Nature & Science
Tomorrow morning offers a big event, a thin crescent moon near the planet Mercury and Venus.
Susan Straight of Chilmark isn’t being saucy when she insists that she finds the most interesting things in her outdoor shower.
This is the time of year for shearwaters. They are never common near us; generally we have to go offshore to see them.
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank’s purchase of 18 acres in West Tisbury this week effectively doubled the size of its Wompesket Preserve property. The preserve is located in West Tisbury, just past the town line.
State environmental officials said Wednesday that they now “strongly suspect” that avian influenza is responsible for the death of large numbers of seabirds washing up on Island shores.
Our astronomical summer arrives at 5:14 a.m. on Tuesday morning, about seven minutes after sunrise.
Almanac
A comprehensive guide to weather and tides on the Island.
Vineyard Gardener
I guess this past week weather-wise is called a January thaw. We did not really experience it the last several years as December was unseasonably warm.
Farm & Field
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.