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Monthly Archives: September 2013

On Beeches, Changing Seasons, and the Fairy Housing Crisis.

September 28, 2013by tompostpile 4 Comments

One of my favorite trees is the beech. On the edge of Ridge Hill, on a southern slope, is a beech grove.   Look down where the tree and the […]

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Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph, trees

Porgy is not Bess. Another Sort of Menemfish

September 24, 2013by tompostpile 3 Comments

The entrance to Menemsha Harbor, and to Menemsha Pond beyond, is through a pair of rock jetties. Those fingers of rock are favored fishing locations. The first fish I ever […]

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Color, Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Menemsha, Nature, photograph, Words

8:37 to 9:22 AM. A Walk Around the Panhandle.

September 23, 2013by tompostpile 1 Comment

Clear September mornings are full of light. Not long after sunrise, we saw sunrays change dewdamp to steam. It was a good time to take the morning walk we’d been […]

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Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Music Street, Nature, photograph, West Tisbury, What can you see in???

One Fish, Two Fish, Menemfish.

September 22, 2013by tompostpile 2 Comments

Other Universes abound, both far and undernose. In Menemsha, Universes are multiple. Here is a very brief look at one… The underwater Universe. As seen dockside. From above. My grandmother […]

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Color, Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Menemsha, Nature, photograph

The Q Factor.

September 21, 2013by tompostpile Leave a comment

The Wampanoag language has some wonderful “Q” place name words. Quabbin, Quaddick, Quaboag, Quansoo, Quassapaug, Quenames, Quissett…….. We left the house an hour before sunset, to visit one of these […]

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Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph

Martha’s Vineyard: Oak Bluffs Late Summer Details.

September 16, 2013by tompostpile 1 Comment

For purposes of maintaining sanity and composure, during high summer we tend to avoid the big down-island towns and places where tourists tend to concentrate. Now that it’s mid-September, many […]

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Color, Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, photograph, Travel

Becaws it’s Breakfast Time in Vineyard Haven by the Sea

September 12, 2013by tompostpile Leave a comment

When you’re waiting for a ferry to come in, the camera is a nice excuse to go noticing things. Even in downtown Vineyard Haven, there are things to see. Old […]

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Birds, Essay, Ferry, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph

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