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Scenes from Martha’s Vineyard, April 2025

Lambing season at Allen Farm in Chilmark.
Ray Ewing
Lambing season at Allen Farm in Chilmark.
Ray Ewing
South shore.
L.A. Brown
South shore.
L.A. Brown
Spring is blooming at Polly Hill Arboretum.
Susan Garrett
Spring is blooming at Polly Hill Arboretum.
Susan Garrett
Foggy day at the Dockside alley shops.
Tim Johnson
Foggy day at the Dockside alley shops.
Tim Johnson
Like a bird on a wire, in this case, a vesper sparrow.
Lanny McDowell
Like a bird on a wire, in this case, a vesper sparrow.
Lanny McDowell
Ocean Park Bandstand.
Ray Ewing
Ocean Park Bandstand.
Ray Ewing
Barn owl.
Lanny McDowell
Barn owl.
Lanny McDowell
Daffodils bloom at iconic gas pump on North Road in Chilmark.
Tim Johnson
Daffodils bloom at iconic gas pump on North Road in Chilmark.
Tim Johnson

We have heard the pinkletinks calling in the boggy hollows on afternoons lit by a warming sun. Early morning winds still bluster from the northeast, chillingly enough to make the walker regret any lapses or omissions in bundling up. But nothing can erase the bright blooms of daffodils along stone walls, or on lawns now showing the first signs of new greening. The buds are fat on roadside bushes, and the birds proclaim the season in their full morning chorus.



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