The Shank Painter Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, part of Provincetown’s freshwater ecosystem, is, in a sense, a way back in time. As the heart of winter takes hold, a stillness envelops […]
Visual Stories
ONE BITE AT A TIME
Deliver a Little Joy With Chawanmushi
A soup-adjacent steamed egg dish to give you shelter from the storm
We find ourselves here, in the coldest, quietest, (arguably) bleakest season in our little village, with time to spare. It’s my favorite time of year for a few reasons: I […]
D.I.Y.
The Willow Weavers
In quiet company, a group twines its way past snaps and kinks to sturdy baskets
On a snowy Saturday afternoon, seven women gather in a community room at the Provincetown Commons, picking up bunches of brown sticks from a table in the corner before settling […]
MORNING FLIGHT
Odd Ducks
Hybrids challenge our assumptions about ‘species’
What do you do when you see a bird that looks like no bird you’ve seen before — not even in photos or illustrations or anywhere? A few days after […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 28 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
TURNAROUNDS
The Fishermen Girls Outstrip Their Goal
Provincetown defeats Dennis-Yarmouth 31-25 with teamwork
PROVINCETOWN — Before the Provincetown IB Schools girls basketball team’s 31-25 triumph in a home match on Jan. 23 against the Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins, the players enacted four rituals that set […]
NATURAL SELECTION
Brambling On
The Rubus genus of blackberries is so enormous and complex — there are nearly 30 species found in New England alone and they love to hybridize — that telling them […]
MEET THE MAKER
Steve Smith Throws Away the Level and the Square
To be a boatbuilder is to be part fine-tuner, part heavy lifter, part dreamer
Steve Smith disappears through the wicket gate — the smaller, person-size door built into one of the two much larger doors of his backyard barn. Then the large door swings […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
In Aquarius and Imagining a Brighter Future
Now’s the time to take opportunities as they come
This week, keep your mind focused on the goals you’re working toward. The Sun in Aquarius trines Jupiter in Gemini this week; it is finally stationing direct after a long […]
FARMING ON PAPER
Gardeners Put In Their Orders for 2025 Season
In January, some growers dream in spreadsheets and catalogs — others just dream
For lazy gardeners like me, January is a quiet time. The garlic is tucked in for its winter nap, and a few hours of mulching work in the fall means […]
FROM THE LARDER
Transported by Tagine
Putting memories of Morocco’s warmth to simmer on the stove
It’s so cold that Eartha Kitt has stopped going outside entirely. She’s our cat, and she’s going soft in her old age. She stands and peers out the sidelight, but […]
MEET THE MAKER
Steve Smith Throws Away the Level and the Square
To be a boatbuilder is to be part fine-tuner, part heavy lifter, part dreamer
Steve Smith disappears through the wicket gate — the smaller, person-size door built into one of the two much larger doors of his backyard barn. Then the large door swings […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 21 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
TO THE MAT
A Seaworthy Boat for Riding the Waves Ahead
Building strength and courage with Paripurna Navasana
In setting my intentions for the new year, I have been anticipating the need for strength, endurance, and courage. One vision that keeps coming to mind is the need to […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Boys Basketballers Fall to Martha’s Vineyard, 56-40
Second-half comeback can’t erase a slow start
EASTHAM — When the Nauset Regional High School boys basketball team faced the Martha’s Vineyard High team in a season-opening game on the road, the Warriors came away with a […]
