If you believe Charles Darwin, Susie Schwoch — Oak Bluffs resident and amateur entomologist — is definitely going places.

Many parts of the nasturtium are edible. The green seeds can be used as a substitute for capers, and, during World War II, they were an easily acquired substitute for black pepper.

In a blink of an eye, those local luscious red orbs are gone. They had their day in the sun and we had a few days of delicious delirium when they were ripe and ready for eating.

A few weeks back, after an afternoon spent thinning her garlic plants, Sue Silva had a large bag of young garlic that she offered to our group of knitters. No one jumped at the offer of spring garlic, so she was planning to put them in her compost.

Hay is for horses . . . and sheep, goats, and cattle, too! Fields are hayed to provide food for livestock in dark and cold seasons when plants are dormant.

Take time to smell the roses.

It is perhaps the best display I have seen in a long time. Beach Road is ablaze in blooms of rosa rugosa. Pink, red and white flowers cover the dunes and are putting on quite a fantastic show.