I feel like it’s been windy for weeks on end. The warm days at the beginning of the week, coupled with the aforementioned wind, are drying out the baby plants and seedlings at an alarming rate.
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Temperature: Precip. Day Max. Min. Inches. Fº Fº July 9 80 69 .00 July 10 86 70 Trace July 11 87 70 .02 July 12 84 69 .00 July 13 87 71 .00...
The Education Department at Mass Audubon’s Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary has selected Jacob Gurney as recipient of the James K. Whittemore Young...
Vineyard restaurants and fish markets are now serving and selling fresh, locally caught striped bass. The commercial season officially opened on...
There are three species of birds that have stirred bird-watchers’ interest this week: black skimmers, merlins and a barred owl. Two of these...
Friday, July 9: A hot and clear day. A dog day in July. Lawns in Edgartown are burnt amber: the grass crunches underfoot. A light breeze in the...
Shoo fly, don’t bother me. Salt marsh greenhead flies have arrived. Or rather, they have emerged, since they have been hanging out in the salt...
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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.