The Island fishing season arrives in June. There are enthusiasts who will go out in April or May and catch some nice fish, but they are only preparing for what happens in June.

Misidentification of a bird species is always embarrassing, but when it is one made on a group of birds very difficult to separate, it is not quite as bad.

The fields are blushing.

It is for good reason that the meadows are red-faced. Blame it on embarrassment, but more likely it is sorrel that is the cause. Red sorrel has created that crimson glow.

Red sorrel, also known as dock, sheep sorrel, cuckoo bread, sour weed and field sorrel, might be compared to a blushing bride. Its red stems and flowers color our late spring world.

But its presence indicates more than just a bit of self-consciousness.

NANCY GARDELLA

508-693-3308

(vhavenvgazette@yahoo.com)

Frost Biters Begin Races

Off of Vineyard Haven

The Frost Biters and Winter Guys sailing group, which sails in the waters off Vineyard Haven, have held their first two races of the season.

George Delaney in Ardent won the first spring race of the Frost Biters and Winter Guys sailing group, held May 25 at Vineyard Haven.

The sailors raced once around the Nun 6 buoy in the harbor, the Nun 4 buoy off West Chop, and the Can 23A buoy off East Chop. The winds were east-northeast at six to 12 knots.

By LYNNE IRONS

Hello, Kayden

Heather Ferreira and Keigh Devine of Aquinnah announce the birth of a son, Kayden Keith Devine, on May 27 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Kayden weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at birth. He is also welcomed by his sister, Jasmine Devine.

Foundation Awards Gift

The Comcast Foundation has awarded a $10,000 gift to the Permanent Endowment Fund for Martha’s Vineyard. The fund will use the grant to help address the needs of the Island and grow program initiatives directly affecting the Vineyard community.

Since 1982, the Permanent Endowment Fund has served as the Island’s community foundation. All of its resources focus exclusively on addressing the needs of the Vineyard. More information is available by calling 508-338-4665.

Holmes Hole Sailors Set

Summer Race Schedule

The Holmes Hole Sailing Association has announced its schedule of handicap sailboat racing from Vineyard Haven harbor for the summer season.

The association will be sponsoring a series of 24 races, in a variety of formats, beginning with a tune-up race in Vineyard or Nantucket Sound on June 15 and concluding with the annual George Moffett Memorial Race on Sept. 6.

JOHN S. ALLEY

508-693-2950

(alleys@vineyard.net)

The weekend started out gray with a threat of rain and lawn mowers could be heard buzzing most everywhere in town. It really did not rain very much after all, however, and many outside chores were completed. Many people had an opportunity to go to the beach for the first time. The rhododendron bushes at the Foote tennis court were in full bloom and magnificent last weekend. Sunday and Monday gave us picture-perfect weather.