Having had a series of beautiful days, I find myself in a dilemma. It’s time to get out in the fields. I need to go to work.

The wind is worse for outdoor work than rain or even snow. Tarps blow around, it’s impossible to spread fertilizer and a person’s overall mood becomes increasingly sour.

I wonder if I did something right in my previous life to end up on the Vineyard.

The snow is gone, temperatures are rising, shrubs and trees are showing tiny buds and folks seem very happy.

It's for a short period of time that I enjoy snow.

Jo Douglas spends much of her summer behind the wheel of her pickup truck as part of her Fork to Pork operation. In the off-season, though, she can be seen behind a much different wheel: the Zamboni at the Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena.