Nature & Science
On Dec. 11 the first ever Christmas Bird Count for kids was held at Long Point Wildlife Refuge.
December shows much planetary promise.
On Dec. 27, father and son Brock Callen will board the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel for a three-week mission mapping seamounts.
The gibbous moon is in the zodiacal constellation Pisces Friday night.
Any hummingbird in November or December is newsworthy.
Last week, Albert Fischer happened upon a dead octopus that had washed up at Squibnocket Beach.
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.