Nature & Science
National Fossil Day is here again and thankfully on the Vineyard there is Fossil Fred to help celebrate and educate.
It is always easier to blame aliens. Aliens have been used as scapegoats for everything from crop circles to missing persons.
The shorebird nesting season is long over and most of the nesting species are long gone to their more southern non-breeding season homes.
The bright harvest moon continues to dominate our evening skies this weekend.
A crew from Coast Guard Station Menemsha Sunday came to the rescue of a leatherback sea turtle entangled in a lobster pot south of Cuttyhunk.
The top three finishers in Sunday’s Gay Head 10K road race were all women. Molly Seidel of Watertown was the winner.
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.