Nature & Science
About midday yesterday, the lady bather was treading her way carefully through the dunes, ducking as a small group of avian aggressors swooped around her, piping angrily. Only when she finally plunged into the sea did they break off the attack.
About 100 feet away, Caitlin Borck was encouraged.
It’s not that she enjoys seeing other people get swooped, or likes getting swooped herself — and occasionally, deliberately, unerringly excreted upon — by the little birds.
A thin crescent moon will hug the southwestern sky on the evening of Monday, July 4. If the weather cooperates, viewers will not only have a great view of a manmade spectacle, but will see the earth’s nearest neighbor before it slips below the horizon.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
June 24 68 59 .85
June 25 69 60 .02
June 26 73 59 .02
June 27 75 61 .00
June 28 82 62 .00
June 29 79 65 .03
June 30 78 59 Trace
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 75º F.
Gus Ben David, Dick Jennings and Rob Bierregaard and a crew of volunteers have been erecting osprey poles for many a year.
It is easy to spice up your life.
A simple walk through a wetland or along a stream or marsh may just do the trick. Breathe deeply and enjoy the fragrant, spicy scent of swamp azalea. Blooming swamp azaleas provide an awakening for your nose, but not a taste for your tongue.
Garden Tour
Don’t have your own garden or looking for some pointers on how to create something beautiful? On Thursday, June 30 the Garden Conservancy is hosting a tour of three private gardens in Vineyard Haven and West Tisbury.
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.