We drive by a pond many times a week, and decades pass without seeing anything other than mallards, Canada geese and crows.

Poet William Wordsworth is known to have held daffodils dear, but they were not his favorite flower.

Signs will go up, picnic tables will be removed and a 15-minute parking rule will go into effect in Menemsha this week after Chilmark selectmen heard concerns Tuesday about people congregating at scenic spots.

Ferries were shutting down, Beach Road was partially closed and fishermen were securing their boats as a northeaster lashed the Vineyard with rain and wind Friday.

Take a look in the western skies this weekend for Venus as it moves through the star cluster Pleiades.

ZZ Top’s 1983 hit song has been replaying in my head this week after a hearing about a backyard wildlife encounter.