Aquinnah Town Column

May 5, 2021

Lilacs are starting to bud. The herring are running but in decreased numbers than what has been previously recorded over time.
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April 29, 2021

It’s been another week of unusual weather, with snowflakes and sleet on April 22 and then a warm weekend with temperature in the high 60s.
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April 21, 2021

A few moments of snowfall this past week and quite a bit of rain, but the water table is still down and the April showers have been scarce thus far for this month.
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April 15, 2021

There have been grayy skies for most of the past week with fog overhead in Aquinnah for at least three of those days but the forsythia are in bloom.
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April 8, 2021

Daffodils are in full bloom, more songbirds arriving each day, and the herring will be running soon during this long awaited spring.
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April 1, 2021

Spring has truly arrived with the blossoming of daffodils along the byways, the return of osprey to their nests, and the full chorus of pinkletinks.
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March 25, 2021

At last, temperatures are in the mid 50s, more songbirds arrive each day, witch hazel has blossomed — spring has sprung.
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March 18, 2021

The Ides of March have come and gone, leaving us with freezing temperatures once again, a few minutes of snow flurries nearly every day, and awaiting the arrival of spring.
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March 10, 2021

What a difference a day makes. The temperature on Monday morning was 10 degrees.
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