Megan Alley
Oak Bluffs
I guess the only activity that really increases in winter, this year anyway, is snowstorms.
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Here it is another Monday morning, and as I am writing this week's column, once again freezing temperatures and snow are predicted for this evening and tomorrow.
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Christmas and holiday decorations are being taken down and there are no flowers and no tree foliage to keep the landscape attractive until spring.
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Our cold weather has lingered and tiny patches of snow remind us that after all it is still winter.
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Our "White Christmas" sailed in on heavy winds Saturday night.
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Here it is the day before Christmas, as I am writing my last column for 2012.
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Christmas music, decorations and lights are abundant throughout the town and Island, but our hearts are heavy.
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Because I don't get into downtown Oak Bluffs too frequently now that my mail is delivered to the house, I have missed seeing some old friends that used to greet me.
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To me, music has always been the perfect introduction to the Christmas/holiday season and last Sunday afternoon was a wonderful start.
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Thanksgiving weekend went by so quickly.
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And here we are again at Thanksgiving.
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The Veterans Day weekend was unbelievable.
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Vineyard Avenue has changed from when I first met so many of the residents back in the 50s.
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It is Monday morning as I am writing this column and I just returned from a brief errand in Vineyard Haven.
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A fall day straight out of the tour booklets was what greeted us on Sunday past.
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Have you noticed the addition to the Nelson Amaral Fire Station on Wing Road? The trailer now housing the Fire and Ambulance Chiefs' offices was an innovative way of getting needed space without great expense.
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Monday past really felt and looked like fall, with temperature in the low forties, many people returning to their mainland homes after their final stay here for a while, and the leaves already starting their winter color change.
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What a combination of weather we have had lately.
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Fall must be here: Ken Debettencourt on Wing Road has plowed up the remains of his beautiful field of zinnias and is preparing the area for a winter's rest.
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Welcome, welcome fall.