I usually start this weekly commentary with a mention of the week’s weather. It’s a life-long habit. My maternal grandmother, Nellie Armstrong, lived until I had children, well into her 90s.
Nature & Science
Herman Melville didn’t mince words when it came to the sperm whale. With emphasis, he explained “I tell you, the sperm whale will stand no nonsense...
Yes, I am writing about whales that were not seen from the Island!
We are now in the month when daylight prevails in buckets. With the first day of summer only two weeks away, we are experiencing late sunsets and...
While it may be intended as an insult, one should be proud to be called a gannet.
Only two olive-sided flycatchers have been seen in the spring according to the website e-bird’s records. Now we have a third spring sighting, as...
All our visible planets are in the morning sky and it is an impressive arrangement. A thin crescent moon appears right next to the red planet Mars on...
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Thursday August 31, 2023
I had come in search of melons and had no idea if I would find them.