Nature & Science
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
April 6 51 34 .00
April 7 53 31 .00
April 8 53 38 .00
April 9 55 43 .00
April 10 60 40 .00
April 11 59 37 .00
April 12 56 44 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 54º F.
p>The bird sightings have been fast and furious. Spring is definitely on its way.
Fowler’s Modern English Usage takes a hard line.
Just try to pluralize the word octopus; I dare you. Say “octopodes” and Fowlers calls you “pedantic;” using the term “octopi” is simply misconceived. Fowler’s asserts that there is only one acceptable option and that is “octopuses.”
If you are looking for a successful measure of the bay scallop season, which ended this week, the results can be found in large piles of shells in three down-Island towns.
There was a huge pile of shells next to a fish shack at the foot of Skiff avenue in Tisbury last week, as well as similar piles at the old Edgartown dump and in Oak Bluffs at Madeiras Cove. It was a good year, though there are many who have memories of better ones.
Sunrise Sunset
Fri., April 6 6:16 7:12
Sat., April 7 6:15 7:13
Sun., April 8 6:13 7:14
Mon., April 9 6:11 7:15
Tues., April 10 6:10 7:16
Wed., April 11 6:08 7:17
Thurs., April 12 6:07 7:18
Fri., April 13 6:05 7:19
Full Moon
Tonight’s full moon appears near the bright star Spica in the zodiacal constellation Virgo. The ringed-planet Saturn is nearby. The three celestial objects form a line with Spica in-between.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
March 30 47 38 Trace
March 31 51 37 .10
April 1 47 30 .14
April 2 52 38 .27
April 3 47 34 .03
April 4 55 35 Trace
April 5 61 41 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 51º F.
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.