Chilmark is a busy place. Farmers, fishermen and gardeners are doing lots of outdoor chores in this unseasonable warm and sunny weather. I suspect by the noisy bird noises I hear every morning that they are feeling the pressure of the warm weather and are needing nests! Thick fog greeted us up-Islanders on Wednesday morning and returned in the evening. The sound of a nearby foghorn waked me this a.m. and it is still only March!
Chilmark’s weather is confused and so are the birds and plants . . . however, we are all enjoying the lovely spring weather. Our daffodils on Basin Road bloomed today! There are crocuses all over town now and the snowdrops are old news. But enough bragging; March could still be bringing a blizzard.
One of the main attractions in town this weekend is the 12th annual Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival at the community center. There will be films, food and goodies through Sunday.
Chilmark, as I write, sits serene and warm under a beautiful full moon that is rising out of what, to me, is West Tisbury. Our town seems so lively now that the vacationers are returning and the sun has come out again with the promise of warmth. Don’t forget to change the clocks this weekend.
Chilmark has not been forgotten by the national news. ABC News carried an article by Genevieve Shaw Brown on Feb. 18 entitled Vacations of the Presidents. The lead picture was of Menemsha harbor; the article suggested the Clintons and Obamas were mainly interested in Martha’s Vineyard for the beaches, golf games and ice cream. Maybe she hasn’t been here. And what about President Grant? Oh, well, it is February and columnists here and beyond are hard-pressed for real news!
Chilmark finally felt the heat! The temperature went up dramatically on Wednesday this week. I didn’t hear too many complaining. The beaches were busy and so were the parking lots and the food places. All good signs of a summer well underway.
