After days (it seemed like weeks) of rain, the sun finally came out again, and heavy jackets and rain coats were stowed once again in hall closets. It truly felt like spring was here on the Vineyard.

With flowers in their hair and the grounds of Polly Hill Arboretum as a backdrop, high school students gathered before the junior prom.

The skies may be gray and wet, but cheerful flowers brighten many homes as the Island celebrates all moms today.

Welcome May, month of unfolding green leaves and longer days; the prelude to summer. Pollen swirls in puddles of spring rain as bees begin their trips from flower to hive, an ancient dance.    

T-ball is made up of predominantly four and five year olds, and some six-year-old beginners. To put that in perspective, it is essentially a field of preschoolers and kindergartners, given bats, balls, mitts and uniforms that look more like cozy pajamas dropping down past their knees.

Martha’s Vineyard Little League celebrated the beginning of the season with an opening ceremony Saturday at Penn Field.

The spring migration is in full force in April as ummer visitors come north while winter residents depart. Osprey, greater yellowlegs, piping plovers and double-crested cormorants arrive with southerly winds.

Vineyarders of all ages turned out to help clean the beaches during annual Earth Day cleanup day.