Nature & Science
These lugs are nuts.
You might be a bit crazy too if you spent almost your entire life in the mud. Most likely you have never seen a lugworm, but rest assured they are down there.
New on the VCS Board
The Vineyard Conservation Society, at its annual meeting on June 29, voted to approve the nomination of four new directors: former Martha’s Vineyard Commissioner Mimi Davisson; Richard Toole, who currently serves on the Oak Bluffs conservation commission and the zoning board of appeals; marketing and nonprofit management consultant Alan Ganapol; and Julie Anne McNary, professional fundraiser.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
July 10 68 55 .00
July 11 72 51 .00
July 12 73 62 .44
July 13 75 55 .00
July 14 77 59 .00
July 15 78 55 .00
July 16 77 63 Trace
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 73º F.
A thin crescent moon appears close to the red planet Mars tomorrow morning. Look east more than an hour before sunrise. The two celestial objects are in the zodiacal constellation Taurus. Mars is just to the west of the Moon and looks a dull red. Beneath the Moon and a short distance away you’ll find the bright planet Venus. The Moon and Venus will be closer together on Sunday morning.
The boys are back in town, or are they the girls? A much awaited event for bird watchers has begun. The shorebirds have started migrating from their nesting sites in the tundra. On Friday, July 10, a group of birders were scoping the sand flats of Chilmark and Tisbury Great Ponds and were delighted to see a good selection of shorebirds.
West Chop has been invaded.
It is not the Harley Riders, the East Chop militia, or a plague of locusts that is shattering the peace on the Island’s northwest peninsula, but some residents there may have some big trouble.
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.