S'mores night

We kicked off our summer fun with an evening of s'mores. It was a nice cool night and my nephew built a great fire for us!

The arrival!

The summer officially begins when my nephew and niece arrive on the Vineyard! They arrived in grand style on a jet!!! Our little airport usually handles private planes and small prop commuter planes so when Jet Blue announced they were going to do a daily trial flight this summer it was very exciting! The first day included a day at the beach and a lobsta dinner! We are off......

Happy Independence Day America!

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
The Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776

Sunrise over Vineyard Haven harbor

Spent a few days off island and caught the first ferry at 0600 so I could catch the sunrise. It was a calm cool morning. Drove to Virginia where it was in the 90s all week. Nothing like the hot hazy humid days of summer in Virginia to push me back north in a jiffy!

Katama Airport

It's got to be one of the smallest airports in the country! Grass landing strip and can't beat the local weather forecaster - as good as any fancy dopplar radar if you ask me!

And you can get a ride in an open cockpit biplane. They are restored and are in pristined condition!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there in bloggersphere. I am very fortunate to be able to spent the day with my dad. My dad is hands down the coolest, best dad ever! He's my mentor and basically my hero! Here he is this morning showing off his new watch!

We enjoyed an Irish Soda bread with him which he loves filled with raisins and cranberries. His first bite comment was "mmmm, just like we used to have back in Killarney!"

Mother Osprey and her babies

It's that time of the year and with all the Osprey nests around the Vineyard it was no surprise to find this one in Aquinnah with 2 babies. The Osprey are fish eating birds so assume she is bringing her little ones some small bait fish.