Well, the weather last weekend was seasonable and with the rapidly falling leaves, time change, cooler temperatures and lowering the storm windows, we are slowly falling into the grasp of winter.

There is no reason to get the blues when the weather turns cold and outdoor bird watching is not fun anymore.

Veterans of every American war since World War II, along with members of the Coast Guard, local police departments and other groups, marched in the annual Veterans Day Parade in Oak Bluffs on Tuesday.

A public meeting on smart wastewater management to save Island ponds is planned for Thursday, Nov. 20, at 5:30 p.m. at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven.

Chilmark town hall hosts a flu clinic for children ages six months to 16 years old on Wednesday, Nov. 19.

What do turkey and tennis have in common? Chew on that for awhile and then get yourself to the Turkey Open on Saturday, Nov. 15, beginning at noon at the Workout and Vineyard Tennis Center.

There are more than books at the West Tisbury library. Now there’s a seed library, too. This fall a collaboration between the library, Island Grown Schools and the Farm Institute has led to an upcoming seed processing workshop.

Thirty bushels of bay scallops were given to local shuckers with a stipulation: they could keep half the load if they shuck the other half for seniors. Packages of bay scallops have been delivered for distribution to the Edgartown Council on Aging.

Poets come together next Thursday, Nov. 20, at the West Tisbury library for a free evening of reading.

This time life really is a cake walk. Join your friends and family in support of the fifth graders at West Tisbury School as they sponsor a cake walk at the Chilmark Community Center.