Pollen season has arrived. With it comes the revelation of one of nature’s wonders: spiderwebs. By design they are almost invisible, but pine pollen now dusts them into full view […]
Visual Stories
MORNING FLIGHT
Hawkwatching on Bearberry Hill
A sunny day with southwest winds brings high-flying tourists to Truro
TRURO — In the world of birding, there are a few categories with their own histories and techniques. Seawatching, where a birder peers out at the sea with a scope […]
IRIS ESCAPADES
I’m So Over This Rainbow
The iris shares its name with the Greek goddess of the rainbow, ostensibly for the multitude of colors found across its hundreds of species worldwide. In this neck of the […]
THE NEXT LEVEL
Nauset Honors This Year’s Senior Athletes
Thirteen members of the class have made commitments to compete in college
EASTHAM – “There’s a whole group that are antsy to take your spots,” Nauset Regional High School Principal Patrick Clark told the school’s seniors who are bound for college competition […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Baseball, Lacrosse Boys Advance; Tennis Teams Ousted
A weekly round-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High boys and girls lacrosse and baseball teams all advanced in their respective Division 3 state tournaments this week. No. 16 ranked baseball defeated No. 17 […]
DAWN DIPS
An Ode to the Morning Cold Plunge
Stripping and dipping and screaming, then a fluffy towel and a cup of coffee
PROVINCETOWN — We don’t quite remember how it started. There was surely a need for physical catharsis after a winter spent too much indoors, and perhaps we had notions of […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, June 4 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Love or Loss Under A Sliver of Moon
Venus steps in. Can you feel it?
The new Moon is on June 6, and it carries a message of love — or of loss. In astrology, new Moons represent change, endings, or renewal. This month, it […]
DAWN DIPS
An Ode to the Morning Cold Plunge
Stripping and dipping and screaming, then a fluffy towel and a cup of coffee
PROVINCETOWN — We don’t quite remember how it started. There was surely a need for physical catharsis after a winter spent too much indoors, and perhaps we had notions of […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
A Greek Egg-Lemon Soup That’s Truly Best
A neighborly supply chain provides the eggs for a light-yet-lush avgolemono
That lady you saw make a U-turn on Route 6 just past the handwritten roadside sign advertising “Fresh Eggs”? That might have been me. Besides that there’s no comparison between […]
GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK
A Hillside in Bloom
Reed Boland cultivates a kind of wildness
Story and drawings by Abraham Storer If you’ve ever driven up Bradford Street in Provincetown, you’ve likely seen Reed Boland’s garden — or part of it. The tiered landscape stretches […]
CHARACTER STUDIES
Jan Kelly Is Still Following Her Intuition
A writer, romantic, and muse can see from this edge of the ocean all the way to Galway
A yellow sticky note on the door outside Jan Kelly’s third-floor apartment on Alden Street reads, “My horse rides high as the devil rides by.” The sound of someone beating […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Summertime and the Citizen Science Is Easy
Watching whales, tracking sharks, and tagging stripers
The summer season is officially upon us, and now is the time to enjoy all our marine environment has to offer. Whale watching has been fantastic, and people on board […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Baseball, Lacrosse Bound for State Tournaments
A weekly round-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High boys track team placed fifth overall at the MIAA Division 4 Track and Field State Championship hosted by Westfield State University last weekend. The girls […]
A SLIPPERY SLOPE
Where Orchids Grow
To the visiting bee, the flower of Cypripedium acaule, the pink lady’s slipper, looks like a friendly spot for an easy meal of nectar or pollen. Once entered, the slipper is […]
