We’ve had a series of beautiful days. As I said last week, there is nothing like the month of May. Everyday, there is something new to enjoy. Finally, the cabbages, broccoli, collards and spigarello are in the ground.
Nature & Science
The nights ahead will be moonless for most of the coming week.
As the days lengthen and the weather grows even milder, farmers around the Island are pulling out potting soil and clearing greenhouses.
Last week Lanny McDowell reported that Happy Spongberg spotted an osprey on Feb. 22, an unusually early date.
Frost bottoms — also called frost pockets — create the topography of this area and have some wild and unique attributes.
James Pond was the place to be on Tuesday, as fishermen, town officials and others pulled on waders to help clear a channel for herring.
Oyster harvesting will shift from Sengekontacket Pond to Edgartown Great Pond, and parts of Cape Pogue could reopen for bay scalloping.
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Thursday July 11, 2024
Beige and brown and tan and black, with horns spiraled or semicircular or in undulating waves, a legion of goats marched up the hill toward us, bleating in anticipation of fresh grass and leaves.