Hundreds of people gathered at Waterfront Park in Woods Hole Friday as part of the Stand Up for Science rallies held around the world in response to the Trump administration’s federal funding cuts in scientific research and diversity equity and inclusion initiatives.
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What a welcome change in the weather. Already green shoots of spring-flowering bulbs are poking through.
I love when it warms up after a couple of snowy days and the snow gives itself back up to the atmosphere. The foggy mist is a welcome calm.
My favorite thing about snow is its ability to keep me indoors goofing off. As an outdoor worker there is literally nothing to do.
Monday morning dawned with my favorite winter weather — a new-fallen snow was covering all the tree branches.
We finally got a heat wave with temperatures just barely above freezing. I cannot remember the ground even freezing last winter.
What’s wrong with me? I hate the heat and humidity in summer but now I’m whining about the cold.
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The nearly first quarter moon appears close to the bright planet Jupiter and the bright star Aldebaran on the evening of Wednesday, March 5. All three are in the zodiacal constellation Taurus and they are only six degrees apart, an impressive triangle.
Aldebaran is the brightest star in Taurus, and it is known to be huge.
Last week, I sat at my desk lamenting the fact that I hadn’t had the chance to get much birding in the past week between work and poor weather.