Everything that could be said about spring was said last year, not to mention some years before last year, but spring is again a favorite topic.

He began writing for the Gazette only three years ago although it seemed like Will Monast had been around forever. Quietly competent, he was self-taught in all things, from carpentry to fishing to writing.

Scattered throughout the six Vineyard towns is a cross section of nearly every type of American residential architecture.

Gazette columnist Will Monast, who wrote Tales from Gosnold for the Gazette and had a devoted following, died on Feb. 18. What follows is a column by him first published in June 2013.

Martha’s Vineyard is a bellwether of climate change, sea level rise and socioeconomic dynamics. It also is a place with both the interest in and commitment to dealing with its effects.

As surely as winter sets in and the weather becomes cold and uncomfortable, there is talk of eel stifle among Vineyarders.