Was it the thunderstorms and down pour that preceded the concert, delaying the show two hours, but clearing into a spectacular summer evening?

Was it learning a clutch of Vineyarders had seats in the very same section as us at Gillette Stadium?

Or was it when I first bought tickets online and through a computer glitch, my order was doubled?

This is a tale with a moral. I will try not to tax your attention too long. But I have to go way back to begin because it begins with my childhood. It is about houses and children, and which came first.

We had a cottage in the Highlands of unimpressive size and appearance. My mother loved it for its easy care. It couldn’t even stand in the shade of our city house, and there certainly were no special rules for children. No one had ever looked aghast at a child on its premises.

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

August can be a tough month for catching striped bass. It isn’t that the fish have gone south or disappeared, but they are certainly into their warm water August state of mind.

Friday, August 8: Thunderstorm in the first hours of the morning. Bright lightning fills the skies over Vineyard Haven. Rain is heavy and stops by 3 a.m. The morning is partly cloudy.

Hello, Théoden

Billy and Naomi Dias of Oak Bluffs welcome their son, Théoden Joseph Jacob Dias, who was born July 30 at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 3.4 ounces. Theo joins his two sisters, Evelyn Joy and Penelope.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

August 8 76 61 .28

August 9 77 57 Trace

August 10 76 60 .00

August 11 80 64 .25

August 12 77 60 .17

August 13 75 59 .00

August 14 79 65 .00

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 78º F.

John Ciccarelli, 25 15:27

Ryan Laemel, 16 16:44

Matthew Graziano, 25 16:52

Joshua Sohn, 27 17:08

Mark Engerman, 41 17:28

Fraser Novakowski, 22 17:34

Mark Reppert, 17 17:44

Benjamin Smith, 33 17:55

Peter Knight, 42 17:59

John Dewitt, 22 18:12

Alex Leopold, 18 18:14

Scott Bosworth, 43 18:15

David Diriwachter, 39 18:25

Jay Sinclair, 42 18:35

Alex Kahan, 49 18:47

Yves-Marc Courtines, 35 18:48

Travis Batzer, 18 18:49

Moonlight Paddle

Felix Neck offers a paddle by moonlight on Friday and Saturday evenings, August 15 and 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. You can see Sengekontacket pond in a new light, moon light, as you kayak with a guide on the pond as the moon rises. The program is open to ages 11 and up with an adult. The cost is $38, or $32 for Mass Audubon members. Registration is required. For details, call 508-627-4850.

Edgartown police responded to two major accidents this past week: one involving a pair of Harley-Davidson motorcycles and another involving a pair of bicycles. In both cases, one person involved in the accident was seriously injured and airlifted by helicopter to Boston-based hospitals.

Edgartown Realtor Elected

To Cape, Islands Board

Bill LeRoyer, co-owner and principal broker of Harborside Realty Inc. of Edgartown, has been elected to the board of directors of the Cape Cod and Islands Association of Realtors.

The professional association is made up of member real estate offices located on Cape Cod, the Vineyard and Nantucket and is the local chapter of the National Association of Realtors, which has more than one million members in the United States.