Nature & Science
Sundews prove that the adage, “You are what you eat,” doesn’t always apply.
These plants do the unexpected: They eat animals. No vegetarianism here, and photosynthesis only goes so far with them. Sundews are carnivorous plants and will devour insects for sustenance and survival.
The best meteor watching takes place in the nights ahead, but don’t wait. The full moon comes in the second week of August and it is a spoiler.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
July 22 77 70 .00
July 23 88 68 .00
July 24 88 70 .32
July 25 86 64 Trace
July 26 75 63 .00
July 27 76 65 .06
July 28 83 64 Trace
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 79º F.
It was a small group of birders from the Chilmark Community Center that met Tuesday morning for the weekly bird walk.
State health officials will today conduct an inspection of the Aquinnah laboratory whose fluctuating test results have led to a series of recent beach closures on Martha’s Vineyard.
Late yesterday a spokeswoman for the state Department of Public Health, Jennifer Manley, confirmed the audit of the Wampanoag tribe lab, but said it was routine and not related to recent results of water sampling.
Anna Edey stooped over one of her many wineberry bushes at her West Tisbury home Saturday afternoon, plucked one of the raspberry-like wild berries and popped it into her mouth.
“What a treat,” she said. “They have no shelf life, so you have to pick them right off the bush.”
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.