Chilmark gardener Susan Straight has opened up quite a can of worms.

Potential reasons for this low productivity include human disturbance, predation and the weather.

When I was a little girl and we had a stretch of hot, humid weather at the end of August, we were forbidden to play outdoors.

About 150 dolphins, with at least one pup, were seen about a mile offshore from Menemsha on Monday morning by a Vineyard family out on their boat.

Dyan and John Demers of Chilmark announce the birth of a son, Clive Philip Demers, born on August 25.

LILY WALTER
(slipawayfarm@gmail.com)

The water at East Beach was so clear over the weekend. Usually the visibility is obscured by some seaweed or silt, but this weekend, the sandy ocean bottom, all sifted into ridges, could be clearly seen from the water’s surface. Fish darted under kicking toes and a jellyfish floated quietly by one swimmer who spotted it and quickly went the other way. A group of terns arrived, careening into the water at top speed and coming up with small prey. Beach-goers lazed under umbrellas, transitioning seamlessly between ocean dips and sun soaking.

Tuesday is the state primary election and polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. at the public saftey building across from Conroy’s.

What to say about John McCain? What a hero.

The Martha’s Vineyard Center for the Visual Arts sits tucked away in the arts district at 99 Dukes County Road, but what a jewel.

Barry Burbank, channel four weatherman, brought things to perspective last week when he reminded us that we have lost almost two hours of daylight since summer.