Who doesn’t love seeing meteors falling from the heavens at unpredictable moments on a warm summer night.

I cherish memories of taking my son Alan and daughter Emma out saltwater flyfishing when they were growing up on the Vineyard.

There is a blue moon Friday but don’t go looking for a change in color. A blue moon is a full moon occurring on the last day of the month.

Warm summer nights, far cooler than daytime highs, make astronomy a pleasant hobby. One doesn’t have to put on a coat or dress in any special way.

Saturday night an assembly of beautiful celestial objects shine low in the western sky after sunset.

It was the night before the big three-day Vineyard Cup and sailors and friends of sailors were out in force. But they weren’t on the water. They were at the 24th annual Seafood Buffet and Auction to benefit Sail Martha’s Vineyard.