An under-average January generally gives way to an above-average February, and that was the case for 2013. The typical January tally is over 25. This year’s was 23. The usual February take is 3. This year I spotted 6: Indiana, Virginia, Nevada, Maryland, Utah, and Minnesota. Virginia and Maryland usually show up in January. This year they, or I, was a little late.
About Susanna J. Sturgis
Susanna edits for a living and writes to survive. Having been preoccupied with electoral politics since 2016, she is now getting back to writing -- and she's got plenty to write about. Her blog "The T-Shirt Chronicles," started at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, is a meandering memoir based on her out-of-control T-shirt collection. Her other blogs include "From the Seasonally Occupied Territories," about being a year-round resident of Martha's Vineyard, and "Write Through It," about writing, editing, and how to keep going.
From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 
I keep track of cars I see in NJ with Vineyard stickers … not as many as you see Jersey cars on MV 🙂
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Inspired, I kept a tally in Asheville. To my surprise, I spotted all but 6: Alaska, Kansas, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Also garnered Quebec and Ontario.
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It’s amazing how people get around, isn’t it? Quebec and Ontario are pretty common on MV too. The rest of the Canadian provinces are rare. I’ve seen a few Nova Scotias over the years, and one or two Newfoundland/Labradors, a Manitoba, and an Alberta, but that’s pretty much it.
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