Nature & Science
The last quarter moon rises in the wee hours of Sunday morning, accompanied by the bright planet Jupiter. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Pisces.
On Tuesday, July 6, from 1 to 3 p.m., Holly Bellebuono of Vineyard Herbs returns to the Polly Hill Arboretum for her popular salve-making workshop.
This fun, hands-on workshop starts with a walk to identify and collect medicinal herbs and weeds on the arboretum grounds. Next, participants make their own oil infusions and beeswax-based ointments.
Learn practical knowledge on when and how to use herbal salves and take home your useful creations. Supplies included. Please preregister. The cost is $45; $40 for arboretum members.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
June 25 82 67 .00
June 26 79 63 .00
June 27 81 65 .14
June 28 82 69 .00
June 29 82 69 .02
June 30 88 63 .00
July 1 77 53 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 74º F.
Teenagers and young adults, some from the Vineyard, others from the Caribbean, were on an unusual bus tour of the Island last week, taking in the Dumptique, school gardens, Island Cohousing, the Farm Institute and Morning Glory Farm. The young group was part of the Stone Soup for the World Youth Summit, and the sight-seeing was designed to coax them in their contemplation of how they could build a more sustainable future.
The 21-foot wooden catboat Vanity has been crisscrossing the Edgartown Harbor in the last several weeks, the start of what will be a busy summer. Vanity is one of the most storied catboats on the Atlantic seaboard, and one of the last of the working wooden catboats to have survived changing times.
And she was built in Edgartown.
At 81, Vanity is a living story of the region’s connection to fishing and maritime commerce.
Friday, June 25: Summer has a foothold on the Vineyard. Bright sunshine, warm with temperature rising to the 80s in the sun. A stiff breeze on the water.
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.