It’s about time. I got an email from Wayne Smith with an attached photograph of a hawk at the nest containing three chicks. Finally, with that photo, the red-shouldered hawk becomes the newest species known to nest on the Island.
Farm & Garden
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We've had a series of beautiful days but I must confess, as a gardener, I'm a bit worried about the lack of rain.
I took a road trip out to western Massachusetts to fetch Violet's belongings from college.
We've had a couple of moments of significant rain this week.
The market will be at the Dr. Daniel Fisher House on Tuesdays from the end of June through September.
Tuesday's sky was non-stop enormous thunderheads.
Remarkable plant growth was revealed last Monday morning, after the previous night's rain.
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Nature & Science Stories
John Muir had a fondness for ferns. He encouraged this activity: “Spread a fern-frond over a man’s head and worldly cares are cast out, and freedom and beauty and peace come in.”
This year’s Cross-Island hike takes place Saturday, June 1, beginning at 8 a.m. at Hillman’s Point at Lake Tashmoo. The full trek is just over 19 miles long, ending at the Chilmark Pond Preserve.