Chilmark has been shivering this week with temperatures more normal for February than March. The spring flowers seem to take the sudden freeze in stride and are still colorful.
Chilmark lies nestled under a warm blanket of fog this morning as I write mid-week. Much more like a June morning than actually a March morning.
Chilmark is enjoying what, in today’s language, might be called a fake spring. But, fake or not, we are happy with warm temperatures and early flowers.
Chilmark continues the slow push toward spring in spite of blizzards and near blizzards. The Ganz family on North Road was happy to report that the witch hazel trees at Hollyholm are in full bloom.
Chilmark greets us with wind and rain this morning and promises to turn into a winter northeaster tomorrow.
Chilmark is proud of our folk artist Jim Morgan, and happy that the Martha’s Vineyard Museum has opened a show of many of his beautiful weathervanes.
Chilmark is a bit soggy this morning as I write midweek. None of the wind and rain of the past few days have left any marks on the landscape. Let’s hope that the national events of the past week do likewise.
Chilmark closed out an era on Saturday as the town gathered at Abel’s Hill Cemetery to say farewell to Lynn Murphy. The days of getting Lynn Murphy to do it are over.
Chilmark is quickly shedding the blanket of snow that fell so incessantly on Saturday last. As I write on Tuesday lots of bare ground is already exposed and we are hoping for more to be revealed as the weather warms up this week.
