Good fences make good neighbors, the old adage goes, but surely flowers along fence lines are among the prettiest sights.

There’s a decided air of neglect about the Martha’s Vineyard Airport that has nothing to do with the Island’s casual vibe.

The Islands have long felt ambivalent about summer visitors, happy for the dollars they bring to a highly seasonal market, less so about the attendant traffic and congestion.

The Vineyard was the place to be this summer, or so it appeared.

The precautionary closure by the state of twelve oyster farms in Katama Bay this week is less cause for alarm and more continuing education in the relatively nascent world of aquaculture on the Vineyard.

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The motorcade is a familiar sight by now, whizzing through the leafy canopy of North Road on its way down Island and back up again.