This week, winter has shown us the most amiable of smiles. There's no holding a New England winter to any constancy; its whims are enshrined in folklore and all our memories.
Photography
Tim Johnson
The word from the Derby is, entering its third week, the fish are being elusive.
October 10, 2019
The talk of the Island is about change, about a time of year when the pace of Vineyard life slows enough to enjoy the seasonal gifts of autumn, a period of noble days and cool nights.
October 6, 2019
It seems every day the fish get bigger at the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, now nearing the halfway mark.
October 1, 2019
Porches are quiet, fewer people stroll the winding lanes, and not as many lights illuminate the 312 cottages in the Camp Ground as the calendar turns to October.
October 1, 2019
Carrying candles and hope, walkers marched toward the Big Bridge, to help bring awareness to issue of suicides.
September 30, 2019
Dawn broke on Sunday foggy, while later turning into a brilliant late September sun and the Steamship Wharf in Oak Bluffs lined with children for the Kids Derby. Windsurfers raced through whitecaps off State Beach.
September 29, 2019
Veterans arrived on the Vineyard this week to fish the Derby in the American Saltwater Heroes Fishing Challenge. All are recovering from injuries sustained in Iraq and Afghanistan.
September 26, 2019
Acorns fall from oak trees, plinking off the roofs of houses and sheds, plunking onto dry ground and crunching underfoot during hikes. Flocks of swallows fly to winter homes, making their way south with other September air travelers.
September 26, 2019
Angels Helping Animals held a meet and greet at the Black Dog, the first step towards finding each dog a loving family.
September 25, 2019
As the season turns from summer to fall, summer bird residents start to depart for their winter homes while others visit the Vineyard as they fly southward.
September 24, 2019
"Right now we are the ones who are making a difference. If no one else will take action, then we will."
September 23, 2019
A steady stream of kids walked back and forth across the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority wharf, their hands holding scup and sea bass.
September 23, 2019
Around us, the natural world is responding to the changes as we are poised between summer and fall. Birds are migrating, poison ivy vines along forest paths are turning crimson and caterpillars are on the move, hunting good spots to spin their cocoons.
September 22, 2019
Heading into the second week of the Derby, the word was all about the weather; good, bad, windy, rainy and sunny.
September 18, 2019
he Pride of Baltimore II is a uniquely built ship based on the historic design of the Baltimore Clipper.
September 17, 2019
It began as a bicycle race, and forty-two years later Tivoli Day is the end-of-summer celebration of Oak Bluffs.
September 16, 2019