Pumpkins are lined up or piled up in front of all the garden shops and farm stands.

One of the pleasures of this holiday weekend is to enjoy its simplicity. No gifts to buy, no greeting cards to send, no traditional menus to prepare, no ceremonies to observe.

The maple trees along our side yard border had grown down as well as up so we recently had them trimmed from beneath.

Yom Kippur begins Wednesday, Oct. 1, and that observance reminds me of a time long ago.

Artists have said that the light on Martha’s Vineyard make the island an ideal place to paint. At no time is the light more clear and crisp than these golden days of September.

In case you thought we were still enjoying summer, there is one group of scientists telling us that we are already in autumn.