Since I write on Tuesday for a Wednesday morning pick-up, I missed discussing last Thursday’s impressive rainfall. Violet helped pile bags of compost on the edge of my driveway. The water was rushing and threatened to come in the kitchen door. Yikes. On one of the job sites, a gutter failed and filled a large stone planting pot. Nicely spread compost and mulch formed rivers into lawns. Sigh!
Nature & Science
Blustery winds, high waves and strong surf have already closed beaches and prompted weather advisories as the Vineyard prepares for the western...
A stubborn brush fire near the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Oak Bluffs burned a large area of pitch pine woodland Monday morning, and then flared up...
A spate of sea turtle strandings occurred on or around the Vineyard this weekend, including two dead turtles that washed up on Island beaches.
In a major step for coastal resiliency planning on the Vineyard, a combined total of nearly $400,000 in competitive, state grants were awarded to the...
An orange sun and skies in the morning and late afternoon aren’t the only changes that have come with the high altitude smoke in our atmosphere.
So far we have had no luck. The gray heron that was on Tuckernuck and Muskeget last week has not been seen again.
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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.