Time Machine Terms
June 5, 2008
Oak Bluffs
HOLLY NADLER
508 687-9239
Our beloved town has a great deal of prize-winning, Guiness-Book-of-Records elements to it, but there’s a new possible demographic that makes us a contender for something truly special, something I’ve noticed on my daily rambles around town when my dog takes me for a serious drag, and I’m just going to put it out there and see what kind of feedback comes my way, so here goes . . .
June 5, 2008
Chappy
MARGARET KNIGHT
508-627-8894
The greener Chappaquiddick gets, the yellower my car becomes. When it’s parked at my house, it sits below several big oaks that shed copious amounts of pollen. At this time of year, all flat surfaces on my porch or inside near open windows become covered with this fine yellow powder.
June 5, 2008
Edgartown
KATHIE CASE
508-627-5349
The weather has made this past week heaven. People are excited about their gardens, the lawns are getting greener, and the trees all have their leaves. Mother Nature even put the water on for us on Wednesday so we could take a day off from watering.
June 5, 2008
Hello, Lila
Hello, Lila
Louisa and Seamus O’Brien of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Lila Louise O’Brien, born on May 24 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Lila, who weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces at birth, is joining big brother Connor.
June 5, 2008
Vineyard School of Ballet Will Perform Snow White
Enjoy a beloved children’s fantasy Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, presented by the Martha’s Vineyard School of Ballet today, June 6, at 7 p.m. at the Edgartown School.
The cast of this Snow White production features children from the Martha’s Vineyard School of Ballet under the artistic direction of Beth Vages. Tickets are $10 at the door.
June 5, 2008
May 30: Sunny
Friday, May 30: Sunny. Summer weather. Temperature rises to mid-70s. A night for a barbecue. The smell of freshly cooked burgers drifts through downtown Edgartown. Stars make a showing late at night. Cool.
Saturday, May 31: Sunny and dry. High-flying cirrus clouds in the afternoon. A couple walks the beach at Eastville Beach. Ferry Island Home passes off Middle Ground. Fishing boats are adrift in the breaking rip on Middle Ground. Bull frogs sound off a still pond in Chilmark.
June 5, 2008
Striped Bass and Bluefish Are Here
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.
June 5, 2008
Distinguishing Bird Calls
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.
June 5, 2008
Red Sorrel’s Glow
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.
