Nature & Science
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
Nov. 27 52 48 .34
Nov. 28 48 42 .31
Nov. 29 51 40 .01
Nov. 30 56 46 .00
Dec. 1 59 34 .22
Dec. 2 49 31 .01
Dec. 3 62 48 1.30
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 54º F.
Mars is brightening. The planet glows low in the eastern sky, well after sunset. The gibbous moon appears near the red planet Sunday night for a pleasant view. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Cancer, and are easy to spot after 10 p.m.
Tom Clark, Collections and Grounds Manager at the Polly Hill Arboretum, is giving a talk, Seasons of the Polly Hill Arboretum, at the Oak Bluffs library on Thursday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m.
Take a Walk on the Higher Side
Join the Land Bank staff on a guided natural history walk at Peaked Hill Reservation in Chilmark on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. Meet at the Peaked Hill Reservation trailhead off Tabor House Road in Chilmark. Directions to the trailhead are as follows: heading north on Middle Road, take a right onto Tabor House Road and a left at the green Land Bank sign. Follow the road staying to the right until you reach the trailhead.
By LYNNE IRONS
These gentlemen like the ladies.
Male winterberry holly plants can handle lots of female attention — gardeners concur, recommending at least one male for every five female plants. These shrubs can and should surround themselves with those of the opposite sex.
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.