We’ve been enjoying lovely fall weather here on the Vineyard. In contrast, I’ve been watching the next hurricane heading for Florida’s West Coast.
Nature & Science
This past week, the sky was the limit. Two Taurid meteor showers, the North and South Taurids, made their appearance this month.
If you’ve had trouble getting oriented with the stars overhead, finding the Big Dipper may be a challenge.
Selectmen this week tried to broker a compromise solution in a heated dispute among town shellfishermen over the closing of Sengekontacket Pond to...
Oyster season opens in West Tisbury this month following approval by the town selectmen and shellfish committee of dates and limits. The recreational...
Saturday morning a thin crescent moon appears close to the planets Venus and Mars. The three form a tight triangle low in the southeastern sky.
While I like the large, juicy, sweet apples being harvested at orchards this season, I am enchanted by the little (and less well-known) crabapple.
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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.