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Mike’s Brick

October 1, 2017by tompostpile 3 Comments

A few afternoons ago I stopped by to visit my friend John and to drop off some garden produce for him. I’ve known him for over sixty years. His family […]

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2017, Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Music Street, photograph, West Tisbury

Music Street of a Late January Evening

January 28, 2017by tompostpile 7 Comments

I’d been in the house all day, and was antsy as could be. The body needed exercise, and there was a mailbox a half mile away, a mailbox that might […]

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2017, Martha's Vineyard, Music Street, photograph, West Tisbury

Warm winter, Late Snowdrops?

January 27, 2017by tompostpile Leave a comment

As winter begins, days start to lengthen. The increasing light signals plants to prepare for spring. Snowdrops (galanthus nivalis) are among the first responders. I have seen them blooming as […]

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2017, Flowers, Gardening, Martha's Vineyard, Music Street, Nature, photograph, West Tisbury

Rain for Wishetwurra Farm. At Last!

September 11, 2015by tompostpile 2 Comments

For the first time since early, early spring, we’ve had a real, 24-hour soaker of a rain. Fog, mist, drizzle, rain, downpour, lightning and thunder were our lot yesterday. Glorious! […]

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2015, Gardening, Martha's Vineyard, Music Street, Nature, photograph, West Tisbury, Wishetwurra Farm

I Took a Walk, or, “What I saw in Thirty-Six Minutes and Two Seconds”.

December 18, 2014by tompostpile Leave a comment

Just a little walk. The house was full of fumes from a counter restoration project, and the ‘pile badly needed fresh air. From the house, I out the road, to […]

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2014, Flowers, Martha's Vineyard, Music Street, Nature, photograph, trees, West Tisbury, What can you see in???

West Tisbury Winter: From Turkeys to the Moon

January 4, 2014by tompostpile 1 Comment

Recent winters have been relatively gentle, but this winter has been rougher. New England weather is famous for its changeability. Some recent days have been benign, others have been biting […]

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2014, Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Music Street, Nature, photograph, West Tisbury, 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???

The Grim Reaper at the Fair, Part the Second, Details: Dispatch Number Ten from the 2013 Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair

August 20, 2013by tompostpile Leave a comment

Every year, The Fair serves up the superb and the extraordinary. In our last post, we visited Simon Hickman’s statue of the Grim Reaper. In this post we return. In […]

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Art, Essay, Martha's Vineyard Fair 2013, Music Street, MVAS Fair, photograph, Simon Hickman, West Tisbury

A Swing and A Priscilla

April 25, 2013by tompostpile 1 Comment

Priscilla is the female form of the Latin name “Priscus”, which means “ancient” or “from ancient times”. In the last 128 years, Priscus, as a boy’s name, has not made […]

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Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Music Street, photograph, West Tisbury

Farewell, Friend.

April 6, 2013by tompostpile 3 Comments

Death comes to us all. Last fall, a friend died instantaneously and unexpectedly. He died way,way too soon for those of us who are still here. Tonight, there was a […]

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