd co-own the fishing vessel Lady M. out of Menemsha harbor.

Little Lady, a historic vessel that has fished out of Menemsha for decades, has left its harbor. On Thursday morning, the boat — the last one-man, wooden western-rig dragger in New England — journeyed to Vineyard Haven, where it will undergo restoration.

The students at Chilmark School welcomed a new month and celebrated May Day with the traditional May Pole dance. Fourth and fifth graders held brightly-colored ribbons while they danced to the beat of spring.