Nature & Science
Two planets that began the year low in the western sky at sunset are now gone, leaving Venus alone.
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You never really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks, says an Eskimo proverb. I don’t aim to find out.
Cold weather brings our birds into feeders and bird baths. Please keep your feeders full, especially the suet feeders, and also try to provide some open water for our feathered friends.
Bird Sightings
Temperature: Precip. Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
Dec. 31 41 29 .00
Jan. 1 34 8 .48
Jan. 2 25 10 .00
Jan. 3 41 24 .00
Jan. 4 35 24 .00
Jan. 5 40 23 Trace
Jan. 6 44 28 .00
Jan. 7 37 29 .79
Jan. 8 50 36 .63
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 41º F.
Time stands still for no man.
Unless, of course, the man in question in Daniel Gambis. Daniel has the power to stand time on its head, so to speak. He has the ability to do what no other can. He can make time.
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.