They say a picture is worth a thousand words — but for Nancy Nordin, one photo turned into a once-in-a-thousand bird sighting.

Here on the Vineyard, the Island celebrates its 33rd Earth Day with a host of activities on Saturday, April 19, including a beach clean-up and an after-party at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.

The Lyrid Meteor shower is a favorite for spring. For the first time we have a meteor shower that isn't happening in the depths of winter.

Some brightly colored birds (orioles, tanagers and grosbeaks) are now migrating north through Central America. And storms cross from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico before making their way northward to us.

Maple trees are rolling out the red carpet.

The harsh wind and cold on Saturday morning did not deter Islanders who gathered at Lobsterville beach to plant restorative beach grass.