When certain shrubs are in the vicinity of fir trees, they can become infected with Pucciniastrum goeppertianum, a rust fungus that needs two different species to complete its life cycle. On […]
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, Oct. 29 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Field Hockey Seniors Prepare to Pass Baton
Warriors finish regular season 7-8-3, qualifying for postseason play
EASTHAM — It was a bittersweet evening for Nauset’s field hockey players when eight seniors bid a tearful goodbye to their teammates before heading home on Thursday, Oct. 24. While […]
ROAD TRIP
Playing With Fire
At the Sandwich Glass Museum, the rise and fall of an industry and the enduring sparkle of a craft
Honestly, the word “Afro-Cuban” was not top of mind when I walked into the Sandwich Glass Museum. But as I looked in wonder at David McDermott’s huge glass sculpture hanging […]
MORNING FLIGHT
Bird-Watching From a Different Cape
Huge numbers of birds fly by Cape May on their fall migrations
By late October, migration is winding down on Cape Cod. Many of our summer visitors are gone, our warblers are filing out to be replaced by sparrows, and our winter […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
May the Stars Guide You
Let the light in on these darkening days
This week should be interesting, as the New Moon falls on Halloween evening. This could be a moment of renewal if we’re willing to accept the changes this season has […]
ROAD TRIP
Playing With Fire
At the Sandwich Glass Museum, the rise and fall of an industry and the enduring sparkle of a craft
Honestly, the word “Afro-Cuban” was not top of mind when I walked into the Sandwich Glass Museum. But as I looked in wonder at David McDermott’s huge glass sculpture hanging […]
MALAGA DISPATCH
A Souvenir From Southern Spain
In a seaside city, a recipe for meatballs is the favorite
It’s because of Málaga’s market that we are in southern Spain right now, eating meatballs, instead of in Truro, watching the northern lights. Even though we only briefly passed through […]
SEASIDE GARDENER
Ending on a High Note
Don’t give up on your garden at the end of summer. That’s when the best is yet to come.
In contrast to its slow, gray springs, the Outer Cape is famous for its benevolent autumns. Just as the earliest crocuses and daffodils give me hope during what one friend […]
BRACKISH AND BOOKISH
Spellers Are Spare but Spar Anyway
The 19th annual OysterFest Spelling Bee crowns two in a small field
WELLFLEET — Main Street teemed with jubilant oyster appreciators last weekend, there to celebrate those bivalves. Courage — liquid or otherwise — spurred some toward the Wellfleet Public Library on […]
TO THE MAT
Invoking the Steadying Power of Kali
Utkata Konasana is a goddess pose for everyone
Whatever your political preferences, if you are paying any attention these days, you are feeling the unsteadiness of this time. Things feel wobbly. At times like this, for me the […]
MORNING FLIGHT
Bird-Watching From a Different Cape
Huge numbers of birds fly by Cape May on their fall migrations
By late October, migration is winding down on Cape Cod. Many of our summer visitors are gone, our warblers are filing out to be replaced by sparrows, and our winter […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Mild Days and No Wind, Keeper Bass and Nice Flounder
A shark washes up in Orleans, and a sunfish is rescued in Provincetown
Slowly but surely the charter and party fishing boats are wrapping it up for the season. We had our last trip for the year on the Cee-Jay on Saturday and […]
HAUNTINGS
Nauset Players ‘Spookify’ Preservation Hall
Just don’t expect the bloodsucking infestation to stay past Halloween
WELLFLEET — A host of vampires will descend on Wellfleet next week, courtesy of the Nauset Regional High School drama club. Preservation Hall director Kate Ryan personally invited them in. […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Golf, Undefeated, Takes Fifth in State Tourney
Jack Martin caps off high-school career with 12th-place finish
PITTSFIELD — Nauset High’s varsity golf team was a long way from home on Monday in the highlands of western Massachusetts. The golfers were at Berkshire Hills Country Club as […]
