Nature & Science
Areas all around the Vineyard have been annexed for wind development, and on Wednesday representatives from the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) wanted to hear the Vineyard public’s thoughts about one particular 400-square-mile plot between Block Island and Aquinnah.
A chilly northeast breeze was no deterrent to the Kids Day Derby on Sunday morning, which drew close to 200 youngsters to the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority wharf. Though the fishing contest proved to be more like a scup festival, it was a 21 1/4-inch striped bass caught by seven-year-old Chelsea Bouchard of Marstons Mills, in the last half-hour of the contest, that won the prize for the biggest fish overall. Unlike most other fishing contests, in the Kids Derby it is the length of the fish and not the weight that is measured.
Americans should be hungry for change.
We, do, after all, waste a lot of food. Every day, our country’s discarded food could fill the Rose Bowl. Conservative estimates suggest that in the United States, at least 25 per cent, and more likely almost 50 per cent, of all food is wasted. We are not the worst offenders worldwide, though; that distinction goes to Britain and Japan. Americans do, however, exceed the global average of wasted food by about 10 per cent.
It was a grueling eight-and-a-half-hour flight from Miami, but it was worth it. We landed in Sao Paulo, Brazil at 5 a.m. and proceeded to a local airline to fly to Curitiba. We chose to see the countryside between Curitiba and Florianopolis, our final destination, instead of flying.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
Sept. 9 76 61 .66
Sept. 10 74 59 .00
Sept. 11 76 56 .00
Sept. 12 74 59 .00
Sept. 13 80 63 .00
Sept. 14 80 66 .00
Sept. 15 81 67 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 75º F.
Two bright objects rise in the eastern sky tonight after 9 p.m. — the gibbous moon rises and nearby the bright planet Jupiter. You can’t miss them. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Aries.
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.