Nature & Science
Tonight’s first quarter moon appears in the zodiacal constellation Virgo, near the bright blue star Spica and the ringed-planet Saturn. Use the moon to find Saturn, which appears higher and to the right of the moon. Saturn is not as bright as Spica. It has a yellowish tint which clearly distinguishes it from Spica, one of the night’s brightest stars.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
July 1 80 58 .00
July 2 79 58 .00
July 3 78 62 .00
July 4 77 65 Trace
July 5 81 65 .00
July 6 86 66 .00
July 7 78 68 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 77º F.
It is a shore thing.
For certain, you will find this crab in Vineyard waters, and once you know more, you will be even surer that you don’t want it here.
It is July on Martha’s Vineyard and there are baby birds, fledgling birds and parent birds galore.
What came first — the chicken or the egg? It’s one of those questions that has plagued the human race for ages, but Up-Island Eggs owner Katherine Long settled the debate on Friday afternoon as she was giving her chickens a treat of corn.
“The thing that laid an egg wasn’t a chicken, the thing that hatched out of the egg was the chicken,” Ms. Long said. “Whatever laid the egg first was something else. The egg came first.”
Take a drive up-Island and you’re guaranteed to spot a horse or two grazing in a field. Draft horses, show horses, miniature horses — equines of all sorts flourish here.
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.