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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By LYNNE IRONS Suzan Bellincampi’s All Outdoors column last week was so informative about plastic bags. All I could think about was the scene in...
By Lynne Irons> Every year the human heart loses several grams of muscle mass and therefore pumps less blood as we age. Those of a certain age...
By Lynne Irons> Roger Spinney shared a wonderful concept with the Baptists last week. The word humility comes from the Greek for humus. Talk...
By LYNNE IRONS You would be hard-pressed to find someone further politically left than me. However, the other day I was potting up some plants and...
By LYNNE IRONS It is difficult to set my priorities this time of year. It is still so warm and pleasant. Should I finish picking and processing...
By Lynne Irons> How about that Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Nice to know he is still getting the popular vote. I listened to his...
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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.