BRAD WOODGER

508-627-4216

(ibwsgolf@aol.com)

I’ve noticed lately how green nature is — it uses everything it makes. A leaf feeds the soil, a mouse feeds a crow, a sun feeds the plant. I wonder if there’s a lesson to be learned. Somebody should give nature an award or something — make sure it feels recognized.

NANCY GARDELLA

508-693-3308

(vhavenvgazette@yahoo.com)

JANE N. SLATER

508-645-3378

(slaterjn@comcast.net)

Chilmark has been a dark and dreary place this past week with lots of wind and rain. The fall foliage is pretty much gone for this year and the general aspect is gray. A sunny day, even a short one, will improve the mood! Hopefully, before you read this!

This week we thank our veterans out loud; hopefully, we have been thanking them everyday in some way. Just enjoying our rights and privileges should remind us of their cost. We give thanks to all who served, serve and will serve.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Nov. 5 61 50 .58

Nov. 6 62 44 .05

Nov. 7 51 43 Trace

Nov. 8 45 33 1.90

Nov. 9 51 38 .70

Nov. 10 52 40 .11

Nov. 11 47 44 .01

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 52 º F.

KATHIE CASE

508-627-5349

(kathleencase@comcast.net)

There is nothing to say about this weather. It has been rainy, windy and chilly; the leaves are blowing (I hope to the neighbor’s yard) and the flower beds need to be turned over. I just know when the sun comes out, we are all going to be smiling again.

Please Adopt Us

Seven cats, five kittens, five guinea pigs, two dogs and one rabbit — the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard is bursting at the seams with animals needing homes.

By REMY TUMIN

Every August, Vineyarders flood the fair grounds at the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society Hall in West Tisbury. Every fall, we are treated to the harvest festival to celebrate the season’s bounty, and every winter we have Island artisans’ fairs, community potlucks or most recently the winter farmers’ markets. The Vineyard is a place of tradition, and the Ag Hall is a beacon of that.

It’s been raining for like 40 days and 40 nights. But the sun is bound to come out sometime and when it does, time to head outdoors. Looking for a little hand-holding, though, to bring you back to the wild? Then you’re in luck. On Sunday, Nov. 14 the Vineyard Conservation Society is leading a walk out to Norton Point Beach on Chappy.

Anyone interested should meet at the Chappy Ferry parking lot at 12:45 p.m. If already on Chappy, meet at the Wasque TTOR gatehouse at 1 p.m.

Years from now. when they go Hollywood and won’t return your calls you’ll be able to say, yeah, well I saw them back in the day when they were still green in the green room. That’s if you head out this week and next to the Vineyard Playhouse’s annual fourth grade theatre project.

Water Essays

Water Matters, Why We Need to Act Now to Save Our Most Critical Resource, was recently released by AlterNet, an award-winning magazine and online community.

Water Matters includes a contribution from Island writer William Waterway. Other contributing writers include Barbara Kingsolver, Bill McKibben, Maude Barlow and Tina Rosenberg, to name a few.

For more information, please visit alternet.org.