The weekend was warm. Lawn mowers could be heard buzzing most everywhere in town and the weather perfect for outside chores. After church many people had an opportunity to go to the beach for the first time—Lambert’s Cove was pleasantly crowded—or visited Aquinnah to witness the successfully-moved Gay Head Lighthouse.

The long holiday weekend begins Friday and Monday is the Memorial Day holiday. There will be a parade and traditional observances down in Vineyard Haven and the annual town of Tisbury picnic on Monday. Town buildings, banks and the post office will be closed. If the new swans choose to stay in the Mill Pond it will surely make it feel like summer is just around the corner.

The weekend weather was very good, so much warmer that even the grass is starting to green up. Sunday found us under a blue sky with much milder temperatures.

Spring flowers are in bloom most everywhere, even though the weather, up until last weekend, was unseasonably cold and damp. The baseball field on Sunday hosted a youth baseball game and the tennis courts were also busy. Short-sleeved shirts and shorts were clothing of choice. My thanks to son Sam for sorting the mail at the post office during my absence.