Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 14 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
Visual Stories
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
The Sun Is Shining on Us
Let a little light in
The placements of the planets this week offer us the opportunity to spread joy even in these troubling times. The Sun is throwing around a lot of energy right now, […]
DIY
Jars Are His Jam
One handy model that’s just the ticket for summer cocktails, garden seeds, or screws
I’m judgmental about food packaging. Some of it I find infuriating: All that waste! You know what I mean: lettuce in plastic boxes, green beans trapped in sealed bags. But […]
MOTHER’S DAY
Red Fruits and Roses for Dessert
Cold strawberry and raspberry soup that’s a big step up from Jell-O
In the garden today looking for the first signs of fruit and smelling nothing but garlic chives, I figure the Outer Cape’s first strawberries are still about three weeks out. […]
ROAD TRIP
A Portuguese Port of Call in Fall River
Making a detour for tinned fish, bacalhau, and Azorean wines
Since moving to the Outer Cape a few years ago I’ve enjoyed encountering the influence of Portuguese culture here. There’s the annual Blessing of the Fleet and the generations of […]
TO THE MAT
Reach for Your Toes
You’re not too stiff to do yoga. You just need a little time in Padangusthasana.
If I had a nickel for every time someone has said, “I can’t do yoga because I’m not flexible,” I’d have enough for a trip to Kripalu. You do not […]
KITCHEN VIGNETTE
My Grandmother’s Buttery Mashed Potatoes
A cartoonist gets his start with a fork and a mountain of purée de patate
When I was growing up in the small town of Preignac, in southwest France, the days of the week could be counted in culinary rituals. Wednesday was the day for […]
MORNING FLIGHT
The Magic of Peak Migration
Over the next two weeks, millions of birds will be coming our way
As I sit down to write about the birds I’ve seen recently — classic summer birds like barn swallows and Baltimore orioles, the first yellow warblers, and common terns are […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Too Soon to Tell, But Not Too Soon to Worry
Seeing fewer striped bass and bigger storms in the Caribbean
The striped bass are continuing to move into our area, and there seem to be a fair number of fish in Buzzards Bay, but the fishermen to our south in […]
CROSSWORD #52
Break Out the Sunscreen
WARRIORS WATCH
Roche Stars at Jim Hoar Invitational
A weekly round-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Nauset sophomore Violet Roche took home the MSTCA Outstanding Field Event Athlete from Saturday’s Jim Hoar Freshman Sophomore Invitational at Weymouth. Roche won the high jump with a […]
DIG IT
The Shuffle Bushes Are in Bloom Again
The spring-blooming shrubs and trees of the widespread, mostly North American genus Amelanchier have a long list of common names, many referring to their timing. Some people call them Juneberries because their […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 7 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Behind Those Clouds, the Sun Is Shining on You
A week for action, fired by confidence and ambition
Whether it’s evident here on Cape Cod or not, the Sun is working overtime this week, giving a boost to anyone who asks. Whatever your focus is this week, it’s […]
STARTING EARLY
The ‘Barn Rat’ Beginnings of Two Outer Cape Horsewomen
Trading chores for riding time leads to an equestrian life
When I was a teenager at Provincetown High School in the 1970s, I knew many girls who hung around the horse stables so they could ride horses. Back then, we […]
