Nature & Science
Some like it hot. Marilyn Monroe did, feeling the heat in her 1959 classic comedic film. She is in good company with other heat seekers.
In March 83 species were reported in this column, and in the first quarter of the year 121 species were reported.
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered in New Jersey caused minor tremors on Martha’s Vineyard Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Hazards program.
The long awaited solar eclipse takes place in the afternoon of Monday, April 8.
I am still occasionally haunted by the remembrance of Steven Spielberg’s 1982 movie Poltergeist.
Just about everyone knows a Canada goose by sight. Or so we think.
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.