Visual Stories
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 29 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
You Might Try Believing in Magic Again
To the end of Neptune’s retrograde and a Gemini full Moon, just add glitter
Polish your rose-tinted glasses and get out your wands — December begins with the end of dreamweaver Neptune’s six-month retrograde. That period was about seeing beyond the veils of perception […]
ART OF FORAGING
Ink Making With Acorns
An illustrated wild harvest how-to
Drawings and text by Grace Emmet
VANCOUVER DISPATCH
A Spicy Curry Soup to Come Home To
A light, aromatic bowl is an antidote for travels and turkey dinners
Now that travel is a thing again, Christopher and I decided to revive our tradition of getting out of town for a bit just before Thanksgiving. We’d been missing the […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
When Cranberry Fever Came to Provincetown
Thomas Lothrop was ridiculed — until his Shank Painter bogs became wildly successful
Like a favorite fishing hole or blueberry patch, one’s preferred swath of wild cranberries becomes a closely held secret. Most folks will be adding a bag or two of commercially […]
TO THE MAT
The Energy-Balancing Effects of Nadi Shodhana Pranayama
Take a deep breath (in one nostril and out the other) for the holidays
Both the ancient yogis and modern-day psychologists know the power of the breath in calming the body and clearing the mind — something many of us need as we head […]
STREET VIEW
What We Are Thankful For
The chance to fly, plant a garden, and have people who know you
Photos by Agata Storer Community. I grew up in South Yarmouth, and I was living in Boston, but I have some friends who own a shop in town and really […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
The Winter Forest Has Its Sounds
Listening to the wind, waves, and the calls and silences of the great horned owl
The cold season has its own aesthetics. Bare. Subtle tones. Grays, browns, tans, blacks, the dormant green of pines. Blue air at dawn and dusk. The sky and ocean wearing […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Grayson Bolton, Cool Cat
On Roomba rides, imaginary hunting, and owning it all
“Explain it to me again,” said Richard Bolton, allowing his cat, Grayson, to climb from his lap onto the beach next to the West End parking lot. “I will interview […]
WINTER READY
Flying Squirrels Make Themselves at Home
One-way traps won’t do the trick, unless you block critters’ points of entry
WELLFLEET — In the five months since Carl Sussman and Laura Lubetsky first heard the scratching sounds of what turned out to be a populous colony of flying squirrels in […]
LEADERSHIP
Four With Local Ties Are Among the 2022 ‘Out’ Magazine 100
Working to ‘steer the ship through the storm’
PROVINCETOWN — In a year with a record number of anti-equality bills proposed by elected officials across the country, state Sen. Julian Cyr introduced legislation to create statutory protections for […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
GUIDING LIGHT
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s early deadline on Monday, Nov. 21 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s […]
HOCKEY
Lower Cape Coyotes Look to Repeat as State Champs
Coach Barry O’Neill sees ‘a bright future’ for Cape Cod hockey
ORLEANS — The Lower Cape Coyotes ice hockey team captured the Massachusetts Boys U18 Tier III Small State Championship at Murphy Memorial Skating Rink in Boston earlier this year. The […]
