Proposal for a New Hotel
A new hotel is proposed for Oak Bluffs in the spot where the Ocean View restaurant welcomed generations of Islanders for dinner. And a fun Island to-do list to help you through school vacation.
A new hotel is proposed for Oak Bluffs in the spot where the Ocean View restaurant welcomed generations of Islanders for dinner.
At farms around the Island, lambs are one of the many spring harbingers here that include the chorus of pinkletinks from the swamps and wetlands, and majestic osprey circling overhead as they build their nests.
long long long legs
pink pulsating noses
smooth hooves smelling of sweetness
they were the embodiment
of beauty in life
The snow-covered pasture is a soft, white-on-white expanse curving under a cold, gray sky.
Lambing Season is Underway
Frolicking at Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury.
Frolicking at Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury.
A new lamb at Mermaid Farm in Chilmark.
A new lamb at Mermaid Farm in Chilmark.
Ewes watch closely over the lambs.
Ewes watch closely over the lambs.
Two lambs at Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury take advantage of some nice weather.
Two lambs at Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury take advantage of some nice weather.
Spring is the time for running and playing.
Spring is the time for running and playing.
Spring lambs often come in pairs.
Spring lambs often come in pairs.
A classic sight of spring.
A classic sight of spring.
Flat Point Farm lambs full of energy.
Flat Point Farm lambs full of energy.
Always new things to explore and play with.
Always new things to explore and play with.
A steadfast mother at Allen Farm in Chilmark checks on a new lamb.
A steadfast mother at Allen Farm in Chilmark checks on a new lamb.
Allen Healy of Mermaid Farm watches over the sheep barn.
Allen Healy of Mermaid Farm watches over the sheep barn.
Learning the ways of the farm from mom.
Learning the ways of the farm from mom.
A true harbinger of spring.
A true harbinger of spring.
Time for a bath.
Time for a bath.
Christa Fischer checking on a ewe.
Christa Fischer checking on a ewe.
Ready for the closeup.
Ready for the closeup.
The sound of baa-ing can be heard around Island farms this month.
The sound of baa-ing can be heard around Island farms this month.
Sheep wander a pasture at Allen Farm in Chilmark.
Sheep wander a pasture at Allen Farm in Chilmark.
Christa and Arnie Fischer of Flat Point Farm holding lambs by their barn.
Christa and Arnie Fischer of Flat Point Farm holding lambs by their barn.
New mothers need a lot of patience.
New mothers need a lot of patience.
Lambing season has begun. It is a Vineyard tradition dating back to colonial times when the wool trade flourished in the Northeast.