At last, Labor Day weekend has arrived. A reduction in traffic, cyclists, joggers and mopeds.
Au revoir, Henri! There was very little damage across the Vineyard as Henri went by.
The statistics are in: Aquinnah leads the way in population growth over the past decade with an increase of 41.2%, according to the 2020 Census.
The weather is holding up for the last vestiges of summer in order to get in more beach days and boating as well as fishing, which is starting early.
Monarch butterflies have returned, fluttering in the backyard amongst the butterfly weed, Queen Anne's lace, and honeysuckle.
So, is today the halfway mark of summer? The temperatures have been in the 80s and it has been great beach weather this week.
Just the right beach weather this week. Not too sunny but warm and welcoming.
Tropical storm Elsa did not stay around too long, touching the Vineyard rather gently and not leaving much damage.
These are the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, mostly hot and humid and interspersed with a few days of rain.
