Island Notes

The promise of daffodils

We are in the greening time of year, and like every other late March there is a day when one spot is more than washed with color, more than splashed with patches … Read moreThe promise of daffodils

We stop for ducks

It is spring, officially as well as meteorologically. The vernal pond by the gate, a mirror reflecting a blue sky two weeks ago, is a different sight. The level o… Read moreWe stop for ducks

The middle of March

Another week, another storm that somehow slipped around Block Island, the better part of Rhode Island it seems. It was hyped for a week, this great system that wo… Read moreThe middle of March

Walking on moonbeams

The moon has been gloriously full this week, peaking Tuesday morning after sunrise along the East Coast. The moon seems to have different names, or more names, ev… Read moreWalking on moonbeams

Math and aftermath

Four years ago, it snowed on the last day of February. I found a photo in Facebook memories of my dog, my golden Autumn, standing in the yard, her head turned as … Read moreMath and aftermath

Appearances of March

The morning was beautiful then March settled upon us, dull March, endless March. Two years ago, the fields were white, evenly blanketed, bisected by ribbons of su… Read moreAppearances of March

Rebecca in February

There have been years Rebecca has sported a Patriots’ number 12 jersey after the Super Bowl, others when her base has been piled with snow plowed from the street,… Read moreRebecca in February

The sun is moving out of the south, the winter sun that sets the bluffs ablaze, turns a rock-strewn beach Mars-red. In the morning it hits the wall just over my head when a month ago it was falling in at a different angle, turning the corner …

The weather line runs right through here

The last day of January is usually the one when the sun rises before — or at — 7 a.m. and sets a tad after 5 p.m. February inevitably brings a wave of renewed cold, snow, a storm, but days are getting longer.

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