Nature & Science
Last month was the harvest moon, and now another full moon comes on Tuesday. If the weather cooperates, the moon will rise in the east at sunset looking like this season’s favorite jack-o’-lantern. The moon appears in the zodiacal constellation Pisces, not far from the brilliant planet Jupiter, also rising in the east.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
Sept. 30 78 57 .36
Oct. 1 75 66 .30
Oct. 2 75 61 .05
Oct. 3 72 53 Trace
Oct. 4 70 53 .36
Oct. 5 68 56 .07
Oct. 6 67 40 .03
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 65º F.
We lucked out and had a beautiful day for Basil Welsh’s memorial service which was held at Abel’s Hill Cemetery.
“Will you walk into my parlor?” said the Spider to the Fly; “Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy.”
The webs of funnel web weaver spiders might just be the very prettiest parlors of all, ready for a cricket, ant or grasshopper to drop by for a visit. Announced or not, an insect is a welcome guest to a funnel weaver spider.
During the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, everyone lining up in the mornings at the Island’s councils on aging has got to love a fisherman. Every weekday during the derby, the Island’s seniors receive free fresh striped bass and bluefish and only occasionally get fresh Atlantic bonito. The program is a derby win-win.
A battalion of volunteers extending across the Island administers the program.
A diverse group of bikers, strollers, unicyclists and one space-age yellow Velo bike paraded up Main street Vineyard Haven from Veterans Park to Owen Park last Saturday to announce the formation of the Island Climate Action Network (ICAN), an upstart community organization dedicated to educating the Island about climate issues and ultimately shaping Island policy.
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.