Island Light: In Like a Billy Goat
Becky Brown poses with days-old goats at Island Grazing.
Becky Brown poses with days-old goats at Island Grazing.
Lobster fresh out of the icy ocean and delivered at Owen Park by Andrew Wheeler.
Lobster fresh out of the icy ocean and delivered at Owen Park by Andrew Wheeler.
Block and tackle rides out the winter on a Chilmark fishing boat.
Block and tackle rides out the winter on a Chilmark fishing boat.
Bufflehead duck skips across the water's surface at Owen Park.
Bufflehead duck skips across the water's surface at Owen Park.
Winter's view of the Gay Head Cliffs brings new colors to clay.
Winter's view of the Gay Head Cliffs brings new colors to clay.
Hay bales stacked near Gay Head Lighthouse in preparation of move.
Hay bales stacked near Gay Head Lighthouse in preparation of move.
Brookside Farm oxen stand in stark contrast to fields of snow.
Brookside Farm oxen stand in stark contrast to fields of snow.
Icy mail boxes wait for spring to be delivered in Chilmark.
Icy mail boxes wait for spring to be delivered in Chilmark.
Brock Callen gets some air kite snow boarding on Squibnocket Pond.
Brock Callen gets some air kite snow boarding on Squibnocket Pond.
Polly Hill Arboretum's outdoor fireplace would warm anyone during March's chill.
Polly Hill Arboretum's outdoor fireplace would warm anyone during March's chill.
Swans and ruddy ducks find a thawed spot in Sengekontacket.
Swans and ruddy ducks find a thawed spot in Sengekontacket.
Old bicycle is strung with lights to lead the way downtown Edgartown.
Old bicycle is strung with lights to lead the way downtown Edgartown.
March did indeed roar in like a lion on the Vineyard, with more accumulating inches of snow. But signs of life are emerging if you look for them. Billy goats and lambs are being born at Island farms, and we hope snowdrops and crocus are just waiting for the snow to receed to show their pretty flowers to the world. Join Tim Johnson as he travels the Island the first week of March.