There has been a bumper crop of Island corn this season. Thanks to Morning Glory, I have a sufficient number of ears.

Four and Twenty Fish Crows
By ROBERT A. CULBERT

Coniferous seeds in the boreal forests of Canada are in short supply this fall. And so the prediction is that many of the winter finches will head further south than they normally do. The first hint of this irruption is the abundance of red-breasted nuthatches over the past few weeks. They are reported from across the Island in numbers not seen in maybe five years.

I cannot believe our good fortune here on the Vineyard. Floods, fires, hurricanes all around and yet we have been spared.

The North American Speed Sailing Invitational is coming to the Vineyard, from Oct. 21 through Nov. 4.

Robert C. Fox Jr. and Andrea S. Mintz, trustees of the Robert C. Fox Jr. 1999 Revocable Indenture of Trust, purchased 62 Vineyard Meadow Farms Road in West Tisbury from Kristen Guthrie and Brendon Guthrie for $1,325,000 on Oct. 10.

Brianna Smith and Zachery Sweeney of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Arayah Faith Sweeney, born on Oct. 10.

Christina and Wade Simmons of West Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Charlotte Grace Simmons, born on Oct. 15.

Well, the sunset, regrettably, is now occurring before 5:45 p.m. and is dropping faster each day.

How about our teams? Doing so well and giving us exciting games, the Patriots, the Red Sox, and the Celtics.

Heat on, heat off. Yup, it is that time of year where we are trying to hold off till the first of November but brrr.