Nature & Science
It is very weird for this Island girl to spend a week at 8,000 feet and walk in snow in June. Last week I attended the American Birding Association Conference in Snowbird, Utah.
The mountains were spectacular but so was Salt Lake. The variety of habitats I visited was mind-boggling.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
June 27 78 64 Trace
June 28 84 65 Trace
June 29 84 66 Trace
June 30 84 68 .38
July 1 79 66 Trace
July 2 80 65 .00
July 3 81 65 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 73º F.
By LYNNE IRONS
Leading a tour of the Sengekontacket, Felix Neck guide Emily Smith rounded Sarsons Island Friday in her red kayak and stopped. Something in the pond had caught her eye. She backtracked, peered into the water for a few moments and then pulled out a horseshoe crab. The kayakers on the tour crowded around for a look, bumping their boats together as they packed in. She flipped the crab over to show its small legs squirming in the air and began spelling out facts about the creature.
Friday, June 27: Hot and muggy afternoon. Temperature reaches the mid-80s. A gentle breeze in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest. Bicyclists speed along the path. Daylilies and tiger lilies line the road in North Tisbury. Late-afternoon strollers on Main street in Vineyard Haven. Less hot. Fog late.
On Wednesday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. the Polly Hill Arboretum kicks off its summer lecture series with Chanticleer Gardens horticulturalist and woodworker Dan Benarcik.
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.