NANCY GARDELLA

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(vhavenvgazette@yahoo.com)

MARGARET KNIGHT

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(margaret02539@yahoo.com)

Chappaquiddick has now entered its yellow period. For the next week or two, every surface exposed to the outdoor air will be covered with pollen. My blue car, which is parked at home under some oaks, is now a yellow car. It finally got warm enough for us to open our back porch for use, which we did this past weekend. Last year I cleaned it a little early because we had a real spring, and then came the pollen. This year I’m not going to bother cleaning it until the yellow period ends.

Hello, Lucas

Laura Sargent Hall and Brian Hall of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Lucas Daniel Hall, born on May 9, 2011, at Massachusetts General Hospital. Lucas weighed 1 pound, 14 ounces at birth. He is welcomed also by his brother, Ethan, and sister, Grace.

Felix Arrives

Reade and Gregory Milne of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Felix Scott Milne, born on May 26, 2011, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Felix weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces at birth. He is also welcomed by his big sister, Greta.

Announcing Anthony

Maira Avansini DeSouza and Marcio G. Pereira of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Anthony Avansini Pereira, born on May 26, 2011, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Anthony weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces at birth.

Eve Vincent Codding and Geoff Codding of Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Finn Jackson Codding, born on May 29, 2011, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Finn weighed 8 pounds, 14.2 ounces at birth.

KATHIE CASE

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(kathleencase@comcast.net)

As of the writing of this article, Springfield was hit with a tornado and many homes near there were hit with lightning and hail as large as golf balls. So there are no complaints from this writer, only well wishes and prayers for those in other areas of Massachusetts.

A thin crescent moon appears low in the southwestern sky after sunset tonight, when it is in the zodiacal constellation Gemini, moving into the constellation Cancer.

Coming home to the Vineyard’s common birds is always a pleasure. “Our” black-capped chickadee with an unusual white blaze is back on the shelf feeder. The red-headed woodpecker looks very uncomfortable as it balances on the Droll Yankee tube feeder extracting seed. The white-breasted nuthatch is working upside down on the sycamore maple headed for the suet cage. The regulars are around the feeders.

By JONAH LIPSKY

Near the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and MassArt in Boston lies a small basement gallery. At the entrance to the space a large electric sign hovers above the door displaying the word yes in three languages: Yes. Oui. Si.