2026 Life Logs, Day 66: Stand Up for Science
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Weather: Overcast, Misty, Foggy, Windy, Chilly Day; High Temp 44, Low 41 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
The temperature is deceiving. The high temp today was 44 degrees F, but it felt at least 10 degrees colder because of the wind and the moisture laden air. So for today’s Stand Up for Science on the Green, I wore my long underwear!
Today was the second annual national Stand Up for Science day of protest. Last year at this time it we were in the middle of the slash and burn science movement being conducted by the Trump regime. This year we are in the realization stage, hearing from our speakers today about the irreparable damage that has been done to science research and the lives of scientists. But there was also reporting today of how scientists around the world are working together to try and save as much as possible. There was even mention of rebuilding. We are not there yet, but we have to be planning for that. Heather was the first speaker this afternoon. She never ceases to amaze me with her ability to get her message across in dynamic style and today was no exception. She started out as a research scientist, but clearly her path to becoming a science communicator, helping us all understand science, was the right choice for her and for us.
This afternoon, after the protest, I spent my time preparing training sessions for Indivisible Falmouth and starting to working on a jigsaw puzzle for the first time in a year! While I did that, Heather and Jed walked around their yard assessing the tree damage from the storm. They found 12 cedar trees with the main trunk snapped with way more limb loss, 3 willow trees snapped off, and one of their big, beautiful rhododendrons with the trunk broken. And the list went on. Heather also pointed out that there was more damage on this property than I had noticed. I thought the only major damage was the 12-foot top section of a huge juniper that broke off. What I hadn’t noticed was that the trunk of the holly tree behind that juniper was broken in half. With snow melting, the tree damage all around us is becoming more evident. It is going to take a long while to clean up after this one.
