There is nothing quite like the month on May in garden world. All the flowers of spring need to be fully appreciated, as they all are extremely short-lived.
Nature & Science
Mars and Saturn are favorite planets. Mars is red and perhaps the most likely planet to have extraterrestrial life
Sea balls are orbs of vegetative (and sometimes synthetic) matter that appear on beaches. Reports of these spectacles are few and far between.
What is going on with red-breasted mergansers? Why are these handsome ducks so scarce this winter?
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.
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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.