There are babes in the woods. They also may be in the trees, around your yard and in most any Island habitat. Baby squirrels have arrived.

American writer Lish McBride made this observation: “Fear, left unchecked can spread like a virus.”

Why not live large? With their immense size, blue whales don’t have any other option.

By the time Chris Kennedy of The Trustees of Reservations received a report of a seal on Cape Pogue, the harp seal was already dead.

Common juniper is anything but common on the Vineyard.

Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz gave this sardonic advice: “Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is.”